More honey. Every season.
£29
Getting your first harvest is one of the best moments in beekeeping. Getting consistent, quality harvests year after year takes a bit more knowledge. This module covers the complete process—from nectar flow to extraction to storage.
- 26 detailed video lessons on honey production and extraction
- Complete extraction process from frame removal to filtering and storage
- Practical strategies for maximising your honey crop every season
There’s real skill in getting the most from your bees. This module teaches you all of it.
This module is part of the The 14-Day Beekeeper (£149). Only buy this individual module if you’re specifically interested in this subject, without the context of the full course.
Why Buy This Module?
The harvest starts long before you take the supers off. Understanding the full process makes the difference between a good year and a great one.
- You’ll master the full extraction process. From knowing when your honey is ready to harvest, to uncapping, extracting, filtering, and storing—every step is covered in detail with real equipment in a real extraction room.
- You’ll avoid the mistakes that cost you honey. Frame spacing, apivar-tainted frames, harvesting too early—these are errors that this module will make sure you never repeat.
- You’ll understand what drives your yield. Nectar flow, forage, colony strength, supering strategy—the harvest starts long before you take the supers off. Learn how it all connects so you can make better decisions all season long.
- You’ll get support. Got a question about your extraction setup or your yield? Reach out. We’re here to help you work through it.
Module Lessons
This module covers 26 specific topics. Each lesson gives you practical, experience-based guidance you can apply straight away.
1. Introduction
An overview of the honey module and what you’ll learn—from understanding nectar flows to the complete extraction process.
2. Nectar Flow and Forage
Understand how nectar flows work, what drives them, and how forage availability affects your honey yield. This knowledge shapes every management decision you make during the season.
3. How Much Honey Will My Bees Produce
What realistically to expect from your hives—and what factors have the biggest impact on yield. Sets honest expectations while giving you the tools to improve.
4. Maximising Your Honey Crop
The management decisions that have the biggest positive impact on your harvest. Learn what Laurence focuses on to consistently get strong yields from his colonies.
5. Double Brood vs Single Brood
How your brood configuration affects honey production. Understand the trade-offs and what setup works best for maximising yield.
6. Why Frame Spacing Is So Important
Frame spacing in supers is one of the most overlooked factors in honey production. Learn why it matters and how getting it right affects both yield and extraction.
7. Drawn Combs vs Foundation
The difference drawn comb makes to how quickly bees fill supers—and why building up a stock of drawn comb is one of the most valuable things a beekeeper can do.
8. Lifecycle of a Honey Frame
How a frame progresses from foundation through to capped honey—and what to look for at each stage to know your supers are developing properly.
9. Is My Honey Ready For Harvest Plus NADIR
How to tell when your honey is ready to take off—including using a refractometer—and an introduction to the NADIR technique for encouraging bees up into supers.
10. Transporting Supers
How to move full supers from the apiary to the extraction room safely and without creating a sticky mess or agitating your bees.
11. How To Remove Bees From Supers
The different methods for clearing bees from supers before harvest—what works, what doesn’t, and when to use each approach.
12. Health and Hygiene
The hygiene standards required in a honey extraction room. Learn what’s expected and how to set up a clean, efficient extraction space.
13. Frame Spacing Extraction Room
How to manage frame spacing during extraction for maximum efficiency and minimum mess.
14. How To Uncap Frames With Knife
Step-by-step guidance on uncapping frames using a knife—technique, angle, and how to get a clean uncap without damaging the comb.
15. Lyson Uncapping Machine
How to use an uncapping machine for larger volumes of extraction. Learn the setup, technique, and maintenance involved.
16. How To Use An Extractor
A complete walkthrough of the extraction process using a radial extractor. Learn loading, speed, timing, and how to get the most honey out of your frames.
17. Lyson Honey Extractor
A specific look at the Lyson extractor—how it works, its advantages, and how to get the best results from it.
18. Crush and Strain Method
An alternative extraction method for smaller operations or foundationless frames. Learn when it’s appropriate and how to do it properly.
19. My Full Extraction Process
Laurence walks through his complete extraction process from start to finish—a real-world example of how everything covered in this module fits together.
20. How To Settle and Filter Honey
How to properly settle and filter honey after extraction to remove wax and debris. Learn what equipment to use and how long to allow for settling.
21. Refractometer
How to use a refractometer to measure the water content of your honey and confirm it’s ready to jar. A simple tool that prevents fermentation.
22. When Your Honey Is Ready For Harvest
A clear, practical guide to the final checks before jarring—water content, appearance, and what to do if your honey isn’t quite ready.
23. Storing and Warming Honey
How to store honey correctly to prevent crystallisation issues—and how to gently warm crystallised honey without damaging its quality.
24. Different Types of Honey
The variety of honey types you can produce depending on your forage and location—and how to identify, describe, and market them.
24.Apivar Tainted Frames
How Apivar can contaminate honey if treatment timing isn’t managed correctly—and what to do if you suspect your frames are affected.
24. Wet vs Dry Supers
What to do with your supers after extraction—the wet vs dry debate, how to let bees clean them up, and how to store them correctly.
Part of the 14-Day Beekeeper
This Honey module is one of 14 modules in the The 14-Day Beekeeper—our complete training program with 300+ video lessons, the Beekeeping Blueprint system, and 12 months of HiveQ membership.
If you’re new to beekeeping or just starting out, the complete course will serve you better. This module assumes you already understand colony management and basic supering strategy. Without that foundation, some of the extraction and yield decisions are difficult to apply confidently.
The full course builds that knowledge step-by-step, so by the time you reach honey, you’ll have everything you need to put it into practice.
What students say
Learn why beekeepers choose us.Learned so much
was watching your videos long before you started 14DBK. Your simple method of getting the information across and genuine love of beekeeping shines through. My wife and I have now finished the course but are still learning so much from the HiveQ community. The ability to return to relevant modules at any time is an absolute blessing.
All anyone needs to start beekeeping
14DBK – Bought when it first launched and it’s been invaluable. Books, although valuable, lack the ability to watch someone actually do what they teach. 14DBK and the youtube channels new direction to education is all anyone needs to start beekeeping.
A reference library
I loved this course, as a new beekeeper it has been very helpful and we certainly be a reference library going forward that I can go back to time and again, I can fully recommend this for newbies and experienced beekeepers
A wealth of knowledge
Purchased the 14 day beekeeping course for my mum for christmas. She loved it! And we are excited to be going into 2026 with a wealth of knowledge and understanding of bees that we didnt have before.
Why Learn From Laurence?
Laurence Edwards has been teaching beekeeping for over a decade. His YouTube channel has helped hundreds of thousands of people start beekeeping with confidence, and his Beekeeping Blueprint system helped him increase his own honey yields by 400%.
This isn’t theory from a textbook. It’s practical, tested advice from someone who keeps bees every single day and has made every mistake so you don’t have to.
