Great question on the flavor. Actually, it has an earthier taste to it, which surprised me. The honey from our langstroth hive is definitely more tame and mild in flavor. But maybe that's because I harvested this one in late November and the last one was harvested in the spring?
I wish I could describe the flavor. It really seems to carry the same flavor as the fragrance of the combs and hive itself. One person who tasted it said it tastes like the inside of a hive smells. I think it's a wonderful flavor.
It was also REALLY easy to process. I just cut the comb right off the bar and into a sieve. Smashed it up with a spoon and it all nicely dripped into the bowl below. I'll put the bits of wax outside and let the bees clean it off. I believe each bar, if full of capped cells, would produce maybe 3 pints of honey. I could see a strong hive giving 12 bars of honey in a year so that'd be 36 pints or 4.5 gallons.
