[header] How to harvest honey [title] Pick the right time to harvest. [step] On a sunny day, most bees are out foraging between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. Harvest the honey within this time frame so that there are naturally fewer bees to deal with. 
[substeps] The time of season you harvest in can also make a big difference in the yield and quality of your honey. In late summer and early fall, the bees stop producing honey to feed the queen, so more of the clusters are left empty.