Dyeing with cochineal

does anyone have experience dyeing with fresh cochineal.

I don't really want to destroy my cactus. Is there a way to take it off and then use it?

Finished: Colorstudy in Honeycomb

and another happy evening spent at the Southwest School of Art, playing with the loom and my yarn.....

My new experiemal weaving.......sometimes I wish I could be normal!