@@gullreefclub I gotta admit that Wisconsin bees might not have the smarts those Southern Belle's do. But what they lack in cranial fortitude, they make up for in numbers.
As someone who has had back surgeries, I think $1300 on lift equipment is a smart investment. Even if your health insurance covers all the costs of a Dr.'s visit, we only have one back. It is easier to protect your body from permanent damage than it is to try to medically repair it after the damage.
I am currently recovering from a serious car accident in the hospital I reached out to one of my beekeeping friends and him and his crew are going to take over my bees while I am recovering. I live in Canada and will be purchasing one of these lift systems.
Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching, they are greatly appreciated. If you enjoyed the video on processing the honey, you may be interested in the video that I post tomorrow morning, it's all about the machinery we use, and I hope you will check it out. God's peace Kaitlin. Mr. Ed
Had my first honey harvest this pass week. I was able to harvest 7 full medium frames of very sweet honey. Thanks to you and your crew for the videos. Please keep them coming.
@@neuralwarp Nothing about Bee keeping is not labor intensive and 99 out of a 100 Bee-Keepers worry little if at all about being super efficient if means possible harming their bees or effecting the quality of their honey. The equipment Jeff (aka Mr Ed) has at the Abby to process this honey is basically the same way that a large honey coop or company does. The processing line that a large honey coop or company has might be a little longer and laid out in a slightly more efficient way because they have more room but the basic equipment and the step are all the same. That said have you ever processed or watched a video of how your average beer keeper processes their honey now that is labor intensive between decapping the frames by hand with either a scraping tool, sharp knife, or a hot knife decapping frames by had is very labor intensive and relatively slow process especially compared to a machine like they have at the Abby. The average home bee keepers has a small hand cranked frame spinning machine that holds between 2 and 4 frames and is far less efficient at spinning all the honey from the frames and that is provided they have a spinning machine because many people who have less than 5 or 6 hives decap the frames and let gravity do the work. Lastly you have to remember the honey still needs to have capping wax etc that was not strained out during the processes you saw in this video separated/strained out and then the honey needs to be bottled, labeled etc. and them wax from the capping any frames that the foundation is not suitable for reuse is melted down, skimmed for debris allowed to solidify further cleaned and the process is repeated several more times to get perfectly clean beeswax.
I wish I had a Ralph in my life. Jeff, you have the best helper there. The rest of the people are great, but keep seeing Ralph everywhere he's needed and knows exactly what to do!
Thank you so much for your blessings and kind words, they are greatly appreciated. Also, thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 480 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I watched Mikes video the other day and was waiting for yours to drop. What a pleasant surprise when I logged on... great way to start the weekend. 🐝🐝🐝
Wow, thinking about every single thing you all do to produce honey is mind bending. Including the work of the bees. I'm so grateful the Abbey lets us see this process because it truly heightens our awareness of everything involved in that jar of honey.
Thanks for showing the details of your operation and having Mike there with another camera. There is so much good information to cover in a short time period that you just about need a second camera just to catch it all. Thanks for showing your improvements in the honey house as this helps me with my own honey house. Bee thankful and God bless.
Thank you for another great video! I really liked this video of how you processed this years honey. Not just the extraction of the honey but how you breakdown and clean your equipment. I'm a cleaning kind of guy and would get into this process. Your surrounded by great people which is a blessing!! God Bless you all!!!!!
This was awesome. Had a bad day yesterday, watched an accident about 100 feet in front of me. 3 cars one fatality. Sat there for hrs , could not make it home till today. Say a prayer for that drivers family. And thank you guys for making me laugh today.
Very sad news, traffic fatalities are always bad news as they are so unexpected. My prayers to all who suffered from the incident, especially to the family of the deceased. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Another awesome video! Thank you!! It is always enjoyable to watch the friendship and teamwork that goes into the whole harvesting process. Isn't it amazing that the bees themselves are such an efficient clean up crew? Did they go for that really old dark honey? It must have been bitter sweet to have your mom's house sell so quickly. I think of her often and miss sending the snippets of life. I looked out my window yesterday and saw my magnolia has tons of new flower buds. I wished I could have shared my excitement with her to have it blooming a second time this year. Thanks again for taking us with you on your honey adventures. I look forward to them each week. God bless you.
Absolutely loved the end listening to the bees ferociously cleaning up that honey!! What a blessing given to us by our Lord! God Bless everyone involved in the abbey.
This is a fave video (one of many)... And yes, the very end is where we get to see the bees become full-on Gangsta as they rob out the empty supers. The moment when Chief Gangsta MC Ed selfie's with all of his homeys is priceless. Thanks to the entire gang who elected to come and to assist The Abby with what would otherwise be a massive chore.
I am blessed in so many ways, and I am ever grateful for each and every one of them....as well as all the ones I am not aware of. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
20:00 Just the Facts: Sounds like @ 90 hours of work among you for 62 box @ 230 gallons of honey. Took 9 people (@ 54 people hours) to process @ 3000 lbs of honey. Those are big and productive numbers. Love the videos. You all are great. Congrats
I always love watching the honey-processing videos Jeff. This was a treat. Great teamwork from everyone, including the little ladies. God bless and see you soon.
Jeff Horchoff is an amazing person. It is so rare to find the kind of joy, humility, enthusiasm and just general kind heartedness that he embodies. Whenever I watch one of his videos I always find myself smiling because of his positive vibes. Dude is one of a kind and I wish more were like him (including myself).
Thank you to Jeff and the whole wonderful team!!! Thank you for sharing this part of the honey process. Everything you do is fascinating, and I appreciate each of the videos.
Hi Mr. Ed! Now i see how much better you've organised the whole process this year in comparing to the previous one. You could cut your losses i guess. Thank you for all the videos!
Hi Jeff! What amazing timing, I've just pulled off my harvest for the year yesterday, nothing like the quantity you do but enough to stock a little market stall once a month. We had a terrible spring but a great summer.
Nice harvest. Really like the new tank. Keeps the honey off the floor and has a big collection capacity. Like Mike’s new machine also. Good help and good times. Thanks for the video and God bless you all.
I have to say, almost every beekeeper I know shares the happiness that was shown in this video. I think it has something to do with eating a lot of honey. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Great job folks. I love your products. Keep keeping those bees busy. A hard working Bee can make 1 tablespoon of honey in its lifetime. 3,000 lbs is a lot of Bees.
Everything done is so perfect, I wrote a seminar on Nutritional and health benefits of honey last year during my under graduate program. Happy to see farming in such a well coordinated way.💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
And don't forget about being fun, we really have a great time harvesting the honey. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Yagwan. Mr. Ed
Yes I have gone through most of your videos. I wish you could read my paper on bees( Nutritional and health benefits of honey). Your Attitude towards your works is greet keep it. From Yagwan
Here in Australia it's illegal to leave the stickies out like that to be robbed. It's a biosecurity risk because it attracts bees from other apiaries or wild colonies and that would spread any diseases that happened to be present. So we put the boxes of stickies back onto the hives for each hive to clean out at their leisure. Thank you for sharing your day with us. :)
16:30 nice frame rate illusion. Conveyor's running the right direction, but if you look at the end, it looks like it's running backwards. Small things amuse me.
We really do have a lot of fun processing the honey, glad to have you watching. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed , even with all the extra help & the machinery to help with extracting the bees wax from the honey ; this is still a very labor intensive process . No wonder Organic Honey tastes so wonderful & natural bees wax products are so costly ! It's so worth it . Plus your keeping the planet healthier as well . Organic Gods Law way to doing this is so much better than "conventional modern mans way" of getting things done . God bless you & keep up the good work ya'll do putting some good back into the world .
Very interesting and informative video. I was surprised that cold water cleans all the equipment; I assumed you would have to use hot water to get it all clean.
I had the same question - I use hot water to clean out everything (plastic extractor and buckets) some of the propolis sticks and then smears - I’m trying cold water next time.
You guys are just as busy collecting the honey as the bees who made it. And you're just as fast too! My favorite part is where the bees come back and help you clean up.
I was taught that if you take care of your tools, they would take care of you, and it is very true. If you have the time, please check out my latest post giving a detailed look at our honey processing equipment, the link is below. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed ruclips.net/video/LeY40XtTKEM/видео.html
Yes they are, a lot of laughs are shared when we get together.Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Deborah. Mr. Ed
Nothing beats the taste of fresh, raw honey from the comb. Beekeeping is hard work, but the fruits of it are worth all the effort. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Margo. Mr. Ed
It is a lot of fun processing the honey, and it does take a lot of hands, but who does not love seeing all that honey flowing? Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Paul. Mr. Ed
Every honey harvest is a great time...especially with all the friends sharing the fun and excitement of all that honey. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Ernst. Mr. Ed
Hi from southwest Scotland. Was wondering do you have filters on your drain to catch any wax and bee debris? My wife's uncle was a benedictine monk in Glenstal Abbey, Limerick Ireland have you heard of the Abbey? We love watching your videos, the sound of the bee is amazing.
I do not filter our honey at all. By allowing the honey to rest after the processing, all the wax and other junk float to the top where I simply skim it off. I have not heard of Glenstal Abbey, but I will be sure to look it up. Thanks for watching. God's peace Chris. Mr. Ed
Yes indeed! Each year for our processing of the honey, we have a great crowd of volunteers that show up wanting to join in the fun and experience of the honey harvest. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Kathy. Mr. Ed
OUTSTANDING! Glad yall got what you got and that was a mob of honey wrestlers! And leave it to you and Ralph to bee the last ones in the middle of the bees. Everybody did a swell job so happy Jesus weekend and GBWYall!
Very educational......yet still...I am sad about the uncouth demise and destination of the caps and all rinse water......both looking for a Safeale Yeast, and a cool dark place to hide............the fruits of your labor would be reward enough......Thank You Mr. Ed...&(Frances), and Crew.
Think the wax won't separate too much from the honey in the drum and be hard to get out? That lifter is a really cool toy. I want one! Looked like a great crew. Thanks for sharing.
Mr Ed, and Crew! I enjoyed the video! Good times! Would it be possible to catch capings when cleaning the equipment using a strainer or filter in a bucket with a honey gate so clean water leaves and the capings are captured. Just a thought since that is usually great wax.
In my opinion, there is no need to capture any wax. My method, wait a few days and it ALL floats to the top of the honey. Underneath, it's pure honey that can be pumped out from the bottom. It's raw, unfiltered, and not pasteurized, the best honey out there. God's peace Ken. Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I meant the remaining was on the equipment and hoses. Rinsing it on the floor then down the floor drain. Sorry I failed to be clear. God bless!
I have to admit, it is a real rush hanging out with the bees when they are cleaning up the honey. You have to experience it. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Neat that Mike brought his new hive cart for you to check out. Wow, 7 humans, 6 hours, 3,000 pounds. A great harvest after a year of hard work tending the hives and fretting over the bees and you've yet to separate, strain, bottle, market and render wax. It ain't over just yet. Now you think you've been working hard? Here's my take on the bee's story. Is it accurate? IDK but if it's correct the numbers are staggering. 3,000 lbs = 1,360,800 g. Honeybee produces ~1/12 tsp = .590278 g of honey in her lifetime =~2,305,354 bees to produce 3,000 lbs. The data I perused says ~55,000 miles and ~2,000,000 flowers per pound of honey =~205.4154 miles per bee =~41.08308 trips per bee @5 miles per round trip and this is after all the work she did inside the hive before going to the fields. @~50,000 bees per colony 3,000 lbs = ~46 hives. @~60,000 bees per colony 3,000 lbs = ~38 hives. I suppose the drones must be counted in the production number because without them there'd be no bees or honey. Now I'm heading out for my 2.25 turns around the globe for my 1 pound of honey. Thanks Jeff. God's Blessing to you and yours.
And if you keep breaking it down, you will find that the beginning is from God. What a marvelous creation are all His works. God's peace Gerard. Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff : Yes sir, God's Works are truly AWESOME. We must strive as best we are able to be good stewards of His Creation and Testament to His Word.
Hey Mr. Ed! Fortunate enough to visit my first bee field and do some "honey wrangling" with some Canadian friends. It was as much fun as you make it look in your videos.
Well, I post a brand new one every Friday, and there are over 400 of them already posted. If you subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon, you will be notified each time I post a new video and you can easily go through the library of ones already posted. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Go Canada !!
Where in BC, Bob?
Bees don't care about borders. Except their own, of course. Lol
The bees at St Joseph Abby speak with a southern accent and say there is no intelligent life north of the Louisiana state line 😁.
@@gullreefclub I gotta admit that Wisconsin bees might not have the smarts those Southern Belle's do. But what they lack in cranial fortitude, they make up for in numbers.
My money is on a Canadian with Scottish ancestry…..just saying, eh!
As someone who has had back surgeries, I think $1300 on lift equipment is a smart investment. Even if your health insurance covers all the costs of a Dr.'s visit, we only have one back. It is easier to protect your body from permanent damage than it is to try to medically repair it after the damage.
I could not agree more, you only get one back. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I'm getting older and developing the beekeepers' back. I still thinking about switching to comb honey because it's lighter to carry
I am currently recovering from a serious car accident in the hospital I reached out to one of my beekeeping friends and him and his crew are going to take over my bees while I am recovering. I live in Canada and will be purchasing one of these lift systems.
@@JeffHorchoff is that $1300 US or $1300 canadian? if its $1300 canadian thats like $0.45 USD after taxes, good deal
Or a few young people that you dont have to pay.
You'all are so fortunate to have each other as such good friends. Your community is so refreshing and healthy to see.
Everything here is impressive: the teamwork, the dedication, the thoroughness, the lack of waste. Great job! You're all amazing!
Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching, they are greatly appreciated. If you enjoyed the video on processing the honey, you may be interested in the video that I post tomorrow morning, it's all about the machinery we use, and I hope you will check it out. God's peace Kaitlin.
Mr. Ed
I love that there is absolutely no waste.
Had my first honey harvest this pass week. I was able to harvest 7 full medium frames of very sweet honey. Thanks to you and your crew for the videos. Please keep them coming.
The cleanliness of your honey house and equipment always amazes me.
It seems very inefficient and labour-intensive though.
@@neuralwarp Nothing about Bee keeping is not labor intensive and 99 out of a 100 Bee-Keepers worry little if at all about being super efficient if means possible harming their bees or effecting the quality of their honey. The equipment Jeff (aka Mr Ed) has at the Abby to process this honey is basically the same way that a large honey coop or company does. The processing line that a large honey coop or company has might be a little longer and laid out in a slightly more efficient way because they have more room but the basic equipment and the step are all the same. That said have you ever processed or watched a video of how your average beer keeper processes their honey now that is labor intensive between decapping the frames by hand with either a scraping tool, sharp knife, or a hot knife decapping frames by had is very labor intensive and relatively slow process especially compared to a machine like they have at the Abby. The average home bee keepers has a small hand cranked frame spinning machine that holds between 2 and 4 frames and is far less efficient at spinning all the honey from the frames and that is provided they have a spinning machine because many people who have less than 5 or 6 hives decap the frames and let gravity do the work. Lastly you have to remember the honey still needs to have capping wax etc that was not strained out during the processes you saw in this video separated/strained out and then the honey needs to be bottled, labeled etc. and them wax from the capping any frames that the foundation is not suitable for reuse is melted down, skimmed for debris allowed to solidify further cleaned and the process is repeated several more times to get perfectly clean beeswax.
I wish I had a Ralph in my life. Jeff, you have the best helper there. The rest of the people are great, but keep seeing Ralph everywhere he's needed and knows exactly what to do!
Everyone needs a Wreck it Ralph. Thanks for watching. God's peace Veta.
Mr. Ed
Your positive energy and laughter are so contagious! Thanks so much for being a bright light. God bless.
Thank you so much for your blessings and kind words, they are greatly appreciated. Also, thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 480 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
The cleanup of all the parts was new to me. Thanks for showing that.
I watched Mikes video the other day and was waiting for yours to drop. What a pleasant surprise when I logged on... great way to start the weekend. 🐝🐝🐝
Wow, thinking about every single thing you all do to produce honey is mind bending. Including the work of the bees. I'm so grateful the Abbey lets us see this process because it truly heightens our awareness of everything involved in that jar of honey.
What a Beauitful comment Chelsea! You said it so perfect...
@@brucekaminskimd3417 Thank you !!! So sweet for you to say that!!
Heck Mr. Ed you even make the clean up look fun.
What a wonderful group of people! Thanks for all you do for the bees and to help educate us to become better beekeepers.
Nice Facility. You're lucky to have so many helpers.
Good, pure, healthy fellowship feeds the soul and is a pleasure to watch.
I'm always ready to say "Hello! Mr. Ed Here! Let's Wrangle!"
Thanks for showing the details of your operation and having Mike there with another camera. There is so much good information to cover in a short time period that you just about need a second camera just to catch it all. Thanks for showing your improvements in the honey house as this helps me with my own honey house. Bee thankful and God bless.
Thank you for another great video! I really liked this video of how you processed this years honey. Not just the extraction of the honey but how you breakdown and clean your equipment. I'm a cleaning kind of guy and would get into this process. Your surrounded by great people which is a blessing!! God Bless you all!!!!!
This was awesome. Had a bad day yesterday, watched an accident about 100 feet in front of me. 3 cars one fatality. Sat there for hrs , could not make it home till today. Say a prayer for that drivers family. And thank you guys for making me laugh today.
Very sad news, traffic fatalities are always bad news as they are so unexpected. My prayers to all who suffered from the incident, especially to the family of the deceased. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Another awesome video! Thank you!! It is always enjoyable to watch the friendship and teamwork that goes into the whole harvesting process. Isn't it amazing that the bees themselves are such an efficient clean up crew? Did they go for that really old dark honey?
It must have been bitter sweet to have your mom's house sell so quickly. I think of her often and miss sending the snippets of life. I looked out my window yesterday and saw my magnolia has tons of new flower buds. I wished I could have shared my excitement with her to have it blooming a second time this year. Thanks again for taking us with you on your honey adventures. I look forward to them each week. God bless you.
Absolutely loved the end listening to the bees ferociously cleaning up that honey!! What a blessing given to us by our Lord! God Bless everyone involved in the abbey.
This is a fave video (one of many)... And yes, the very end is where we get to see the bees become full-on Gangsta as they rob out the empty supers. The moment when Chief Gangsta MC Ed selfie's with all of his homeys is priceless. Thanks to the entire gang who elected to come and to assist The Abby with what would otherwise be a massive chore.
I am blessed in so many ways, and I am ever grateful for each and every one of them....as well as all the ones I am not aware of. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
20:00 Just the Facts: Sounds like @ 90 hours of work among you for 62 box @ 230 gallons of honey. Took 9 people (@ 54 people hours) to process @ 3000 lbs of honey. Those are big and productive numbers. Love the videos. You all are great. Congrats
A sweet beginning, a sweet middle, and a sweet ending. Great time together. Thanks Jeff and everybody. Thank you Jesus.
I always love watching the honey-processing videos Jeff. This was a treat. Great teamwork from everyone, including the little ladies. God bless and see you soon.
Blessings rest upon all of you. This was really intriguing. The clean up is as involved as the initial process itself.
Jeff Horchoff is an amazing person. It is so rare to find the kind of joy, humility, enthusiasm and just general kind heartedness that he embodies. Whenever I watch one of his videos I always find myself smiling because of his positive vibes. Dude is one of a kind and I wish more were like him (including myself).
Thank you to Jeff and the whole wonderful team!!! Thank you for sharing this part of the honey process. Everything you do is fascinating, and I appreciate each of the videos.
the energy of this crew is amazing
It's the honey that gives them the energy. Thanks for watching and leaving your comment, it is greatly appreciated. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hi Mr. Ed! Now i see how much better you've organised the whole process this year in comparing to the previous one. You could cut your losses i guess. Thank you for all the videos!
Hi Jeff! What amazing timing, I've just pulled off my harvest for the year yesterday, nothing like the quantity you do but enough to stock a little market stall once a month. We had a terrible spring but a great summer.
Regardless of the amount of honey from the harvest, it's always sweet! Congratulations, and God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Nice harvest. Really like the new tank. Keeps the honey off the floor and has a big collection capacity. Like Mike’s new machine also. Good help and good times. Thanks for the video and God bless you all.
the attitude of these people is just so amazing! wish more were like them
I have to say, almost every beekeeper I know shares the happiness that was shown in this video. I think it has something to do with eating a lot of honey. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great job folks. I love your products. Keep keeping those bees busy. A hard working Bee can make 1 tablespoon of honey in its lifetime. 3,000 lbs is a lot of Bees.
Loads of fun, and some bee-ASMR at the end...what more could a girl want with her morning coffee! God bless ya'll!
Like being right in the middle of a swarm there at the end. Great video, great bounty, great fellowship!
Those bees were in food comas after all this. Love all the videos, Mr. Ed! God bless you and all your crew!
Everything done is so perfect, I wrote a seminar on Nutritional and health benefits of honey last year during my under graduate program. Happy to see farming in such a well coordinated way.💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
And don't forget about being fun, we really have a great time harvesting the honey. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Yagwan.
Mr. Ed
Yes I have gone through most of your videos. I wish you could read my paper on bees( Nutritional and health benefits of honey). Your Attitude towards your works is greet keep it.
From Yagwan
What a lovely team of friends you have. A blessing for sure.
What a great group of people! Nothing beats having fun while you work 😄
That was just a fun video to watch. Enjoy the fruits of your labors! May God continue to richly bless you all!
The back porch!! I have you on speed dial for my order.
Makin me feel nice and cozy here alone in my living room at 2am, eating peanut butter and honey sandwiches and watchin Mister Ed & Co.
God bless you all. I really cannot wipe the smile off my face 🐝
Love "It's a lot cheaper than a Dr. Visit."
Reminds me of the days when would clean up the meat dept. at the grocers. Always loved looking at the finished job.
Here in Australia it's illegal to leave the stickies out like that to be robbed. It's a biosecurity risk because it attracts bees from other apiaries or wild colonies and that would spread any diseases that happened to be present. So we put the boxes of stickies back onto the hives for each hive to clean out at their leisure.
Thank you for sharing your day with us. :)
I can understand the logic behind the ban. Still, I'm very happy we do not have that law here in the US. Thanks for watching. God's peace Teal.
Mr. Ed
16:30 nice frame rate illusion. Conveyor's running the right direction, but if you look at the end, it looks like it's running backwards.
Small things amuse me.
Great job, and cleaning up the equipment is so important, takes alot of time but always pays off .
I appreciate how detailed you were showing and explaining each step of the process. thanks for a good video!
Great video.
Nice to see Mike with y'all!
Great numbers too 3000 lbs!
Wow!! That is poetry in motion!! Amazing!!!
We really do have a lot of fun processing the honey, glad to have you watching. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks Jeff & all the gang. You guys always make me smile.
Cheers from downunder!
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Thank you for saving the bees. Love your videos and your super gang of helpers!
Another Epic Harvest! Thank You God for these gifts and for the crew that did the work. 🥳🎉❤️💯🥰🐝
Love you, Mr. Ed. You always make me smile. But Good Time Charlie is my favorite.
Mr. Ed , even with all the extra help & the machinery to help with extracting the bees wax from the honey ; this is still a very labor intensive process . No wonder Organic Honey tastes so wonderful & natural bees wax products are so costly ! It's so worth it . Plus your keeping the planet healthier as well . Organic Gods Law way to doing this is so much better than "conventional modern mans way" of getting things done . God bless you & keep up the good work ya'll do putting some good back into the world .
Very interesting and informative video. I was surprised that cold water cleans all the equipment; I assumed you would have to use hot water to get it all clean.
Cold water under pressure works just fine. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I had the same question - I use hot water to clean out everything (plastic extractor and buckets) some of the propolis sticks and then smears - I’m trying cold water next time.
Now that is a fun crew!! Great job everyone!! Great video!
"Yeeeaaahhhh" We got the Crew today.They are all ready to get "Beesy".
You guys are just as busy collecting the honey as the bees who made it. And you're just as fast too! My favorite part is where the bees come back and help you clean up.
My favorite part is when the bees come to clean up the honey supers, it's such a thrill to "walk among the bees." God's peace Lorraine.
Mr. Ed
I love how he take care of his equipment
I was taught that if you take care of your tools, they would take care of you, and it is very true. If you have the time, please check out my latest post giving a detailed look at our honey processing equipment, the link is below. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
ruclips.net/video/LeY40XtTKEM/видео.html
Amazing! Have to honor your hard work!
You guys are really great. Worked very hard . Spirits like brave warriors
Great crew. From Ontario Canada
Yes they are, a lot of laughs are shared when we get together.Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Deborah.
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Good to the last drop.
You sure do work hard.
Nothing beats the taste of fresh, raw honey from the comb. Beekeeping is hard work, but the fruits of it are worth all the effort. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Margo.
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Many hands make light work! You guys seem to have a great time.
It is a lot of fun processing the honey, and it does take a lot of hands, but who does not love seeing all that honey flowing? Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Paul.
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And its all volunteer unreal nice job Mr ed and crew
We are a very happy crew! Thanks for your kind words and for watching. God's peace.
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Wonderful, fun! To see you, all working together! 🙏😊
Another great video Jeff! One of these days I'm going to have to come down and hang out with you on extraction day. Lol
Your help would bee greatly welcomed. God's peace Scott.
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You guys are just as busy collecting the honey as the bees are making it. And just as fast too
Watchin' Mr. Charlie hangin' on to Miss Patty, makes you wonder who is comforting who! hehehe.
What a cute couple they are. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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Love the team spirit. Great T-shirt too.
I just bought one of those carts. Have fun in the Smokey’s at the hive life con!
I enjoyed watching you guys, hard work but looks fun!
Every honey harvest is a great time...especially with all the friends sharing the fun and excitement of all that honey. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Ernst.
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I'm with ya Charlie!
Hi from southwest Scotland. Was wondering do you have filters on your drain to catch any wax and bee debris? My wife's uncle was a benedictine monk in Glenstal Abbey, Limerick Ireland have you heard of the Abbey? We love watching your videos, the sound of the bee is amazing.
I do not filter our honey at all. By allowing the honey to rest after the processing, all the wax and other junk float to the top where I simply skim it off. I have not heard of Glenstal Abbey, but I will be sure to look it up. Thanks for watching. God's peace Chris.
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Y'all are "BIG TIME" Mr Ed! Cool video.
Hi Jeff. That's a lot of honey !! Happy Friday
Good crowd hope you all have fun I’m sure it’s a big job I’m going to look at the hives to morrow
This was interesting, I have never seen the whole extraction process.. Cleanup reminds me of cleaning after the Lenten Fish Fry.
I'm just glad there is no oil to clean up. God's peace Karen.
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Its so great, see you all come together to accomplish all that work!
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Many hand make for light work
Plus great fellowship! Sweet!!!
GREAT LOOKING CREW! MAY THE BEE FORCE BE WITH YOU ! LOL 🐝🐝🤣😂😅💞💞
Someday I hope to have an operation like yours.
As do I. Thanks so much for watching. God's peace Floyd.
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What a great group of people!!!!!.
Yes indeed! Each year for our processing of the honey, we have a great crowd of volunteers that show up wanting to join in the fun and experience of the honey harvest. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Kathy.
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Thanks Jeff 👍
OUTSTANDING! Glad yall got what you got and that was a mob of honey wrestlers! And leave it to you and Ralph to bee the last ones in the middle of the bees. Everybody did a swell job so happy Jesus weekend and GBWYall!
Very educational......yet still...I am sad about the uncouth demise and destination of the caps and all rinse water......both looking for a Safeale Yeast, and a cool dark place to hide............the fruits of your labor would be reward enough......Thank You Mr. Ed...&(Frances), and Crew.
@@JeffHorchoff Bees also drink Mead......LOL !! (I never give up...)
Think the wax won't separate too much from the honey in the drum and be hard to get out?
That lifter is a really cool toy. I want one!
Looked like a great crew. Thanks for sharing.
2021 is diffrent! True... but not that diffrent! ruclips.net/video/viOOsBlH_AM/видео.html (I'm sure it will work this year too!)
Stay tuned for the video I make showing how I do it, should bee pretty interesting. God's peace Matt.
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@@jonasaman9104 Wait till you see how I do it now, video should be posted in a week or 2. God's peace Jonas.
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Mr Ed, and Crew! I enjoyed the video! Good times! Would it be possible to catch capings when cleaning the equipment using a strainer or filter in a bucket with a honey gate so clean water leaves and the capings are captured. Just a thought since that is usually great wax.
In my opinion, there is no need to capture any wax. My method, wait a few days and it ALL floats to the top of the honey. Underneath, it's pure honey that can be pumped out from the bottom. It's raw, unfiltered, and not pasteurized, the best honey out there. God's peace Ken.
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@@JeffHorchoff I meant the remaining was on the equipment and hoses. Rinsing it on the floor then down the floor drain. Sorry I failed to be clear. God bless!
I would be paranoid being around so many bees. And you guys are just so relaxed :)
I have to admit, it is a real rush hanging out with the bees when they are cleaning up the honey. You have to experience it. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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Great job Mr Ed
God bless you all .🕇
Lol great video Mr Ed!!! And a great group if freinds as well !! So much clean up at the end ! Thanks for sharing and God bless you all.✅😁🏴☠️
Neat that Mike brought his new hive cart for you to check out. Wow, 7 humans, 6 hours, 3,000 pounds. A great harvest after a year of hard work tending the hives and fretting over the bees and you've yet to separate, strain, bottle, market and render wax. It ain't over just yet. Now you think you've been working hard? Here's my take on the bee's story. Is it accurate? IDK but if it's correct the numbers are staggering. 3,000 lbs = 1,360,800 g. Honeybee produces ~1/12 tsp = .590278 g of honey in her lifetime =~2,305,354 bees to produce 3,000 lbs. The data I perused says ~55,000 miles and ~2,000,000 flowers per pound of honey =~205.4154 miles per bee =~41.08308 trips per bee @5 miles per round trip and this is after all the work she did inside the hive before going to the fields. @~50,000 bees per colony 3,000 lbs = ~46 hives. @~60,000 bees per colony 3,000 lbs = ~38 hives. I suppose the drones must be counted in the production number because without them there'd be no bees or honey. Now I'm heading out for my 2.25 turns around the globe for my 1 pound of honey. Thanks Jeff. God's Blessing to you and yours.
And if you keep breaking it down, you will find that the beginning is from God. What a marvelous creation are all His works. God's peace Gerard.
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@@JeffHorchoff : Yes sir, God's Works are truly AWESOME. We must strive as best we are able to be good stewards of His Creation and Testament to His Word.
Hey Mr. Ed!
Fortunate enough to visit my first bee field and do some "honey wrangling" with some Canadian friends.
It was as much fun as you make it look in your videos.
Fabulous videography! Congratulations.
Great video!!! Wonderful teamwork. How long does it take for the bees to find the boxes?
God bless you all. Take care.
In forty minutes all those bees were there.Thank you for your blessing and for watching. God's peace Rose Mary.
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Jeff, where are your videos? We need more!
Well, I post a brand new one every Friday, and there are over 400 of them already posted. If you subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon, you will be notified each time I post a new video and you can easily go through the library of ones already posted. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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