Harvesting Honey As A Commercial Beekeeper
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- We are FINALLY done harvesting honey from the field this year and I got a chance to put this video together! I hope you enjoy it!
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You guys sure made a hard hot job look easy. I know you're all young and 'bullet proof' but be mindful off possible heat exhaustion. I worked for a small commercial beekeeper just a few times when he was short handed in the early 80's. I remember hauling over wintered bees back from Texas to NW Iowa on two large flatbed trucks. Going thru the weigh stations always made me laugh. The first truck would stop for about 10 seconds and get the green light immediately. The second truck wouldn't even have to slow down! Keep up the good work!
We’re constantly reminding our crew to stay hydrated! It’s very important especially when pulling honey.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you! And great job!!
So glad!
You guys made it look sooooo easy honestly. I'm a first year beekeeper..... I got my butt kicked, learning as I go. And it was rough, you all seemed so comfortable and efficient around all those bees.
Your comment made me think more about our “comfort” around the bees. It’s just subconscious now, but I remember back when I was getting used to it. Always helped me to just go sit on a lid and eat a snack without a veil and observe (before working them of course) might have to make a vid on that 😂😂
@@beekeeperjake Oh wow, interesting, thanks for the reply!
Oh I shudder thinking of fume boards. Sitting at the Christmas dinner table and smell it on my fingers, wondering if I’m
The only one who smells that HA
I don’t want to sound pretentious, but I haven’t touched them in a few years 🤣
Thank you for sharing. Very efficient operation.
Thanks for watching!
Greetings from an AZ beekeeper! Awesome channel bro! GOD bless!
Thank you!
Do y’all use queen excluders between your deeps and supers so you get only honey in the supers or do y’all have a different method?
If it’s a single, yes. If not then we just make sure the first super is a 6”
Great video Jake!
Thank you!
If you don’t mind me asking, which drone do you use for those aerial shots?
Mavic Mini 2!
Most of the frames I’m seeing there are not capped. Some look less than half
It was a rough year lol
@jakemoore Ienjoyed your video - do you have killer bees out there. I am a beekeeper myself here in Ghana and the bees are quite aggressive so we do use extra protection when ever we work with them
No killer bees here!
I've got some truck envy. Nice rig! I've been looking at getting something bigger than my 550's for when I'm pulling honey or moving 150-300 hives and it's not worth calling a semi.
Thanks!! These trucks are great for both of those things for sure. We can put on up to 384 singles, just might be a little heavy. We usually do 128 doubles and 192 story 1/2s easy. I know there are people that do that with 550s but honestly these trucks aren’t much more when you consider the lifespan of them vs a 550.
I passed you and the crew on Hwy 90 around Felicia a couple of days ago y’all were heading towards Devers
Nice!
More or less the same way I do it. Common milkweed is starting to bloom here in PA. I have a lot of it in my area. Get a nice nectar flow from it. I'll be pulling full supers all the way until august. I'm just a hobbyist but provide to hundreds of families in my area. Learned from some of the best and I can maximize my yield from each colony.
Absolutely! How long does that flow last? I know nothing about the flora on the east coast.
@@beekeeperjake It starts around mid-June and lasts all July b/c there are up to 8 or 9 varieties of it that bloom. I pull supers from one apiary at a time. Just so I'm not overloaded with work all at once. You have to be in more rural areas. People that like to mow a lot destroy the milkweed plant before it ever blooms. By the third week of August were into the fall honey flow. Japanese knotweed, goldenrod, then aster. Thanks for sharing Jake!
Glad to see ommercial using g fume board. Seems a another use escape boards.
I didn’t even know what an escape board was until this year 😂😂😂
@jakemoorehoney I only use them to pull comb honey, especially the few Ross Rounds I try to make each year. Fume either doesn't penetrate those or the bees just don't want to leave.
I think fume boards are by far the most efficient way for every operation 😁😁. What’s your dad think about the whole RUclips thing? I watch farmers and some dads are more enthusiastic about it. Some get involved immediately and others it has taken a while for them to get involved in the channel…
Yet there are so many people that swear by other options lol…. I’m hoping to get my dad involved at some point. I think he likes it 🤷🏻♂️
Does it look Like you are going to have a fair season. Thanks
Looks like we’re down about 40% this year on tallow/wildflower.
@@beekeeperjake that’s what I am hearing also from the South east of you . Have a good week. Thanks
Hi Jake, if you need an extra man power with lower salary please let me know, I really like bees, thanks
Do you worry with moisture content of the honey.
Yes, that is something we monitor as we extract. We do have the ability to dry it in our warehouse.
@@beekeeperjakeyour cooler room would remove moisture but is it slower extracting ?
Yes we actually make it about 80 degrees and dehumidify it this time of year. It’s about 30% humidity at the moment.
Is 18.5% moisture safe for storing lifetime?, I have some I can't seem to dry it any lower
@@scottreese5492 yes the threshold for fermenting is over 21%
Tallow?
The tallow tree. Makes a bunch of honey (usually)
Bee go smells like dog poop! I Like Honey Bandit! Has a cherry smell.😁
The worse it smells the better it works LOL!
Surprised ya'll don't use blowers to clear more bees. And it is HOT!
Fume boards work GREAT! and YES it is haha
@@beekeeperjake fume boards the only way to pull honey on a hot sunny day.
Bee blowers aren't as bee friendly.
Absolutely right
Any tips for a 16 year old starting bee keeping with the plan of it becoming a source of income
Take care of the bees and they will take care of you!
I see you were using a deep and medium for your combination that's what real Southern beekeeper use that combination impose to double deeps
Absolutely!
Another great video, the music is very catchy too. Can someone tell me who it is? Won’t be able to get it out of my head now…
Thank you! All my music is licensed through epidemic sound. Usually small creators that post their music on there.