As a tanker truck driver, now retired, I once pickup a load of honey. The truck was capable of hauling 4000 gallons legally but they only had 3500 gallons and change on hand. I only now appreciate how long and hard it was to come up with that much honey. Wow good work guys!
It would take me almost 10 years to produce that much honey. If you had not seen how we get the honey to the honey house, the video link below will show you, I hope you will check it out. Glad to hear you are retired, it's my prayer everyone who works gets to see that day. I have been retired since 2009 and now volunteer keeping bees for the monks. 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 Roger. Mr. Ed ua-cam.com/video/hl1U_GkF2sE/v-deo.html
Thanks so much for displaying my label, Jeff. My wife is in charge of making sure they stick to the bottles and I could see it might be time for me to find a better adhesive paper. Thanks for the tour in the honey house.
What an honor to have your label in our honey house, thank you so much for sending it to me. Having the labels in there only adds to the beauty of the interior. God's peace John. Mr. Ed
She hit another home run on this quilt...as she does on every quilt she makes. My wife is such a talented woman and I'm blessed to have her. 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 Kim. Mr. Ed
I know you all work hard, but it's an even greater channel when it's not sped up. We love the conversations you have and the socializing that many people don't have anymore when confined to our homes. I realize it's more editing. Your show actually lowers all our blood pressures, and we love it.
I truly appreciate your comment and I will consider your request. My wife, Mona has told me the same thing about speeding up the videos and how so many folks would truly like to see the action in real time. She says that if those who watch want to speed it up, let them do it. Thank you so much for telling me this, and I will take it to heart. God's peace Betsy. Mr. Ed Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Could also set it so it can be watched on .25 speed and enjoyed. Good for the viewer retention stat on a video, and lets the people who want to enjoy the casual chat can while the average viewer gets to enjoy the video a bit faster.
Yes he did. Preston has got a real talent with video which is why I had asked him to shot most of this video. 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
What an opening!!! Good Time Charlie, walls painted, and Honey labels!!! Mona is adding such a beautiful warmth to the honey house. I am in love with her masterpiece quilt!!!! xoxoxoxoxo
Good Morning Mr.Ed, I truly love seeing people come together and be a part of a cause and a memory to cherish! Mr. Ed, you are some kind of somethin!! It's beautiful me and my wife will watch this again. Ya'll have a wonderful weekend. Yeah, here!
Better late than never, you are working way to hard! Wait till you see how much honey your bees will be producing for you in a few more years, your time is coming. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
I am so grateful for all my wife has done to make our honey house here at St. Joseph Abbey so beautiful. The beauty of the interior makes the work we do so much more pleasant. God's peace Kelly. Mr. Ed
I normally end the video with that shot, but this time I changed things up a bit. Like you, I love seeing the bees clean up the honey, I find it so relaxing just to stand in the midst of them while they are at work. Thank you so much for becoming a member on my channel, your generosity is to kind. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I am so grateful for this channel when I start beekeeping. Finishing college, planning on saving, and starting a farm and homestead. Thank you for your comforting knowledge!
Happy to be sharing my knowledge and joy of keeping bees, thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to watch the video. Also, 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 Douglas. Mr. Ed
Your kind words and blessings are greatly appreciated, thank you for them and for watching. Also, 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. Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I’ve watched many of your for the last two years, love them. Just bought a house with 30 acres f mostly fields and want to get a few hives on it in Maine.
Truly the abbey is blessed by the many volunteers who happily donate their time and talents for the benefit of the monks, who for their part donate their life for the glory of God. I am such a blessed man to be able to bee a part of this. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. Until the next one, God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed, You have great friends. I'm watching this on July 5. Good Time Charlie, thank you for your service on this Independence day weekend as well as all our veterans and service men and women. Fun video, enjoyed as always.
I am a blessed man to be surrounded by so many great friends. Thank you for your comment and for watching. Until the next video, God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
What a fun group and what a fun product! Tell Mona I love her quilt. My mother loved to quilt. I have several wall hangings that she made for me. Many years have gone past and they still decorate my house.
I will be sure to pass along your message to Mona. Like your mom, Mona too has decorated our house with her loving works. Thanks for watching. God's peace Brock. Mr. Ed
Every volunteer here at St. Joseph Abbey feel blessed to contribute their time and talents for God's glory and the direct benefit to the monks who live here.Personally, I feel blessed to be surrounded by such caring individuals and even more so to have them as friends. 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. Mr. Ed
Here at St, Joseph Abbey we are blessed with over 180 hives in our apiaries, and with that many hives we are able to supply our Gift Shop with honey to last all through the year. We have been asked numerous times about adding mead to what we supply to the Gift Shop, but as much honey as it would take to make mead, I worry we would then not have enough honey to sell. For now, we will continue with just selling honey. 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 Mark. Mr. Ed
WOW Mona what beautiful quilt and great job on the honey house!! I got to see my BUNNIE HONEY label from Illinois on the wall, thanks for including all of us in the honey house.
Thank you so much for sending me your label, and I'm so glad you were able to see it. Your label along with all the other ones add a special tone to the beauty of our honey house. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Great video, Jeff! Beautiful set up for your operation. Mona's quilt is exquisite! Honey house walls and labels wonderful. Thank you for sharing, enjoyed Charlie's overview of the process, plus entire crew working so smoothly. And thank those bees and all your honey plants that kicked it in high gear this year.
Delighted you enjoyed the video and thank you for all your kind words. Abbee Honey is blessed with an abundance of graces in so many ways. Thanks for watching. God's peace Cynthia. Mr. Ed
My wife is such a creative and talented quilter, and I'm blessed to have her. 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 Bobbie. Mr. Ed
Thank you for sharing these videos. I recently found your channel and have been loving watching them. They bring back wonderful memories of my grandparents who kept bees. As they lived in terraced housing in industrial Preston (UK) they kept their bees in the churchyard. My Grandma used to very proudly say 'We had good Catholic bees for they never swarmed on a Sunday '.
I'm always happy when I hear that someone new discovers my channel and enjoys watching it, but when I hear that the contend reminds them of loved ones, it makes the experience so much nicer. Thank you very much for watching and leaving your comment and I look forward to hearing from you again very soon. Also, 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 Helen. Mr. Ed
Processing a ton of honey and being around a bunch of friends is just a great way to have some fun with your buddies. 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. Mr. Ed
It must be a wonderful feeling to harvest all that honey. So rewarding. Enjoyed the video ..always a joy to watch you all. The honey labels are great, so diverse. Love Mona’s amazing quilt, it is a work of art. I know how much work goes into designing and working one. Just beautiful. Thanks for sharing. 😊
Thank you very much for all your kind words Mary. It is true, and all who contribute their time and talents to make the Abbee Honey house what it is do so from generous hearts. I'm such a blessed man to bee surrounded by such wonderful people. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Dad and I used to do anywhere between 40 and 80 gallons every year, by hand. He'd cut the caps off with a heat knife, I'd take them and spin them two at a time, flipping to get the other side, a 2 frame extractor. Damn if I didn't get the thick honey ones spun out before he was done cutting two more. Moving everything around in 1.5 gallon pots borrowed from the kitchen. We only had 1 heated 50G drum, so anything after that just sat in the basement until he cooked the first batch, the whole family bottled and labelled, and then we'd finish up. 18 colonies at max before I went off to college and he started buying from others. (We have a xmas tree farm, and would sell all we made through the year, most at xmas. ) Brought back memories of the hot knife cutting the caps off, me spinning, and the smells/sound of spinning. The only thing I really liked was watching the "cobwebs" hit the walls of the extractor, but there wasn't really enough time to enjoy that. Oh yeah, we did it in the basement of a 200 year old farmhouse, so bees EVERYWHERE from oct 15th or thereabouts thru Dec 1st. fun fun....
What a great story, I could just imagine myself there while you were processing that beautiful honey. I truly enjoy the stories other beekeepers share about their experiences of harvesting honey in days gone by as it reminds me of my experiences of processing in the early days. And if you click the link below, you will see I I used to harvest honey in my garage full of bees as well, great days! 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 Robert. Mr. Ed ua-cam.com/video/gf0CLuKMliQ/v-deo.html
Like a well oiled machine... WOW! You all knocked it outa the park. Not a drop of honey or wax goes to waste. And after the humans are done, the bees take care of the rest! Even the water used to wash down all the equipment runs outside where the bees can drink it up. You've put together an incredibly efficient operation there, and everyone brings their energy and joy to the process. Mona's quilt is stunning! Fantastic camera work too! Honey extraction day...so exciting, it never gets old. Thanks for bringing us along!
Makes you want to take another trip down here and join in on the fun doesn't it? Of course you'd always be welcomed. Hope all is well in OK. Thank you for your blessings and support. God's peace Garry. Mr. Ed
Yes it is, one of the dozen or so she has made in the last few years, and if you have not seen the one she made for my office, check out the video link below. 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 Carol. Mr. Ed ua-cam.com/video/fnduT_BOk6M/v-deo.html
So enjoyed meeting and visiting with you last night at the Marshall Texas Beekeepers meeting. Great takeaways from your topic were - outside storing of frames only works if they are honey frames. (so, where do you store excess brood frames?) Also, your uncapping process and allowing the caps to be in the honey storage tanks. (Great time saver tip) My own honey hut is 12x24, I’m still in the process of finishing out the interior and am so inspired by the creativity of the artist who did yours 😊 I sure hope she enters her quilts in exhibition shows 🎉 be sure to add some photos of the finished interior to your video speaking slides. Again, thank you so much for your testimony of the God connection a beekeeper benefits from receiving when working their apiary and that if it doesn’t bring you joy, you need to simplify your process. 🙏🏻
What an honor it was for me to speak at the Marshall Texas beekeepers club meeting, and to meet so many wonderful beekeepers like yourself Charla. My wife, Mona, was an interior designer in her working days, and painted murals on dozens of commercial and residential walls in the Houston area, she grew up in Tomball, and she was responsible for the creation of the honey house walls. It took us about a week to start and finish the project, and rest assured, I will be updating the slide presentation with the new design. These days she focuses all her attention on quilts, and as you saw, she is very talented in that department as well. Thank you so much for your comment and for taking the time to watch the video. Also, 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. Mr. Ed
Wow!! Lots of hard work to finalize getting honey ready to be bottled. I wonder how bee keepers many years ago did the process shown today. Technology has improved so much through the years to make the job easier and being able to produce more honey much quicker. Well done guys!!
Thanks Denise! We have been working on perfecting our processing of honey for almost 8 years now, and I have to say, we are almost there. For me, besides getting the job done as efficiently as possible, it's so important to have fun doing the job, and we certainly do that. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Thank you very much, I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed watching the video. We have a lot of fun when it comes time to process our honey, and it is my pleasure sharing that joy. 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. Mr. Ed
Jeff, it's always impressive to watch you guys work. To do this amount of processing in a clean and orderly fashion is amazing. Also, you crew is great - no doubt- however, Good Time Charlie is a National treasure. Thank you for having him as a friend so we can all enjoy his great personality. To have one friend such as Charlie makes you wealthy indeed.
I'm truly blessed to have Charlie as a friend, and to think, keeping bees is how we met. Also, he is so much fun to be around and he loves making the videos with me. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
I love watching your channel. I love bees and how love hard they work. You and all your friends work so hard as well extracting honey out of your hives. I pray God continues to bless all of you and I pray he continues to grow your channel. You deserve it! Keep up the good work!
Janet, thank you so very much for your blessings, kind words, and for all the time you take following along with my bee wrangling adventures, it is ALL greatly appreciated. Until the next one, God's peace. Mr. Ed
I am so sorry I don't have a label cause I am not a bee keeper but I love watching y'all and you can tell it was hot outside you have a cloud all around you god bless and great job for all of yall.❤
Don't despair about not having a honey label for our wall, just by you watching my channel you are helping me out tremendously, thank you for all you do...especially for all the blessings you send for me. God's peace Sherry. Mr. Ed
Our operation is pretty small, we have about 200 hives. Still, it's a lot of work but the rewards are well worth it. Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to watch the video and leave your comment. Also, 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. Mr. Ed
And look at all the fun we were having doing the job. I have to admit, having the machinery and man power make the job so much easier. 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
With the instruction and help from my beautiful wife, we really did transform the honey house. The beauty of it contributes to the wholesomeness of all who visit and volunteer there, plus, our bees produce some great tasting honey that is processed in the space. Thanks for watching. God's peace Karen. Mr. Ed
I agree, she is truly an artist and creator. 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
@@JeffHorchoff Truly, I’ve been watching your wax and honey processing videos for years. However, I rarely tune into your non-processing vids, which I’m saving for when I have my own bees. Looking forward to next Friday for the next update!
I wish you and your bees all the best in producing honey for you, keep me posted on how things are going. 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. Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed hello from South Central Kansas , I have been watching your video's for the past few months and have learned more about bees from you than I have in my almost 60 years . I would love to start a hive collection but I am very allergic to bees and flying stingers . Thank you and Charlie for the learning experience God Bless .
I am so happy you have started watching and learning about bees in spite of your allergies, and I am delighted to share my experiences and joys with bees. Thank you for your blessings and for watching my channel. God's peace Michael. Mr. Ed
I hope you noticed your label on the wall. I'm so proud of all the different labels from all my viewers. Thank you for your blessings, your labels, and your friendship over these many years. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
My wife is such a talented artist, and just wait till you see the last quilt she made for my office. I will be showing that one off on my monthly live chat. Hope you can make it. God's peace Chris. Mr. Ed
I remember when I started watching years back ,you have come so far good for you guys . We have had a lot of clover up here in Connecticut this year for some reason and it’s been excellent for the bees. It’s like having a spring flow for three months steady going to be a wonderful harvest this year up here in Connecticut.. god bless you guys .
Thank you for your blessings and your faithfulness in following along with our bee wrangling adventures, it is greatly appreciated. Until the next one, God's peace Brian. Mr. Ed
A great haul for sure and there is still a lot more out there to bring in. When the harvest is totally over I will give an update on it and the honey season. God's peace Phil. Mr. Ed
The wall came out GREAT. When I first saw it being done I wasn't too sure, but wow did it come out great. AMAZING work Moana and Mr. Ed! Quite the honey haul this year. I figured it was going to be a good harvest with how good your nectar flow was this year.
The interior of the honey house is spectacular and it's all because my beautiful wife had the vision for it. And when she created the quilt for the wall, it was like the icing on the cake! We truly were blessed with a great honey harvest this year, thank you Jesus! Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Hi Jeff, I noticed you struggling with the squeegee walking from front to back of the uncapping machine and a thought came to me. I'm a woman so I'll have to ask you to forgive and go with a description rather than a part name. So your squeegee, there is a joiner for galvanized poles that are e pole caps connected with a hinge/swivel. If you put this on the end of your squeegee, you can make the handle of your squeegee long enough to push through from the front without needing more space. You just hold it at a 90 degree at the hinge and then unfold it as you need the length. Then fold it back as you pull the squeegee back toward you. Put a pipe clip on it, fold and clip when done and it stores the same. Thank you for taking us along with you, God be with you in the days ahead...
Great idea about improving the squeegee, but I solved the issue in a different manner, I simply elevated the end of the machine to get the honey to flow down quicker. That way, I no longer had to pass the squeegee through the machine thus eliminating the need for a long pole. It is always my pleasure to share my experiences of keeping bees and all the other jobs associated with that. 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 Christi. Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff LOL... well, yes, I can see how a tilt grade would make things flow easier...LOL I've been enjoying you, Yappy, DirtRooster, and JP for several years now, your gentle heart comes through in all we see. I loved watching y'all compete for swarm catches and queens and I know the fun is on when y'all get together on a cutout... Praying for you all... God bless
Thank you Mirah, what a blessing to have so many wonderful friends that donate their time and talent for the monks. Thank you for your support and for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I have been saying that for years now, but as soon as UA-cam gets smell-o-vision, it will be on my videos. Who knows, one day you may be in the New Orleans area around harvesting day and you would certainly be welcomed to help with the job. God's peace Christi. Mr. Ed
It's harvest day, thanks for the preview, I love watching this process. The Abbee wall hanging is pretty darn cool. Mona that quilt ❤️❤️. Who made the Abbee Honey wall hanging, what a perfect place for it. I can't wait for upcoming wax melting videos... Is 2400 lbs a record?
The honey house is really beautifully decorated and I have Mona to thank for the inspiration and the work to make it happen, but the quilt she made is simply amazing! As we still have more honey to bring in I don't know if this will be a record year yet. However, after it is all done, I will be posting a video on the season. God's peace Karen. Mr. Ed
Dumb question, but I'm not a beekeeper so I can ask those lol. When there's that many cappings, how do you prevent larvae from hatching? I know smaller processing loads I've watched, the people have frozen them over night etc?
That's actually a very good question and one that a seasoned beekeeper may not even consider. In the past I have actually had beetle larvae hatch out from the cappings if I allow the cappings to stay in the drums for to long, over 2 weeks. But in fact, it matters not if they do hatch as they are nowhere near the honey which is several inches below them, they only stay on the top of the cappings. Now, I make sure I get the job done within a week after processing insuring that does not happen. Thanks for watching. God's peace David. Mr. Ed
My wife is such a talented artist and all her creations are works of art, just like her quilts. The beauty of our honey house only add to the joy of harvesting honey. 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. Mr. Ed
My wife Mona and I worked on them for about 2 weeks, and I have to say, I love them as well! 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. Mr. Ed
Here is an older one, hope you enjoy watching. And remember, I post a new video every Friday. Until the next time, God's peace Tammy. Mr. Ed ua-cam.com/video/6uEKWprrEHY/v-deo.html
I remember when I had 5 hives and a Walter Kelly 2 frame, hand crank extractor. It took all day to process 30 frames of honey in my open air garage full of bees. I can't say I miss those days, but I hold them fondly in my heart. Oh yeah, and I only had a serrated kitchen knife to uncap the frames. Yes, I have come a long way since then, but the joy of harvesting honey is exactly the same. 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 Carolyn. Mr. Ed
Hello Mr Ed, you need to cut that centre bar out and weld two brackets on a 45 each side of the capping tank,,,😊this will allow the frames to slide all the way to the end,
Great suggestion, but the inconvenience of the center bar is not that bad and we can easily work around it. Thank you for your suggestion and for watching. God's peace Bruce. Mr. Ed
Thank you, and if you ever want to take a tour of our honey operation, get in touch with me and it can be arranged. 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 brother. Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff yes I’ve watched them all I’ve been keeping up for a couple yrs now. Yourself , good time Charlie and can’t forget wreckit Ralph are doing a great job representing the bee keeping community. Great quality content god bless keep making more!!
Your blessings are truly appreciated, thank you for them and for watching. Also, 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 Mike. Mr. Ed
I really do love processing the honey, especially since having the machinery to make it so easy to do. Glad to hear you enjoyed the video, thanks so much for watching. Also, 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. Mr. Ed
She still has to add bees to the wall and a bit more filling in of the comb, but that is still to come. For now, it still looks awesome! 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. Mr. Ed
He needs to get an extra-extra long squeegee handle to get the honey out from below the uncapping machine! It's wild how fast those 55 gallon blue drums fill up!
I wound up adding a 2X4 at the end of the uncapping machine to give a slope to it. After that, the honey/wax slurry moved really fast all on it own. Every time the extractor runs, it's about 20 gallons of honey that come from it, and at that rate, it does fill a drum very quickly. 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. Mr. Ed
Jeff like to offer a suggestion which I think could cut your workload. If you installed a large wire mesh filter across the bottom of the drip tank to capture the capping's also set a mesh basket in the drum to capture the capping's from the extractor. It would speed the refining process.
Because the honey/wax slurry that winds up in the tank is pumped into the drum, the process is VERY quick. My interest is speed when processing honey, and there is nothing slower than honey passing through a strainer. For this reason I allow it all to mix together and come back after the processing is over and strain it at that point. I appreciate your suggestion and thank you for it and for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
I don't know how many Gs of force are working on the comb in those frames, but I'm wondering how much they can take before the comb would get distorted and maybe collapse.
Because the comb is built on plastic foundation, there is no chance of the wax distorting or falling from the frame.That is the main reason most beekeeper use plastic foundation in their honey supers. 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. Mr. Ed
You are going to have to make it down here one year and join in on the fun of gathering the boxes and running them. You ain't lived until you visit the Stainless Steel Palace. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Thank you very much! t has taken over 8 years to build up our honey processing to where it is today, and we have been truly blessed to have such a efficient operation now and run by a group of great friends having fun. 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 Lindsay. Mr. Ed
Glad to hear you enjoyed watching the video, thank you for that. And, if you'd like to buy some of our Abbey Honey, I'd be more than happy to send you some. The cost is $12.00 for a one pound, plastic bottle, and $10.00 for shipping. If you want more than one bottle, the shipping cost is still $10.00 for up to 2 bottles, but each bottle is still $12.00. As soon as I get your check, I will send it out. Make the check out to "St. Joseph Abbey" but send the letter to: Mr. Ed 75376 River Rd. St. Benedict, La. 70457 If you'd like, I'll even sign the bottle. Looking forward to hearing from you. God's peace Sean. Mr. Ed
@JeffHorchoff I will mail the check out tomorrow. Can't wait to taste some of that beautiful Abby honey! Thank you for all you do on this channel. I really enjoy watching! Good Bless. Sean
Thank you Annette. You know we always have a lot of fun when it comes time to process our honey. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Curious, how may gallons were in the load? As proud as I am about the amount of honey we got, I'm sure it's just a drop in the bucket for a tanker. 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 Havner. Mr. Ed
Machinery has always fascinated me and when you have machines that can process honey comb and honey, I'm all in! 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. Mr. Ed
When we are processing the honey the AC is set for 65 degrees. Normally, I leave the thermometer set at 78. 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. Mr. Ed
This year in my yard I have had a bumper crop of clover. I mow it and the next day it is back. I sat and watched it and I see thousands of honey bees in my yard. I don't know anyone close to me that has bees. How far will they travel to find my clover?
Bees have been known to travel up to 6 miles looking for nectar and pollen, and I'm sure you have had some bees visiting your clover patch. 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 Jake. Mr. Ed
Thank you, it has been a work in progress of over 8 years, but now I think we have everything we need to get the job done very fast and very efficient. All that is used to clean up is cold water. I never use cleaning solutions as they all leave some sort of chemical trail and I do not want anything in our honey except what the bees put into it. 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. Mr. Ed
Check back in about 2 weeks and I should have that video up and running, and while you are waiting, I have over 600 other videos you can watch till then. And if that's not enough, every Friday I post a brand new one. Thanks for watching. God's peace Alex. Mr. Ed
If you'd like to buy some of our Abbey Honey, I'd be more than happy to send you some. The cost is $13.00 for a one pound, plastic bottle, and $10.00 for shipping. If you want more than one bottle, the shipping cost is still $10.00 for up to 2 bottles, but each bottle is still $13.00. As soon as I get your check, I will send it out. Make the check out to St. Joseph Abbey but send the letter to: Mr. Ed 75376 River Rd. St. Benedict, La. 70457 If you'd like, I'll even sign the bottle. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks for watching. God's peace Gregory. Mr. Ed
I'm very partial to the honey processing videos myself as they fulfill the purpose of our honey house and spread a bunch of happiness in the process. Thanks for watching. God's peace Jennifer. Mr. Ed
Once again Mona has outdone herself with another beautiful creation. I'm a blessed man to have such a talented woman for my wife. Just in case you have not seen the quilt she made for my office, here's the video link to show you that one. 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 April. Mr. Ed ua-cam.com/video/fnduT_BOk6M/v-deo.html
We live in such a blessed nation, but it's such a shame so many can not appreciate the blessings we have been given. I fear for future generations as the freedoms we enjoy presently may be lost and we do not even see it coming. As always, thank you for your blessings and for all the time you spend watching. God's peace JJ. Mr. Ed
Processing the honey is one of my favorite bee keeping jobs and I always love sharing the fun, and you know I'll keep making more. 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 Amanda. Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed, have you ever had, or do you ever get a pesky bee that for some reason, seems to be in an aggressive behavior and will get in your face, even though you aren't near the hives. Is it the weather that gets them worked up? I seem to get 1 or 2 during the summer months that comes buzzing at me when im hanging the clothes to dry, or in my garage. My bees aren't aggressive, but I do notice this behavior around this time of year. The good Lord has blessed you with all that delicious honey.
Bees exhibit a more "aggressive" nature whenever there is a dearth going on. Because there are not resources coming into the hive, and the field bees have no work to do because there is no nectar to be gathered, they may become a bit more testy. And yes, I truly am a blessed man. 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 Chuck. Mr. Ed
Thank you, everyone who sees the interior of the honey house comes away impressed, but one of the best effects of how it looks is when working there and surrounded by the art, it makes the work so much nicer. God's peace. Mr. Ed
in previous videos i saw you taking a bite out of a comb from a bee hive that you are removing somewhere. Obviously that has no foundation of plastic, but doesn't the wax has any bad taste to it when you take a bite like that ?
As a tanker truck driver, now retired, I once pickup a load of honey. The truck was capable of hauling 4000 gallons legally but they only had 3500 gallons and change on hand. I only now appreciate how long and hard it was to come up with that much honey. Wow good work guys!
It would take me almost 10 years to produce that much honey. If you had not seen how we get the honey to the honey house, the video link below will show you, I hope you will check it out. Glad to hear you are retired, it's my prayer everyone who works gets to see that day. I have been retired since 2009 and now volunteer keeping bees for the monks. 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 Roger.
Mr. Ed
ua-cam.com/video/hl1U_GkF2sE/v-deo.html
😮😮😮😅
@JeffHorchoff Thank you Mr. Ed!!! Seeing you happy & so benevolent always warms my heart!!!
Great video! A new appreciation for the work that goes into the nectar of the gods. 😋 cheers
Keep in mind honey is much denser than water. 3500 was probably overloaded.
Thanks so much for displaying my label, Jeff. My wife is in charge of making sure they stick to the bottles and I could see it might be time for me to find a better adhesive paper. Thanks for the tour in the honey house.
What an honor to have your label in our honey house, thank you so much for sending it to me. Having the labels in there only adds to the beauty of the interior. God's peace John.
Mr. Ed
My goodness the quilt is stunning! What a talented lady!!!
She hit another home run on this quilt...as she does on every quilt she makes. My wife is such a talented woman and I'm blessed to have her. 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 Kim.
Mr. Ed
I know you all work hard, but it's an even greater channel when it's not sped up. We love the conversations you have and the socializing that many people don't have anymore when confined to our homes. I realize it's more editing.
Your show actually lowers all our blood pressures, and we love it.
I truly appreciate your comment and I will consider your request. My wife, Mona has told me the same thing about speeding up the videos and how so many folks would truly like to see the action in real time. She says that if those who watch want to speed it up, let them do it. Thank you so much for telling me this, and I will take it to heart. God's peace Betsy.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Could also set it so it can be watched on .25 speed and enjoyed. Good for the viewer retention stat on a video, and lets the people who want to enjoy the casual chat can while the average viewer gets to enjoy the video a bit faster.
The son did a great job of filming the production.
Yes he did. Preston has got a real talent with video which is why I had asked him to shot most of this video. 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
What an opening!!! Good Time Charlie, walls painted, and Honey labels!!! Mona is adding such a beautiful warmth to the honey house. I am in love with her masterpiece quilt!!!! xoxoxoxoxo
I will pass along what you said to Mona, she will really appreciate that. God's peace Chelsea.
Mr. Ed
Good Morning Mr.Ed, I truly love seeing people come together and be a part of a cause and a memory to cherish!
Mr. Ed, you are some kind of somethin!!
It's beautiful me and my wife will watch this again. Ya'll have a wonderful weekend. Yeah, here!
I finally got to watch, WOW! Incredible. I was happy with my 14 jars, can’t imagine 200 gallons 🤯👍
God’s blessing Mr. Ed
Better late than never, you are working way to hard! Wait till you see how much honey your bees will be producing for you in a few more years, your time is coming. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
The honeycomb painting is beautiful and the quilt is magnificent!
I am so grateful for all my wife has done to make our honey house here at St. Joseph Abbey so beautiful. The beauty of the interior makes the work we do so much more pleasant. God's peace Kelly.
Mr. Ed
That's an awesome day with that much good help.
i love the clean up crew right at the beginning of the video
I normally end the video with that shot, but this time I changed things up a bit. Like you, I love seeing the bees clean up the honey, I find it so relaxing just to stand in the midst of them while they are at work. Thank you so much for becoming a member on my channel, your generosity is to kind. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I am so grateful for this channel when I start beekeeping. Finishing college, planning on saving, and starting a farm and homestead. Thank you for your comforting knowledge!
Happy to be sharing my knowledge and joy of keeping bees, thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to watch the video. Also, 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 Douglas.
Mr. Ed
May gods blessings continue throughout the season, really appreciate you and all your team… God bless America ❤
Your kind words and blessings are greatly appreciated, thank you for them and for watching. Also, 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.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I’ve watched many of your for the last two years, love them. Just bought a house with 30 acres f mostly fields and want to get a few hives on it in Maine.
So wonderful to see all the great volunteers who showed up and made the harvest day amazing. Great harvest day for the Abbey!! God Bless you all!!!!
Truly the abbey is blessed by the many volunteers who happily donate their time and talents for the benefit of the monks, who for their part donate their life for the glory of God. I am such a blessed man to be able to bee a part of this. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. Until the next one, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed, You have great friends. I'm watching this on July 5.
Good Time Charlie, thank you for your service on this Independence day weekend as well as all our veterans and service men and women.
Fun video, enjoyed as always.
I am a blessed man to be surrounded by so many great friends. Thank you for your comment and for watching. Until the next video, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
What a fun group and what a fun product! Tell Mona I love her quilt. My mother loved to quilt. I have several wall hangings that she made for me. Many years have gone past and they still decorate my house.
I will be sure to pass along your message to Mona. Like your mom, Mona too has decorated our house with her loving works. Thanks for watching. God's peace Brock.
Mr. Ed
What an amazing amount of fellowship and peace you guys must feel. Itll be a blessing to ever find such fulfilling work to benefit the church.
Every volunteer here at St. Joseph Abbey feel blessed to contribute their time and talents for God's glory and the direct benefit to the monks who live here.Personally, I feel blessed to be surrounded by such caring individuals and even more so to have them as friends. 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.
Mr. Ed
As a mead brewer, I am salivating over the volume of honey you have collected!
Here at St, Joseph Abbey we are blessed with over 180 hives in our apiaries, and with that many hives we are able to supply our Gift Shop with honey to last all through the year. We have been asked numerous times about adding mead to what we supply to the Gift Shop, but as much honey as it would take to make mead, I worry we would then not have enough honey to sell. For now, we will continue with just selling honey. 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 Mark.
Mr. Ed
WOW Mona what beautiful quilt and great job on the honey house!! I got to see my BUNNIE HONEY label from Illinois on the wall, thanks for including all of us in the honey house.
Thank you so much for sending me your label, and I'm so glad you were able to see it. Your label along with all the other ones add a special tone to the beauty of our honey house. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Great video, Jeff! Beautiful set up for your operation. Mona's quilt is exquisite! Honey house walls and labels wonderful. Thank you for sharing, enjoyed Charlie's overview of the process, plus entire crew working so smoothly. And thank those bees and all your honey plants that kicked it in high gear this year.
Delighted you enjoyed the video and thank you for all your kind words. Abbee Honey is blessed with an abundance of graces in so many ways. Thanks for watching. God's peace Cynthia.
Mr. Ed
The Honey House is looking fantastic. Mona's quilt is spectacular. I so enjoy watching the abstraction process. Good job to all of you.
I love the honeycombs on the wall and all the labels that is so nice. Please tell your wife that that quilt is amazing beautiful beautiful beautiful.
I will pass on all your compliments to her, she is going to love hearing that. Thank you for your kindness and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Fantastic quilt! A true fabric artist.
My wife is such a creative and talented quilter, and I'm blessed to have her. 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 Bobbie.
Mr. Ed
Wow... Right as you were coming out the door . Sounds like the Abbey was ringing the dinner bell for the bee's to clean the boxes .
The sound of the abbey bells ringing is always beautiful, and it happens 3 times a day. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thank you for sharing these videos. I recently found your channel and have been loving watching them. They bring back wonderful memories of my grandparents who kept bees. As they lived in terraced housing in industrial Preston (UK) they kept their bees in the churchyard. My Grandma used to very proudly say 'We had good Catholic bees for they never swarmed on a Sunday '.
I'm always happy when I hear that someone new discovers my channel and enjoys watching it, but when I hear that the contend reminds them of loved ones, it makes the experience so much nicer. Thank you very much for watching and leaving your comment and I look forward to hearing from you again very soon. Also, 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 Helen.
Mr. Ed
Looks like a fun way to spend a morning and learn something about where our food comes from.
Processing a ton of honey and being around a bunch of friends is just a great way to have some fun with your buddies. 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.
Mr. Ed
Awesome video! I love seeing your success with the bees and honey.
Thank you Barbara, and thank you for taking the time to follow along with our bee wrangling adventures. Until the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hated to miss this year. Looked like another great harvest!!
You were missed brother, but we still talked bad about you. God's peace Mike.
Mr. Ed
It must be a wonderful feeling to harvest all that honey. So rewarding. Enjoyed the video ..always a joy to watch you all. The honey labels are great, so diverse. Love Mona’s amazing quilt, it is a work of art. I know how much work goes into designing and working one. Just beautiful. Thanks for sharing. 😊
Thank you very much for all your kind words Mary. It is true, and all who contribute their time and talents to make the Abbee Honey house what it is do so from generous hearts. I'm such a blessed man to bee surrounded by such wonderful people. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Dad and I used to do anywhere between 40 and 80 gallons every year, by hand.
He'd cut the caps off with a heat knife, I'd take them and spin them two at a time, flipping to get the other side, a 2 frame extractor.
Damn if I didn't get the thick honey ones spun out before he was done cutting two more.
Moving everything around in 1.5 gallon pots borrowed from the kitchen.
We only had 1 heated 50G drum, so anything after that just sat in the basement until he cooked the first batch, the whole family bottled and labelled, and then we'd finish up.
18 colonies at max before I went off to college and he started buying from others.
(We have a xmas tree farm, and would sell all we made through the year, most at xmas. )
Brought back memories of the hot knife cutting the caps off, me spinning, and the smells/sound of spinning.
The only thing I really liked was watching the "cobwebs" hit the walls of the extractor, but there wasn't really enough time to enjoy that.
Oh yeah, we did it in the basement of a 200 year old farmhouse, so bees EVERYWHERE from oct 15th or thereabouts thru Dec 1st. fun fun....
What a great story, I could just imagine myself there while you were processing that beautiful honey. I truly enjoy the stories other beekeepers share about their experiences of harvesting honey in days gone by as it reminds me of my experiences of processing in the early days. And if you click the link below, you will see I I used to harvest honey in my garage full of bees as well, great days! 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 Robert.
Mr. Ed
ua-cam.com/video/gf0CLuKMliQ/v-deo.html
Like a well oiled machine... WOW! You all knocked it outa the park. Not a drop of honey or wax goes to waste. And after the humans are done, the bees take care of the rest! Even the water used to wash down all the equipment runs outside where the bees can drink it up. You've put together an incredibly efficient operation there, and everyone brings their energy and joy to the process.
Mona's quilt is stunning! Fantastic camera work too! Honey extraction day...so exciting, it never gets old. Thanks for bringing us along!
Glad you enjoyed the video Carol, and thank you very much for your kind words and appreciation of all that goes into keeping bees. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Awesomeness. Everything looks great. Good help and good equipment makes things go smooth. Enjoyed the video. Take care and God bless.
Makes you want to take another trip down here and join in on the fun doesn't it? Of course you'd always be welcomed. Hope all is well in OK. Thank you for your blessings and support. God's peace Garry.
Mr. Ed
Wow what a gorgeous quilt. ❤
Yes it is, one of the dozen or so she has made in the last few years, and if you have not seen the one she made for my office, check out the video link below. 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 Carol.
Mr. Ed
ua-cam.com/video/fnduT_BOk6M/v-deo.html
So enjoyed meeting and visiting with you last night at the Marshall Texas Beekeepers meeting. Great takeaways from your topic were - outside storing of frames only works if they are honey frames. (so, where do you store excess brood frames?) Also, your uncapping process and allowing the caps to be in the honey storage tanks. (Great time saver tip) My own honey hut is 12x24, I’m still in the process of finishing out the interior and am so inspired by the creativity of the artist who did yours 😊 I sure hope she enters her quilts in exhibition shows 🎉 be sure to add some photos of the finished interior to your video speaking slides. Again, thank you so much for your testimony of the God connection a beekeeper benefits from receiving when working their apiary and that if it doesn’t bring you joy, you need to simplify your process. 🙏🏻
What an honor it was for me to speak at the Marshall Texas beekeepers club meeting, and to meet so many wonderful beekeepers like yourself Charla. My wife, Mona, was an interior designer in her working days, and painted murals on dozens of commercial and residential walls in the Houston area, she grew up in Tomball, and she was responsible for the creation of the honey house walls. It took us about a week to start and finish the project, and rest assured, I will be updating the slide presentation with the new design. These days she focuses all her attention on quilts, and as you saw, she is very talented in that department as well. Thank you so much for your comment and for taking the time to watch the video. Also, 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.
Mr. Ed
Wow!! Lots of hard work to finalize getting honey ready to be bottled. I wonder how bee keepers
many years ago did the process shown today. Technology has improved so much through the years to make the job easier and being able to produce more honey much quicker. Well done guys!!
Thanks Denise! We have been working on perfecting our processing of honey for almost 8 years now, and I have to say, we are almost there. For me, besides getting the job done as efficiently as possible, it's so important to have fun doing the job, and we certainly do that. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Incredible video of an incredible process. Nicely done.
Thank you very much, I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed watching the video. We have a lot of fun when it comes time to process our honey, and it is my pleasure sharing that joy. 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.
Mr. Ed
Charlie did a great job explaining the process!
He certainly did, and you just thought he only shoots great video. Thanks for watching. God's peace Kate.
Mr. Ed
Jeff, it's always impressive to watch you guys work. To do this amount of processing in a clean and orderly fashion is amazing. Also, you crew is great - no doubt- however, Good Time Charlie is a National treasure. Thank you for having him as a friend so we can all enjoy his great personality. To have one friend such as Charlie makes you wealthy indeed.
I'm truly blessed to have Charlie as a friend, and to think, keeping bees is how we met. Also, he is so much fun to be around and he loves making the videos with me. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I love watching your channel. I love bees and how love hard they work. You and all your friends work so hard as well extracting honey out of your hives. I pray God continues to bless all of you and I pray he continues to grow your channel. You deserve it! Keep up the good work!
Janet, thank you so very much for your blessings, kind words, and for all the time you take following along with my bee wrangling adventures, it is ALL greatly appreciated. Until the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I am so sorry I don't have a label cause I am not a bee keeper but I love watching y'all and you can tell it was hot outside you have a cloud all around you god bless and great job for all of yall.❤
Don't despair about not having a honey label for our wall, just by you watching my channel you are helping me out tremendously, thank you for all you do...especially for all the blessings you send for me. God's peace Sherry.
Mr. Ed
@JeffHorchoff you welcome. I love watching them.
I used to work at a bee farm, it was much smaller than this, what a pleasure to watch a well co-ordinated and efficent extraction.
Our operation is pretty small, we have about 200 hives. Still, it's a lot of work but the rewards are well worth it. Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to watch the video and leave your comment. Also, 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.
Mr. Ed
just over a metric ton of honey in 3 hours is incredible work
And look at all the fun we were having doing the job. I have to admit, having the machinery and man power make the job so much easier. 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
Beautifully decorated Honey House 🏠 & very educational information on honey extraction 🐝 & a whole bunch of lovely hard working people ❤️
With the instruction and help from my beautiful wife, we really did transform the honey house. The beauty of it contributes to the wholesomeness of all who visit and volunteer there, plus, our bees produce some great tasting honey that is processed in the space. Thanks for watching. God's peace Karen.
Mr. Ed
As someone who quilts in their spare time, your other half is incredibly talented!!
I agree, she is truly an artist and creator. 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
@@JeffHorchoff Truly, I’ve been watching your wax and honey processing videos for years. However, I rarely tune into your non-processing vids, which I’m saving for when I have my own bees. Looking forward to next Friday for the next update!
Wow. God really blessed you this year.
Not only this honey season, but every single day. Thanks for watching. God's peace Joey.
Mr. Ed
got video and team work. Looking forward to my First extraction of honey next yr. Thanks for the video
I wish you and your bees all the best in producing honey for you, keep me posted on how things are going. 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.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed hello from South Central Kansas , I have been watching your video's for the past few months and have learned more about bees from you than I have in my almost 60 years . I would love to start a hive collection but I am very allergic to bees and flying stingers . Thank you and Charlie for the learning experience God Bless .
I am so happy you have started watching and learning about bees in spite of your allergies, and I am delighted to share my experiences and joys with bees. Thank you for your blessings and for watching my channel. God's peace Michael.
Mr. Ed
I cant wait until I design my own label (freshman beek), I'll be sure to send you one, as well as a patch (sew-on) from my local area!
Love to have your label on the wall, it will bee another great addition. Thanks for watching. God's peace Connor.
Mr. Ed
lot of honey.and the wall looks good god bless u all
I hope you noticed your label on the wall. I'm so proud of all the different labels from all my viewers. Thank you for your blessings, your labels, and your friendship over these many years. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Nice help and lovely honey. God bless you all.
A great haul of honey and a great bunch of helpers for sure! Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Dyana.
Mr. Ed
The quilt is stunning.
My wife is such a talented artist, and just wait till you see the last quilt she made for my office. I will be showing that one off on my monthly live chat. Hope you can make it. God's peace Chris.
Mr. Ed
I remember when I started watching years back ,you have come so far good for you guys . We have had a lot of clover up here in Connecticut this year for some reason and it’s been excellent for the bees. It’s like having a spring flow for three months steady going to be a wonderful harvest this year up here in Connecticut.. god bless you guys .
Thank you for your blessings and your faithfulness in following along with our bee wrangling adventures, it is greatly appreciated. Until the next one, God's peace Brian.
Mr. Ed
Nice haul! Sure is making up for last seasons harvest.🙂
A great haul for sure and there is still a lot more out there to bring in. When the harvest is totally over I will give an update on it and the honey season. God's peace Phil.
Mr. Ed
The wall came out GREAT. When I first saw it being done I wasn't too sure, but wow did it come out great. AMAZING work Moana and Mr. Ed!
Quite the honey haul this year. I figured it was going to be a good harvest with how good your nectar flow was this year.
The interior of the honey house is spectacular and it's all because my beautiful wife had the vision for it. And when she created the quilt for the wall, it was like the icing on the cake! We truly were blessed with a great honey harvest this year, thank you Jesus! Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Hi Jeff, I noticed you struggling with the squeegee walking from front to back of the uncapping machine and a thought came to me. I'm a woman so I'll have to ask you to forgive and go with a description rather than a part name.
So your squeegee, there is a joiner for galvanized poles that are e pole caps connected with a hinge/swivel. If you put this on the end of your squeegee, you can make the handle of your squeegee long enough to push through from the front without needing more space. You just hold it at a 90 degree at the hinge and then unfold it as you need the length. Then fold it back as you pull the squeegee back toward you. Put a pipe clip on it, fold and clip when done and it stores the same.
Thank you for taking us along with you, God be with you in the days ahead...
Great idea about improving the squeegee, but I solved the issue in a different manner, I simply elevated the end of the machine to get the honey to flow down quicker. That way, I no longer had to pass the squeegee through the machine thus eliminating the need for a long pole. It is always my pleasure to share my experiences of keeping bees and all the other jobs associated with that. 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 Christi.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff LOL... well, yes, I can see how a tilt grade would make things flow easier...LOL I've been enjoying you, Yappy, DirtRooster, and JP for several years now, your gentle heart comes through in all we see. I loved watching y'all compete for swarm catches and queens and I know the fun is on when y'all get together on a cutout... Praying for you all... God bless
How wonderful! Great job to you all 🫶🏾
Thank you Mirah, what a blessing to have so many wonderful friends that donate their time and talent for the monks. Thank you for your support and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Oh how I wish the TV had smell o vision 😂 that looks amazing! I would love to volunteer down there sometime. God bless
I have been saying that for years now, but as soon as UA-cam gets smell-o-vision, it will be on my videos. Who knows, one day you may be in the New Orleans area around harvesting day and you would certainly be welcomed to help with the job. God's peace Christi.
Mr. Ed
It's harvest day, thanks for the preview, I love watching this process. The Abbee wall hanging is pretty darn cool. Mona that quilt ❤️❤️. Who made the Abbee Honey wall hanging, what a perfect place for it. I can't wait for upcoming wax melting videos... Is 2400 lbs a record?
The honey house is really beautifully decorated and I have Mona to thank for the inspiration and the work to make it happen, but the quilt she made is simply amazing! As we still have more honey to bring in I don't know if this will be a record year yet. However, after it is all done, I will be posting a video on the season. God's peace Karen.
Mr. Ed
Dumb question, but I'm not a beekeeper so I can ask those lol. When there's that many cappings, how do you prevent larvae from hatching? I know smaller processing loads I've watched, the people have frozen them over night etc?
That's actually a very good question and one that a seasoned beekeeper may not even consider. In the past I have actually had beetle larvae hatch out from the cappings if I allow the cappings to stay in the drums for to long, over 2 weeks. But in fact, it matters not if they do hatch as they are nowhere near the honey which is several inches below them, they only stay on the top of the cappings. Now, I make sure I get the job done within a week after processing insuring that does not happen. Thanks for watching. God's peace David.
Mr. Ed
The walls look soooo good! I’ll bet it was a ton of work. I think it’s awesome.
My wife is such a talented artist and all her creations are works of art, just like her quilts. The beauty of our honey house only add to the joy of harvesting honey. 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.
Mr. Ed
Love what you did with the walls 😊
My wife Mona and I worked on them for about 2 weeks, and I have to say, I love them as well! 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.
Mr. Ed
Would love to see a video of you bottling your homey up for when you sell it. Love your videos
Here is an older one, hope you enjoy watching. And remember, I post a new video every Friday. Until the next time, God's peace Tammy.
Mr. Ed
ua-cam.com/video/6uEKWprrEHY/v-deo.html
What a great operation and awesome team of guys you have helping. Wow puts my little hot knife and 3 framer to shame.
I remember when I had 5 hives and a Walter Kelly 2 frame, hand crank extractor. It took all day to process 30 frames of honey in my open air garage full of bees. I can't say I miss those days, but I hold them fondly in my heart. Oh yeah, and I only had a serrated kitchen knife to uncap the frames. Yes, I have come a long way since then, but the joy of harvesting honey is exactly the same. 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 Carolyn.
Mr. Ed
Hello Mr Ed, you need to cut that centre bar out and weld two brackets on a 45 each side of the capping tank,,,😊this will allow the frames to slide all the way to the end,
Great suggestion, but the inconvenience of the center bar is not that bad and we can easily work around it. Thank you for your suggestion and for watching. God's peace Bruce.
Mr. Ed
Good thing they rang the dinner bells for the bees, and the bee keepers. Nice
Charlie was salivating as the bells were ringing, he know what they meant. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I absolutely love you guys and I’m so proud I’m from the same small town of Abita Springs true salt of the earth people. ❤❤❤
Thank you, and if you ever want to take a tour of our honey operation, get in touch with me and it can be arranged. 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 brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff yes I’ve watched them all I’ve been keeping up for a couple yrs now. Yourself , good time Charlie and can’t forget wreckit Ralph are doing a great job representing the bee keeping community. Great quality content god bless keep making more!!
It's so good to see brothers in the Lord working together in His service providing the Abbey with so much honey.
Abbe Honey has been truly blessed over the years, thank yo Jesus! God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Love it! Such a great group, great video, great editing, great music. And all done honoring the commitment to quality honey production. Amen!
May God Bless you and your beautiful family during this difficult time.
Your blessings are truly appreciated, thank you for them and for watching. Also, 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 Mike.
Mr. Ed
That was cool. A lot of work. Good job!
I really do love processing the honey, especially since having the machinery to make it so easy to do. Glad to hear you enjoyed the video, thanks so much for watching. Also, 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.
Mr. Ed
Thank you for opening with my favorite scene. Wish I could bee standing in the middle of that
I love sharing that occasion, it is one of the purest moments a beekeeper can have. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Heck of a good job!! Thanks everyone!
Thanks Rodney, and thanks for watching as well. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
This is beautifull! The empty spot right of the quilt needs a big queen
She still has to add bees to the wall and a bit more filling in of the comb, but that is still to come. For now, it still looks awesome! 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.
Mr. Ed
He needs to get an extra-extra long squeegee handle to get the honey out from below the uncapping machine! It's wild how fast those 55 gallon blue drums fill up!
I wound up adding a 2X4 at the end of the uncapping machine to give a slope to it. After that, the honey/wax slurry moved really fast all on it own. Every time the extractor runs, it's about 20 gallons of honey that come from it, and at that rate, it does fill a drum very quickly. 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.
Mr. Ed
Jeff like to offer a suggestion which I think could cut your workload. If you installed a large wire mesh filter across the bottom of the drip tank to capture the capping's also set a mesh basket in the drum to capture the capping's from the extractor. It would speed the refining process.
Because the honey/wax slurry that winds up in the tank is pumped into the drum, the process is VERY quick. My interest is speed when processing honey, and there is nothing slower than honey passing through a strainer. For this reason I allow it all to mix together and come back after the processing is over and strain it at that point. I appreciate your suggestion and thank you for it and for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Dang! I so want to visit the abbey someday!
When you are ready to do so, let me know before hand and I will make sure I am here to give you a tour. Until that day, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I don't know how many Gs of force are working on the comb in those frames, but I'm wondering how much they can take before the comb would get distorted and maybe collapse.
Because the comb is built on plastic foundation, there is no chance of the wax distorting or falling from the frame.That is the main reason most beekeeper use plastic foundation in their honey supers. 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.
Mr. Ed
Happy harvesting!
Stainless Palace Live Action!! Awesome crew - good to have help!
You are going to have to make it down here one year and join in on the fun of gathering the boxes and running them. You ain't lived until you visit the Stainless Steel Palace. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff one day I will get down there for a visit! Maybe in winter time so I don't melt! LOL
What a well oiled ship you've got going on, thoroughly enjoyed these vids/posts, well done guys & thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you very much! t has taken over 8 years to build up our honey processing to where it is today, and we have been truly blessed to have such a efficient operation now and run by a group of great friends having fun. 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 Lindsay.
Mr. Ed
May the cross raised in the laboratory bless and protect you all .
Wish I could have some of that honey! Great video Mr. Ed
Glad to hear you enjoyed watching the video, thank you for that. And, if you'd like to buy some of our Abbey Honey, I'd be more than happy to send you some. The cost is $12.00 for a one pound, plastic bottle, and $10.00 for shipping. If you want more than one bottle, the shipping cost is still $10.00 for up to 2 bottles, but each bottle is still $12.00. As soon as I get your check, I will send it out. Make the check out to "St. Joseph Abbey" but send the letter to:
Mr. Ed
75376 River Rd.
St. Benedict, La. 70457
If you'd like, I'll even sign the bottle. Looking forward to hearing from you. God's peace Sean.
Mr. Ed
@JeffHorchoff I will mail the check out tomorrow. Can't wait to taste some of that beautiful Abby honey! Thank you for all you do on this channel. I really enjoy watching! Good Bless.
Sean
Great job as always! God bless all of you!
Thank you Annette. You know we always have a lot of fun when it comes time to process our honey. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Wow good work guys! I once pickup a load of honey.
Curious, how may gallons were in the load? As proud as I am about the amount of honey we got, I'm sure it's just a drop in the bucket for a tanker. 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 Havner.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff
The whole honey making process is quite amazing actually...
Machinery has always fascinated me and when you have machines that can process honey comb and honey, I'm all in! 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.
Mr. Ed
How warm is it inside the honey house?
When we are processing the honey the AC is set for 65 degrees. Normally, I leave the thermometer set at 78. 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.
Mr. Ed
This year in my yard I have had a bumper crop of clover. I mow it and the next day it is back. I sat and watched it and I see thousands of honey bees in my yard. I don't know anyone close to me that has bees. How far will they travel to find my clover?
They can travel 5 miles or more. I am sure someone around you has them.
Bees have been known to travel up to 6 miles looking for nectar and pollen, and I'm sure you have had some bees visiting your clover patch. 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 Jake.
Mr. Ed
beautiful set up.
Thank you, it has been a work in progress of over 8 years, but now I think we have everything we need to get the job done very fast and very efficient. All that is used to clean up is cold water. I never use cleaning solutions as they all leave some sort of chemical trail and I do not want anything in our honey except what the bees put into it. 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.
Mr. Ed
I wish you'd show how you clean all that equipment to get it ready for the next harvest.
Check back in about 2 weeks and I should have that video up and running, and while you are waiting, I have over 600 other videos you can watch till then. And if that's not enough, every Friday I post a brand new one. Thanks for watching. God's peace Alex.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Horchoff, I would like to purchase some of your honey. Do you have a website for that?
If you'd like to buy some of our Abbey Honey, I'd be more than happy to send you some. The cost is $13.00 for a one pound, plastic bottle, and $10.00 for shipping. If you want more than one bottle, the shipping cost is still $10.00 for up to 2 bottles, but each bottle is still $13.00. As soon as I get your check, I will send it out. Make the check out to St. Joseph Abbey but send the letter to:
Mr. Ed
75376 River Rd.
St. Benedict, La. 70457
If you'd like, I'll even sign the bottle. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks for watching. God's peace Gregory.
Mr. Ed
Always Mr Ed. God Bless!
Thank you for your blessings and for all your help. God's brother.
Mr. Ed
That was a lot of fun really enjoy it!
A great day shared by a bunch of great folks, thank you for being there as well. God's peace Bryan.
Mr. Ed
Yeah my favorite kind of video! I needed this! Thanks for sharing!
I'm very partial to the honey processing videos myself as they fulfill the purpose of our honey house and spread a bunch of happiness in the process. Thanks for watching. God's peace Jennifer.
Mr. Ed
I love the quilt
Once again Mona has outdone herself with another beautiful creation. I'm a blessed man to have such a talented woman for my wife. Just in case you have not seen the quilt she made for my office, here's the video link to show you that one. 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 April.
Mr. Ed
ua-cam.com/video/fnduT_BOk6M/v-deo.html
Wow. Hope you had a great celebration of the July 4th holiday. God bless you and the abbey and God bless America.
We live in such a blessed nation, but it's such a shame so many can not appreciate the blessings we have been given. I fear for future generations as the freedoms we enjoy presently may be lost and we do not even see it coming. As always, thank you for your blessings and for all the time you spend watching. God's peace JJ.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Amen to that brother. I pray that God will Still bless America after this year. We need Him more than ever now.
My favorite video!!! Keep them coming
Processing the honey is one of my favorite bee keeping jobs and I always love sharing the fun, and you know I'll keep making more. 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 Amanda.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed, have you ever had, or do you ever get a pesky bee that for some reason, seems to be in an aggressive behavior and will get in your face, even though you aren't near the hives. Is it the weather that gets them worked up? I seem to get 1 or 2 during the summer months that comes buzzing at me when im hanging the clothes to dry, or in my garage. My bees aren't aggressive, but I do notice this behavior around this time of year. The good Lord has blessed you with all that delicious honey.
Bees exhibit a more "aggressive" nature whenever there is a dearth going on. Because there are not resources coming into the hive, and the field bees have no work to do because there is no nectar to be gathered, they may become a bit more testy. And yes, I truly am a blessed man. 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 Chuck.
Mr. Ed
Those walls look great!
Thank you, everyone who sees the interior of the honey house comes away impressed, but one of the best effects of how it looks is when working there and surrounded by the art, it makes the work so much nicer. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
in previous videos i saw you taking a bite out of a comb from a bee hive that you are removing somewhere. Obviously that has no foundation of plastic, but doesn't the wax has any bad taste to it when you take a bite like that ?
When biting into honey comb all you taste is the honey. The wax has no flavor, but it does get stuck in my teeth. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Huney is sweeter when eaten directly from the comb
Instructive video. Thank you. Do you plan on another video where you strain the honey, render the cappings, and bottle it?
I do, and I plan on making them in the next 2 weeks, stay tuned. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed