I cringed when I saw the bees being crushed by the super in the beginning of the video. Is that normal? This is the first extraction video I have seen where someone did that.
Hi - we can't identify what you are referring too specifically. Crushing bees is something most would want to avoid. Despite the best efforts of any beekeeper crushing is a reality. This video demonstrates the reality of how this process is executed.
In any commercial operation some of the frames brought in are not necessarily capped. Once all the honey is mixed together is averages out to the correct moisture content.
I cringed when I saw the bees being crushed by the super in the beginning of the video. Is that normal? This is the first extraction video I have seen where someone did that.
Hi - we can't identify what you are referring too specifically. Crushing bees is something most would want to avoid. Despite the best efforts of any beekeeper crushing is a reality. This video demonstrates the reality of how this process is executed.
At timestamp 1:26 when the edge of the super is put on top of several bees.
@@hiveworldca this is inhumane you can’t just do this and say it’s reality
I have really enjoy your lesson... My question is ; can i harvest the first hive where the queen stay too???
And if I do so will it affect the colony?
No, the honey below the queen excluder should never normally be extracted for consumption or sale.
For what purpose could extracted
Why are you going for frames that are not capped?
In any commercial operation some of the frames brought in are not necessarily capped. Once all the honey is mixed together is averages out to the correct moisture content.
How many hives you have in total
Our sister company Wildrose Apiaries Inc runs the honey production operation. They have capacity for 3,000 honey production hives.
why are so many frames being extracted only half full?
If the bees half fill the frame or fully fill the frame, all honey from the supers above the excluder is extracted at the end of the honey flow.
@@hiveworldca but it isn't honey yet is it