Currently I run just the cappings thru it. I am running what I scoop out of my sump thru it though. I am very happy with it. I am open to suggestions this is my first year using it!
@@kamonreynolds This is a problem I've yet to solve. I don't need something this large of a scale but I end up with a lot of honey in my cappings. It separates in my solar melter but that is lost honey since it's been heated and processed that I have to throw away. I was thinking of getting a press like what is used to make cider but not sure. Bob, Kamon, any suggestions for small operations? Thanks
Kamon and Laurel, your Cowen equipment is so cool. You’re picking your high cotton with a combine in your hundreds of acres fields where I’m leaned way over breaking my back picking those few balls of cotton near the ground with mud splashed on them in my 6x6 foot cotton patch. lol You do have some top of the line equipment! Roll Tide!
Kamon, why don't you do videos of your entire process of honey extraction, wax gathering and prep for use in your hives next season? I've seen clips of your wax disasters, and they were great, but if like to see the entire process.
Have you ever tried Flow Hives?...does away with all that expensive machinery and leaves the capping behind for the bees to re-use....in the UK BTW 🇬🇧...Great channel and learnt a lot from you.
@@jamskinner Average £200 not that much dearer than a normal hive..collect 89 80z jars off of 7 frames..I now have 4 flow hives and find them far easier to harvest so commercially??
My dogs went crazy when you turned that thing on. LOL. This is way over my small operation, thank you for the video Kamon and Laurel...
Tell the dogs I am sorry Dave!
Gee Kamon, I thought letting my wax drain in a 5 gal bucket through a painter strainer was a big deal. Holy smokes
Moving on up!! I’m always watching to help me grow my biz! Thanks to you both once again. HIVE LIFE!!
That’s pretty cool. I dig seeing the inside workings.
Very impressive. Appreciate all the info, demo's and testing you share with us!
Another neat machine. Thanks for showing it, Kamon.
Thorne needs to make a wax spinner...
I have the same spinner. I use a garden hoe to pull the wax out and into a barrel. Works well and I’m not putting my hand into a spinning machine.
Hi Kamon. Do you run both the extractor and uncapper through it or just the uncapper and cappings.
Currently I run just the cappings thru it. I am running what I scoop out of my sump thru it though. I am very happy with it.
I am open to suggestions this is my first year using it!
@@kamonreynolds This is a problem I've yet to solve. I don't need something this large of a scale but I end up with a lot of honey in my cappings. It separates in my solar melter but that is lost honey since it's been heated and processed that I have to throw away. I was thinking of getting a press like what is used to make cider but not sure. Bob, Kamon, any suggestions for small operations? Thanks
I always had a great time giving it a quick spray of cold water to get that wax super dry when cutting. Nicely done man
Kamon and Laurel, your Cowen equipment is so cool. You’re picking your high cotton with a combine in your hundreds of acres fields where I’m leaned way over breaking my back picking those few balls of cotton near the ground with mud splashed on them in my 6x6 foot cotton patch. lol You do have some top of the line equipment! Roll Tide!
I would have loved to have seen Lauren's reaction to not finishing up until midnight. Lol
Thrilled to be sure!
Kamon, why don't you do videos of your entire process of honey extraction, wax gathering and prep for use in your hives next season?
I've seen clips of your wax disasters, and they were great, but if like to see the entire process.
Cowen!
You cant go wrong.
Kamon in a vid years ago you spoke about foil insulation for the winter. Can't seem to find it again, what did you use? Thx
the Cowen Wax Spinner....it screams and vomits at the same time!
Wow if you hope to be done by midnight and starting at 6 am wowsa
Have little idea what I just watched. Description of operation, loading and expected results, then what you just posted would be "the bomb". Cheers
Awesome tool to have!
How does the Honey and Wax get into the spinner?
It is pushed out the auger
@@kamonreynolds I smell 👃 a video…
Where is honey? What you gonna do with that crumbs?
All this wax will be melted down and rendered the honey goes out a pipe underneath.
Jesus sounds like my mother in law!
Not sure exactly how that works?
Have you ever tried Flow Hives?...does away with all that expensive machinery and leaves the capping behind for the bees to re-use....in the UK BTW 🇬🇧...Great channel and learnt a lot from you.
Flow hives are expensive and definitely not what you want for a commercial operation.
@@jamskinner Average £200 not that much dearer than a normal hive..collect 89 80z jars off of 7 frames..I now have 4 flow hives and find them far easier to harvest so commercially??
We separate the honey in an alcohol.
That's a cool piece of equipment, maybe some WD 40? :)
The squealing was from the knife being pressed against the basket inside that the wax builds up on.
Please turn the machine off before you lose a finger!
Kamon, you should be wearing ear plugs.
Nah
@@kamonreynolds You're right, over ear with speakers are way better then plugs