I did not realize they had that big of an operation in Perry Florida. I live just north of there for 10 years in Lamont and worked in Perry at RDS manufacturing. Thanks for sharing.
Hey Kevin i wish i knew you guys were in Perry i have been following you for a few months sure would have liked to meet you guys . Perry is my home town .
Thank you for your tour of the facility. How many colonies are your running for production (minus nucs) and your estimated production for this season? I'm curious. When you finish extraction, I've always wondered how do you clean the equipment? That's a lot of stuff to clean out.
yeah....they didn't have a storage tank for their Florida warehouse...but they did have one in the Wisconsin extraction building. I don't think there was room for one in FL.... I forgot there wasn't one in Florida.
Neat process! What keeps bugs, dust or debris from getting in the honey as the barrels are filling? It seems like you would have a see through cover that you would place over the barrel and attach the line at the top of it. When the barrel is full, just remove the cover, seal the barrel.
Honestly? Absolutely nothing.....bees, hive beetle larvae, everything gets into the honey.....as a hobbyist, none of that gets in.....for commercial, it's pretty amazing (disgusting) what is allowed in....I'll stick to eating my own honey rather than what's found in a store.....tho...the packer is the one that filters everything later.
I can appreciate that James is a hard worker. The obvious sweat and hair that falls into that honey is nothing but gross!!! It don't matter if the honey is 'anti-bacterial', it is still gross!!! In your video we see him wet with sweat, wiping his head with the same hands that he works the frames with, and belly hair directly above the honey frames. Your operation should not allow this to happen. If I can I will avoid purchasing honey from there. YUCK!!!
They should all be wearing hair nets, shirts as well as some type of headbands for sweat. THIS IS THE WORST HEALTH VIOLATIONS I HAVE EVER SEEN, and you have the nerve to publish it? BTW - I worked food service several times in my life in various jobs, and these are STANDARDS.
@@jeffbobold yes he should. Wisconsin State Code considers it a food processing facility so although strictly sterile isn't required, you still have to keep contamination out of the honey.
@@KevinsNorthernExposure Not smoking...BUT he WAS Vaping (17:31 and 17:46). I worked in the food industry for years and in most if not all states shirts must be worn to cover armpits AND to keep body sweat from dripping on product. VERY unprofessional, I can almost bet if you guys had a food safety inspection and that was observed you would not have passed or at least got a stern warning.
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Thanks for the tour. That was a lot of supers from my hobby beekeeper perspective.
I did not realize they had that big of an operation in Perry Florida. I live just north of there for 10 years in Lamont and worked in Perry at RDS manufacturing. Thanks for sharing.
You're doing good buddy you've got it mastered. Just pulled my first 10 frame super box for harvesting. Keep up the good work.
Hey Kevin i wish i knew you guys were in Perry i have been following you for a few months sure would have liked to meet you guys . Perry is my home town .
@@keithbrown7058 will be back down in oct/Nov
Ha! Not mastered...lot of physical work.....lots to learn Thanks!
Good video , thanks for sharing.👍
Thank you for your tour of the facility. How many colonies are your running for production (minus nucs) and your estimated production for this season? I'm curious.
When you finish extraction, I've always wondered how do you clean the equipment? That's a lot of stuff to clean out.
commercially we don't run any mini nucs.
we clean the equipment with water. from a spray hose...honey cleans pretty easy with warm water.
I’m surprised you don’t fill barrels out of a large bulk tank.
yeah....they didn't have a storage tank for their Florida warehouse...but they did have one in the Wisconsin extraction building. I don't think there was room for one in FL....
I forgot there wasn't one in Florida.
How many times did the barrel over flow?
1
How hot do you run your knives?
How many gallons was that?? Cool a lot of honey..
60 per barrel about.
I feel like a small fry with my 20 beehives compared to yours, lol.
Missing the olive and black locast flow up here ..
Got back to WI Friday.
Neat process! What keeps bugs, dust or debris from getting in the honey as the barrels are filling? It seems like you would have a see through cover that you would place over the barrel and attach the line at the top of it. When the barrel is full, just remove the cover, seal the barrel.
Honestly? Absolutely nothing.....bees, hive beetle larvae, everything gets into the honey.....as a hobbyist, none of that gets in.....for commercial, it's pretty amazing (disgusting) what is allowed in....I'll stick to eating my own honey rather than what's found in a store.....tho...the packer is the one that filters everything later.
p.s. I quit doing this after a summer of work...it wasn't for me.
I can appreciate that James is a hard worker. The obvious sweat and hair that falls into that honey is nothing but gross!!! It don't matter if the honey is 'anti-bacterial', it is still gross!!! In your video we see him wet with sweat, wiping his head with the same hands that he works the frames with, and belly hair directly above the honey frames. Your operation should not allow this to happen. If I can I will avoid purchasing honey from there. YUCK!!!
They should all be wearing hair nets, shirts as well as some type of headbands for sweat. THIS IS THE WORST HEALTH VIOLATIONS I HAVE EVER SEEN, and you have the nerve to publish it? BTW - I worked food service several times in my life in various jobs, and these are STANDARDS.
I sure hope this honey is not for human consumption. I don't believe they would pass a health inspection.
why is that?
@@KevinsNorthernExposure She's an idiot.
Shouldn't James be wearing a shirt? Pretty sure no one wants sweat and armpit hair in their honey.
@@jeffbobold yes he should. Wisconsin State Code considers it a food processing facility so although strictly sterile isn't required, you still have to keep contamination out of the honey.
@@dacoelec Cindy KNOWS what she is talking about.....you don't.
And it looks like the shirtless gross guy is smoking as well.
nope
@@KevinsNorthernExposure Not smoking...BUT he WAS Vaping (17:31 and 17:46). I worked in the food industry for years and in most if not all states shirts must be worn to cover armpits AND to keep body sweat from dripping on product.
VERY unprofessional, I can almost bet if you guys had a food safety inspection and that was observed you would not have passed or at least got a stern warning.
@@braddahbill8131 only worked there for one summer....very unorganized operation IMO.