Come on up and clean mine next Mike. That is always my winter chore, clean the building up. You are spot on regarding quality of equipment, competition is good. Cya soon.
Hello Hello Mr. Mike . The newer bee keepers remember when the season is over the bee work is by far is not over . If you are expanding much at all the winter work can be just as time consuming as the summer responsibilities. On my nine frame maxant I let the bees have first choice in it an that helps out a lot then I do wash it out outside but not up on the motor part just to get maybe wax that may be on the basket. In taking it all apart I keep all together motor and basket then it really doesn’t need a lot of water washing . It mostly just finding little bits of wax that I could not see with it together. You talking about your maxant when I ordered this last one it did not even come with a honey drain valve it came with a plastic pipe cap to screw on it . This new bee barn I am building I am going to put in a shower floor pan to be able to wash things like the extractor etc . Hope all is well an have a good week. Thanks
Hey Mike. I got my ultra max last year and I love it. It’s little bigger what I need now but I didn’t want to buy another one when I expanded. Great video my friend and can’t wait to see you at the expo
Thanks for the honey house tour. I’m on the verge of setting up a new honey house. Your experience will save me from numerous mistakes. See you at the expo!
' ;ll;' ';Mike thanks for reminding me.... had trouble getting out of my own way, maybe it's just getting old.... Mug up! It's raining today at 35 F...it's an inside day. Take care
Even with screen bottom boards, I still lean the boxes forward, asbi use Ashforth feeders, which have their access area on one side, which is where I lean the hive towards, that way any syrup can still be collected OK.
I love my HillCo extractor. I'm basically doing the same stuff. Cleaning all the gunk off my supers and old hive bodies. Building new boxes and frames and painting. Building new hive stands. Busy busy busy.. On a side note, I was going to buy my first apimaye this coming year, now I'm going to wait for hillcos version of it. It looks like it'll be a great hive and I'm sure at a much better price
Hey Mike, you and your wife so sell a lot of honey. It seems the longer you sell honey the more repeat customers you can have. I agree, clean up the last time when it's slower times, that's what I do also.
lol the saying is “ never put off tomorrow what can be done today “ my saying is:: ( winter is coming an I need something to do inside when it’s zero outside 😂😂😂) I had a 20 by 20 climate control building that I raised pedigree and meat rabbits for 24 years . I converted it to my honey house has heat air conditioning humidity control 🤷🏻♂️ couldn’t see building a new one when this one Was just a matter of ripping the cages an shot trays out an a spray down of the Stainless walls. All ready had a 6” drain set up. But I finished up Dec 5th cleaning the honey house an covered everything untill 2025 . Now I am spending the winter days in the woodshop turning out hive boxes and frames. I figured on popping the lids an adding feed spacers a dumping “doctored” sugar mid January ( during our January thaw) before the fridge late January a February Michigan weather comes back..usually around late March I slap on pollen patties, too excite her highness 😁
Hi Mike, I took your advice on your thoughts on 9 frames or 10 frames in the honey super, Well it worked, I put 9 frames in my honey super and i got very fat frames of honey, Thankyou for your advice ❤😂😊
I’m curious what you use for flooring in your honey house. I have to honey proof my floor as it is the original osb and yep it’s had to meet up with a few gallons of honey 😩
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Hot water is key....bee blessed,
Come on up and clean mine next Mike. That is always my winter chore, clean the building up. You are spot on regarding quality of equipment, competition is good. Cya soon.
Mike, I'm glad I took your advice this spring. Built my honey house 16' x 24'. Even at that, it filled up fast.
To true Mike!
00:21:25 * Down to the last drop! It's funny that the design hasn't changed for years!😮
It is nice to see some “ real time “ information about how different companies’ equipped works !😄👍👍
Hello Hello Mr. Mike . The newer bee keepers remember when the season is over the bee work is by far is not over . If you are expanding much at all the winter work can be just as time consuming as the summer responsibilities. On my nine frame maxant I let the bees have first choice in
it an that helps out a lot then I do wash it out outside but not up on the motor part just to get maybe wax that may be on the basket. In taking it all apart I keep all together motor and basket then it really doesn’t need a lot of water washing . It mostly just finding little bits of wax that I could not see with it together. You talking about your maxant when I ordered this last one it did not even come with a honey drain valve it came with a plastic pipe cap to screw on it . This new bee barn I am building I am going to put in a shower floor pan to be able to wash things like the extractor etc . Hope all is well an have a good week. Thanks
See you in a few weeks!
Hey Mike. I got my ultra max last year and I love it. It’s little bigger what I need now but I didn’t want to buy another one when I expanded. Great video my friend and can’t wait to see you at the expo
Thanks for sharing Mike
Thanks for the honey house tour. I’m on the verge of setting up a new honey house. Your experience will save me from numerous mistakes. See you at the expo!
We ordered an extractor. They sent to. We’re obviously sending one back.
Great stuff Mike. As usual. Tedious stuff. But it has to be done.
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';Mike thanks for reminding me.... had trouble getting out of my own way, maybe it's just getting old.... Mug up! It's raining today at 35 F...it's an inside day. Take care
Even with screen bottom boards, I still lean the boxes forward, asbi use Ashforth feeders, which have their access area on one side, which is where I lean the hive towards, that way any syrup can still be collected OK.
I wish my honey house was that clean right now. 😁
I love my HillCo extractor. I'm basically doing the same stuff. Cleaning all the gunk off my supers and old hive bodies. Building new boxes and frames and painting. Building new hive stands. Busy busy busy.. On a side note, I was going to buy my first apimaye this coming year, now I'm going to wait for hillcos version of it. It looks like it'll be a great hive and I'm sure at a much better price
Enjoyed your cleaning video Mike
MAXANT HAS SOME GOOD STUFF BUT THEY ALSO VERY PRICEY. THANKS FOR SHARING MIKE.
I agree, im replacing all my screens with solids. Hope to puck up some of Bob B HDO boards at NAHBE.
Hey Mike, you and your wife so sell a lot of honey. It seems the longer you sell honey the more repeat customers you can have. I agree, clean up the last time when it's slower times, that's what I do also.
Hey there. First comment, hurray...
The drudges of beekeeping.
lol the saying is “ never put off tomorrow what can be done today “ my saying is:: ( winter is coming an I need something to do inside when it’s zero outside 😂😂😂) I had a 20 by 20 climate control building that I raised pedigree and meat rabbits for 24 years . I converted it to my honey house has heat air conditioning humidity control 🤷🏻♂️ couldn’t see building a new one when this one Was just a matter of ripping the cages an shot trays out an a spray down of the Stainless walls. All ready had a 6” drain set up. But I finished up Dec 5th cleaning the honey house an covered everything untill 2025 . Now I am spending the winter days in the woodshop turning out hive boxes and frames. I figured on popping the lids an adding feed spacers a dumping “doctored” sugar mid January ( during our January thaw) before the fridge late January a February Michigan weather comes back..usually around late March I slap on pollen patties, too excite her highness 😁
Hi Mike, I took your advice on your thoughts on 9 frames or 10 frames in the honey super,
Well it worked,
I put 9 frames in my honey super and i got very fat frames of honey,
Thankyou for your advice ❤😂😊
I’m curious what you use for flooring in your honey house. I have to honey proof my floor as it is the original osb and yep it’s had to meet up with a few gallons of honey 😩