Processing over 300 pounds of fall honey.
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
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Have I ever mentioned I love eating honey? Well, on this adventure I don't eat very much, but we certainly processed over 300 pounds of it.
Thanks to the help from Good Time Charlie and Dr. Billy, we finally got around to running all our frames of honey through our machines. These frames came from the boxes we had been bringing in for the last week from our hive to get all of the hives down to 2 deep supers to go through the winter on.
Now for many of you, this is not the first time you have seen how we process the honey here at St. Joseph Abbey. However, it is the first time I've showed the clean up process. That's right, I give away all my secrets in how I clean up the honey house after we process our honey.
Now I did not get a lot of honey from our fall harvest, but it is rather outstanding tasting, in my opinion, 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 $9.00 for a one pound, plastic bottle, and $8.00 for shipping. If you want more than one bottle, the shipping cost is still $8.00 for up to 4 bottles, but each bottle is still $9.00. As soon as I get your check, I will send it out. Make the check payable 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.
As I near the 80,000 number of subscribers to the channel, I am ever grateful to all of you for your interest in my wrangling bees for the monks. God's peace to all. Mr. Ed
You did such a good job with all that equipment cleanup that I'll bet you could use this video for your resume when you go try to get a job at the car wash this summer. Let me know which one you end up working at. I'll bring my truck by and let you give it that special touch.
You two...LOL!
Rooster, we’ve seen your truck... you’re going to pay at least double. Don’t forget the tip! 😉
😂😂😂 Oh how the banter between you two does make me laugh, thank you for that. 😂😂 I wonder what would happen if you two swapped trucks, honey houses and yards for a month... I reckon the outcomes would be Hilarious?
I busted out laughing when I read your comment concerning how meticulous I am when it comes to cleaning up, and the only reason I laughed so hard was because just recently you shared with me how much you love to vacuum floors, and not only floors but especially rugs. It was particularly interesting when you told me how you have mastered the art of vacuuming a rug by walking backwards and pulling the vacuum so as not to leave any tracks on the rug. Now, if only you would take that much interest in learning how to identify a queen bee, I'm positive you would locate them more often. See you at the Louisiana Beekeepers Association Convention on December 5th, it's going to bee a blast. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Man!! Dirt Rooster is brutal!!😊😊😂😂
Glad to see you put some much effort into letting the bees get what's left instead of wasting it. God bless you and your mission.
That final scene of you standing amongst the buzzing busy bees is simply amazing!!
It is so amazing to stand, or sit, in the bees as the clean up the supers. As long as the bees are not hindered, they will not sting.....they just want the honey. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Happy Veterans Day to you too! My father was a WWII Veteran & he was a tool & die maker. There’s no limit to what you can do with things that spin 😊
My dad served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, and when he retired he became a cabinet maker. He built furniture for all 6 of his children and mom, as well as the public, in his small cabinet shop in New Orleans. It was from his hands and craft that I was taught the love and appreciation of being a wood worker myself. Your fathers trade is just as cool. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Bees Normandy ☮️
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I’m a UK vet served in the RAF for 22 years, thanks for the excellent videos and god bless you all
Thank you for your service and your blessing. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Jeff, thank you for the blessings in the video. My grandfather was a Mexican immigrant to this country, and signed up with the Army to earn his citizenship. He fought with distinction on the front lines in Korea and was decorated for Valor. My father keeps his citation in his office.
Before his untimely death in a car accident while my father was a boy, he was honorably discharged after the war and started a family with my grandmother, living out the American Dream. He's buried at a national cemetery in California.
Love the videos! Keep them coming, and God bless! Thank you for your father's service and sacrifice.....they were certainly all better men from a tougher generation!
WOW, what a great story abut your grandfather, I know you are very proud of his as is your father. There is no doubt about it in my mind, that generation was unique in so many ways, and they are the ones that made this country a great one. Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for your blessing and support of my efforts. Till the next time, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I totally forgot to wish you a happy Thanksgiving! :( Where are my manners? Thank you, and a happy Thanksgiving to you as well! God Bless!
I am glad you showed the cleanup. It really shows you don't waste anything
I think it's because I'm so cheap, I try to maximize everything. Thanks for watching. God's peace Michael.
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My grandfather was a WW II tanker, my son a 101st Airborne ISIS tormentor and I was blessed to be a Marine. Thanks for the thanks, Jeff. Now I thank you and your fine crew at Saint Joseph's Abby for entertaining us and serving our Lord. Keep on making more and keep on praying.
In my opinion, veterans are one of our nations greatest treasures, they represent the truest form of selfless love, serving others first and foremost. They deserve our greatest respect, admiration, along with a debt of gratitude that can never be full repaid for what they sacrificed for me. My dad served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, and he retired chief Master Sargent after 27 years of service in 1969. In 1995 he passed away and is buried at the National Cemetary in Biloxi, Mississippi. By the way, mom will be buried right beside him when she is called home. Thank you for your kind words, your blessing, and your service. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
By the way, what's your son's name, I'd like to keep him in my daily prayers. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff His name is Caleb. He is now an officer in the National Guard and building a career as a commercial pilot. Thanks Jeff. God Bless You. I'm getting up early to attend a Latin Mass two hours away. Rest well brother.
@@JeffHorchoff You're father is a stallion. Few have a service record that extensive. I am all the more impressed with your mother. No man stands long without the prayers and love of a faithful wife
@@brettgreen6708 Thank you for his name and your blessing. Getting up early for prayer is the best way to wake up. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
i love yours and the dirtrooster's videos, you pair are always full of smiles and cheer, i didn't know watching bee keeping videos would be so addictive to watch, you guys certainly do take care of mother natures gentle little gardeners!
Thank you so much for your very kind words, you are very generous in saying that. So glad to have you following along with my bee adventures, thanks for watching. God's peace always.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed. As a member of the military (and a guy that finds your videos to be awesome) i just want to say thank you for your family’s service and your son’s sacrifice. You are doing a wonderful job. Much appreciated!
It is I who thank you for your service. You misunderstood what I said. It was my father who served in the military and is buried at the National Cemetery in Gulfport. His military career spanned 27 years, and he served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, and along with all his military honors, he was also the recipient of the purple heart. I am very proud of my fathers service and of yours as well! So glad you enjoy watching my channel, I hope you continue to do so. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Bees... You are doing him proud. I know he is looking down from Heaven with a smile seeing you with such joy in your heart and doing the Lord’s work. I hope to be able to make it down to visit some day. I can taste the honey when i watch your videos! Thanks!
Your equipment is so clean. In fact, the entire room is clean.
I have to admit, I am a bit of a clean freak, and I love stainless steel, Merry Christmas and God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hello Mr Ed good sir. I am convinced the Abbey must be the happiest place on earth !
I certainly think it is which is why I'm there every day. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff, tell your mamma she raised you right! We can see what type of man you are by your smallest of actions. I was so impressed by the fact that you engineered the drain so you could give back even the smallest of resources to the bees. It's no wonder that everyone I met at the Abby last month when I told them I had come back after 50 years to meet you had so much love for you! Maybe this spring I'll get back down. Keep on making more.
No doubt, mom and dad raised me well.....along with my 5 siblings. I really hope you will make it back down in the spring, and I still am sorry I missed you when you stopped by. Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to write them down. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Your videos are fascinating! I never knew the process of beekeeping and extracting honey. It really is a labor of love! Thank you for sharing these videos with us! :)
You are very welcome, and I thank you for taking the time to watch. Thank you for your kind words, and I look forward to hearing from you again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I always get really excited when I see a new video from Mr. Ed! No matter how many times I see wax melting, or honey harvesting I always find it so fascinating and cool. Have a blessed day Mr. Ed.
Your kind words made my day, thank you, and thank you for your blessing as well. Until the next one, God's peace Lacie.
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lovely to see that one of His greatest creations has such a devoted guardian. Peace of the Lord be always with you
Thank you so much for your kind words Charles, I take my stewardship very serious. Thank you very much for your blessing and for watching. This Fridays video is about the processing of this years honey harvest. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff cant wait for it
You are blessed from brood comb wax honey. I love watching your videos. You work so hard. Your always so happy! Thank you for sharing.
For all the blessings that I'm bestowed with, I am eternally grateful, and I try to show that gratitude by the way I live my life. Making videos is also apart of the way I show my contentment by the expression of my joy in doing my work. Of course I am doubly blessed to have so many friends willing to work just as hard as me. Thank you for your kind words, and for taking the time to watch and leave your comment. Till then next time, God's peace Jeannie.
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Mmmm I might just take you up on your offer Jeff. Sounds yummy. Thanks again for all you do for the bee's and their survival Jeff and all of your helpers too. May GOD bless you and all your efforts to and for his tiny creatures. How is your little mum doing? Hope all is well with her. Keep on wrangling and I'll bee watching.
Don't think to long, the Fall honey will be gone in a blink of an eye with so little of it available. Mom is doing very well, thank you for asking about her, and thank you very much for your blessing. I know you will bee watching. God's peace Cheryl.
Mr. Ed
Wonderful content - nice to see all of the workers getting a feast at the end🐝
The honey house is set up very nicely to fit our particular needs, and we have so much fun processing the honey. thanks for watching. God's peace Ian.
Mr. Ed
Very efficient Honey House Mr. Ed. The whole thing looks well thought out. Love the video.
Thanks Ed, It's not a large operation, but pretty efficient. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Its truely a remarkable thing to do. Devoting so much time and energy to the chruch. Their is some hope left In America!! I think i almost out of all your videos!! Been watching and learning as much as possible so when i start and make my hives. Thanks for your wisdom.
I'm delighted to provide a bit of inspiration as well as good naturedness. Thanks so much for your kind words and for watching. I know you will be ready when you begin your own bee adventures. God's peace Marc.
Mr. Ed
80k subscribers 👍👍. Have a good one buddy. Take care. Buzz buzz.
A mile marker in my life. Buzz, buzz, buzz......thanks for watching. god's peace brother.
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The wind is blowing and the honey keeps on going. Thank you for sharing this with us. Lots of love, huggies and God's blessings to you and the brothers at the abbey and for your good friends that came out to help. Be safe. From Israel with lots of love.
I really enjoy processing the honey. Our processing line is very efficient and we have a lot of fun as we run our frames through the machines. thank you for all your blessings, support, and love Hagit. Till the next time, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I worked in the food processing/packaging industry for 35 years. Sanitation & clean-up was always a favorite activity for me (most everyone else DID NOT like it!) It was always rewarding to take an area that looked like a bomb hit it & clean & sanitize it.
We share the same idea, it's great to get the hut all shinny clean, and I like the solitude. Plus, I use the time to pray as well. Thanks for watching. God's peace Abe.
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Mr. Ed, living a blessed life. Those goats look pretty blessed too!
I do live a blessed life, and I hope living my life reflects the gratitude I have for all I'm blessed with. I agree, the goats are blessed as well. God's peace Brooklyn.
Mr. Ed
Wow... thanks for sharing your Honey Bee Life
What a great life it is, and I'm delighted you are following along. It is a real pleasure for me to share my wrangling adventures no matter where they are. Thanks for watching.God's peace.
Mr. Ed
This was more than amazing to watch. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed watching, thank you fo doing so. If you'd like to watch another honey processing video I made where we harvest over 6,000 pounds of honey, the link is below. 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
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I love the care you put into your gear!
As hard as we work to buy our equipment, it only makes sense to take care of it. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed, you make even cleaning equipment interesting! The honey and wax processing videos are my favorite - but they are all good! Thank you again for sharing with us and may God continue to bless you.
The processing videos are some of my favorite ones, it's just so cool seeing all that honey and watching it go from frames of honey to bottles of honey. Thank you for your blessing and for watching. God's peace Robert.
Mr. Ed
I caught ya as soon as you hit the web!!! Glad to see everyone !! Bee 🐝 healthy Bee 🐝 happy. Thank you for all of your videos!!
You were one of the early risers for this one. Did the video go well with your morning coffee? It's always a pleasure for me to share my wrangling adventures, and I'm ever grateful to all who take the time to watch. Thank you so much for your faithfulness to my channel Chelsea. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
OUCH.....I know how easy to get cut with stainless steel as I worked for 15 years at a Kroger Deli and I always enjoyed seeing everything all cleaned up at the end of the day!!! I really enjoyed watching you gettiner done!!! and I would love to see a video of the dirt rooster vaccuming his rugs........LOL
I have to admit, I'm a bit of a clean freak so I do try hard to keep it that way. Thanks for watching. God's peace Mary.
Mr. Ed
Love watching the stainless palace in action. That uncapping machine is so cool. That’s a nice tub you had made for it. I always wondered how the cleanup went. You have it set up nice man. You might try adding a hot water tank, or an on demand water heater and I bet it would cut your cleanup time in half. Thanks for the video 👍👍🐝🐝
Guess what? I have a tankless hot water heater in the honey house, and I do use it. However, I found that the humidity it produces while hosing off the machines, is more trouble than it's worth. Cold water does a really good job of cleaning the honey and wax, and with a pressure nozzle, it makes simple work of the job. I'm sure you were not surprised to learn we had a tankless hot water heater, it is another gem in the stainless steel palace. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Bees ha! That figures. I can imagine the humidity would cover everything. I hose down my extractor outside. The bees will be all in the grass afterwards. lol. I don’t let them feed on the extractor. I like to keep it very clean. Have a happy thanksgiving 🦃.
Thanks for another great video Jeff. I didn't know you lost a son that was a military veteran. I will say prayers for you and him. God Bless.
You misunderstood, it was my father who was the vet. He served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Still, I'd greatly appreciate you praying for him and for all deceased vets. Thank you for your blessing and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great video Jeff! Thank you for all your entertainment. Very sorry to hear about your son.
So glad you enjoyed the video, processing the honey is always so much fun to do, and I'm delighted to know so many folks enjoy it also. Mike, you misunderstood, it was my father who was the vet and is buried in the National Cemetary in Biloxi. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I will ask again about hearing protection during the louder parts of the extraction process. With the music over it is impossible to tell how loud the machines are save your comment about a ‘hurricane’. Please consider earplugs for you and your workers if just to dampen potentially damaging noise. Love your enthusiasm and care you provide for God’s amazing creatures! Big thumbs up!!👍🏼
I do have ear plugs in the honey house, but I always forget to pass them out. Next time, you will see everyone wearing them. I wear ear protection all day long in the wood shop, I just forget about noise in the honey house. Thank you for the reminder, your kind words, and for watching. Till the next time, God's peace Marsha.
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You did an awesome job Mr Ed cause it looks like it was sparkling clean Im sure its alot of work but praise God for the good health to do it
My health is just one of the many blessing I am graced with, and I am abundantly blessing. Thanks for watching. God's peace Connie.
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Love the energy and content
Thank you very much, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling adventures. By the way, I post a new video every Friday. Hope to hear from you again. Thanks for watching. God's peace Ezio.
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I watch you, dirt rooster, and a guy named Frederick Dunn
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Thank you for making videos
I replied to the wrong comment.
@@diablodavila I watch those guys myself. God's peace Frank.
Mr. Ed
Awesome Video Jeff. Thank you
So glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for watching and letting me know you liked it. Till the next one, God's peace Warren.
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My husband and two sons are vets. Thank you! Very interesting.
I was raised in the military, and have a deep respect for all vets and those serving presently. I pray for them every day. Glad you enjoyed the video, and I hope you will check out more of my wrangling adventures and let me know what you think of those as well. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I’ve wondered for so long how you clean those big machines afterward. Thanks for sharing that part... very cool.
I've been wanting to make this video for a while, I'm glad I finally got to do it. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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I said a little prayer for your Dad Mr. Ed.
Don't know who worked harder cleaning up - you or the bees. Greetings and God bless to you and yours.
Thank you very much for praying for my dad, he was my best friend. It was very easy to clean up the honey house, and I assure you, the bees worked a lot harder than me bringing in and making the honey. Thank you for your blessing and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
the clean up is the hardest part thumbs up shared
It is difficult, but very satisfying when completed. I do love shinny, clean. God's peace Drew.
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Awesome video. I love watching these kind of videos, extracting the honey.
Love the machines, so cool.
I have to admit, I am very partial to the processing videos, it's just so cool to see so much honey flowing and folks having a great time. God's peace Rebecca.
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Goatees, leaf blowers and injuries. I kept waiting for Rooster to pop up from behind the boxes. Good job and now we get to see the wax renderings I hope. Happy Jesus weekend and Hi to Mom, the stunt woman!
I have been trying to do a rendering video for the last 3 weeks, I have about 100 pounds of wax that needs to be melted down. The Rooster and I are doing a video on the 5th of next month, get ready for some fun! God's peace Lewie.
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@@JeffHorchoff I'm READY and everything else will get done when it's time. There is a time the Bible says and Gods Peace 2 U and the High Flyer!
Thank you for the sacrifice of your son. May he Rest In Peace. Thanks for another wonderful video on honey harvesting!
I'm sorry, but you misunderstood, it was my father who is buried in the National Cemetary. He served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, and he was my best friend.Glad you liked the processing video, they are some of my favorites as well, I just love seeing and tasting all that honey. God's peace Ellen.
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Oh, golly! I’m so very sorry I misunderstood! I was having a brainless day!
@@ellenyager9577 Not to worry, I have the same issue, but at my age, it's a daily occurrence. God's peace Ellen.
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You can always count on it....... Leave the kids playing unsupervised and someone's gunna get hurt...... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great video guys, thanks for posting
I had to edit out the crying, I got to keep up the macho part. Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
awesome job wow and i love the prosses of extracting honey i used to work for a bee farmer and i loved it
Extracting is a lot of fun, and it's rewarding to see the fruits of labor. Great to hear from you again. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Excellent work👍👍👍. Thanks for sharing
So glad you enjoyed the video, it is my pleasure to share all my wrangling experiences. thanks for watching. God's peace.
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I'll take a bucket
Pass on by, and I will hook you up. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Looks like you got yourself pretty good, I hope it didn't need stitches. Those heavy rubber cleaning gloves would probably be a good ideas from now on. They would also protect you from dish pan hands with all that cleaning. Good thing honey has antibacterial and healing properties.
No stitches necessary, and next time I will be wearing gloves. The finger is all healed up, and I attribute it to all the times I dip it into honey to taste. Thanks for watching. Till the next time, God's peace Julie.
Mr. Ed
This was so interesting! Thank you for showing us the entire process! I was wondering how you were going to clean those big tanks!
So glad you enjoyed the video, thanks so much for taking the time to watch and leave your comment. Happy Thanksgiving, and God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Brother Jeff....what a treat to get to watch the machines in process. All of us armchair quarterbacks can observe and make our suggestions! I think a steam ginny would be a perfect cleanup tool. The high heat liquifies the goo and probably sanitizes at the same time. You have lots of nice equipment, would you care to share the approximate investment in equipment alone? Very nice set up. Considering that honey sells at an average of $15 a quart (here in KY), 30 gallons was well worth the efforts and cleanup involved.
God bless you and all your helpers. Try to not cut your fingers off!
Fifteen dollars a quart is a bargain , we sell ours for $9.00 a pound, and at that price, it is very fair price for our area. I've never put the pencil to the actual price of the equipment due to the fact that it was all purchased over a period of years, 7 to be exact, and it makes swallowing the pill a lot easier to do. However if I were to estimate, just the uncapper, extractor, and the separator were about 15 grand. I really don't want to think of the cost of all the other equipment we have, but the reality is all of our equipment was donated by a lot of VERY generous people that wanted the honey ministry here at the abbey to succeed. Thank you for your blessing and I pray your recovery is on track. God's peace brother.
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Obviously the honey ministry is a grand success and every dime was well invested. I look at all that array and think what a great set up. All the folks that show up to help is spectacular as well.
As for me, I feel much better and the ultimate end, only God knows. But, He is the Great Physician who not only raised the dead but healed the sick. Bless God forever, He hears our every plea. So, with that in mind, may God continue to bless you and your ministry in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit...Amen.
@@mark-wn5ek Glad to hear you are doing well, and thank you very much for that awesome blessing. God's peace brother.
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Cleanliness.
I love stainless steel! Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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😍😍😍 a perfect morning for Mr Ed and his honey
It makes me very happy to know so many folks spend their mornings watching my adventures. Thank you for making my videos part of your routine. Until the next one, God's peace Scarlett.
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Ill go ahead and buy honey just cause after watching your show, and JP the bee man's I get hungry.
With all the adulterated honey that is out there, make sure you get it from a local bee keeper. That way, you know you are getting the real thing. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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@@JeffHorchoff if it is possible, ill try. Do you sell your honey to New England consumers?
@@dadtasticskills3948 If you are interested in buying some of our honey I will send it to you. Give me a few more weeks, after we bottle our latest harvest, and contact me so we can set it up. God's peace.
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@@JeffHorchoff amen!
I've never tried that blend of honey, but the honey I like the most, out of any that I've tried so far, it's the raspberry honey (not raspberry flavoured honey, but the honey made from raspberry pollen). Good video 👍
Well, I have never tasted raspberry honey, but I'd certainly love to. Thanks for watching. God's peace MD.
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@@JeffHorchoff is really good, but it's also not as thick as some other types of honey, so it's a runnier honey. So I do wish it was a little thicker, because otherwise it's kinda hard to get enough of it to stay in a sandwich. I'm not sure why it's so runny compared to other types of honey.
I eat nothing but goat dairy due to lactose intolerance. Those goats are so cute. Baby kids are just so adorable. We are not allowed to keep goats in the city but if we could I would use the milk to make cheese and yogurt and let the goats eat the grass.
The goats at the abbey are really funny, they think they are people. Since they are right next to the honey house, I get to see them several times during the day, and they always want to talk with me, I just happened to have my camera with me and I got it on video. God's peace JJ.
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@@JeffHorchoff You can show goats any time. I love em.
Good job. What a cool life you have. Praise God.
Glad you enjoyed the video, and as far as the cool life, it really helps to bee retired. Praise God for that and everything else He blesses me with. Thanks for watching. God's peace Annabel.
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Save 4 bottles for me! I mailed a check today. Congratulations on 80K subscribers and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
You got it, it is really great tasting honey. Do you want me to sign any of the bottles? God's peace Linda.
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@@JeffHorchoff Sure! I'm giving some away.
Thank you, Mr. Horchoff, much appreciated honey processing video.
Disabled American Veteran of Foreign Wars appreciated and approved.
In my opinion, veterans are one of our nations greatest treasures, they represent the truest form of selfless love, serving others first and foremost. They deserve our greatest respect, admiration, along with a debt of gratitude that can never be full repaid for what they sacrificed for me. My dad served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, and he retired chief Master Sargent after 27 years of service in 1969. In 1995 he passed away and is buried at the National Cemetary in Biloxi, Mississippi. By the way, mom will be buried right beside him when she is called home. Thank you for your kind words, your support of my efforts with bees, and your service to this great country which allows me to do what I love doing. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Outstanding sir, thank your mom for me as military spouses are seldom thanked for their unwavering support.
I served, '99-'03 on board the USS San Jacinto CG-56, quad- zero Gunner's Mate 2nd Class USN. JTFEX-01 Unified Spirit, Operation Enduring Freedom, & Operation Iraqi Freedom. Proud Life Member DAV, V.F.W. & AMVETS.
Even your blood was shed for the keeping of Bees and I salute you sir you're doing God's work bless you.
May I advise getting some silicone caulking and covering over those sharp metal parts where possible? There is even food grade silicone available to use to be sure it's safe for the honey hut. This will help prevent cuts like that for sure.
Your advice will be heeded along with wearing gloves to do the clean up as well. Thanks for your suggestion as well as for watching. Until the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hello Jeff! Only an hour and a half to clean up, awesome! Sorry about your cut, put some honey on it, lol. God's peace brother.
I agree, an hour and a half is nothing considering how much there was to do. I think I have got the thing figured out. The finger is all healed up, and I'm positive it was due to all the honey dipping I was doing. thanks for your blessing and for following along Dan. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I subscribed today! I found myself watching more and more of your videos and just feeling happier after each one. I’m not in a good place right now, but your videos and happy blessed attitude remind me that I am blessed also. Plus, I love honey! My favorite is Orange Blossom done local as I live in Florida. That’s good stuff! Have you tried it? Thank you for making these videos. 🐝🐝🐝
Diane, I'm sorry you're not feeling in a good place right now. Mr. Ed's videos bring happiness to me and so many others too. He's a special soul. Glad you found him. I've been subscribed for a couple of years now. I think I've watched nearly every one of his videos now! God bless and hope things get better soon. Carole from Oregon
Carole Warner Thank you Carole. I appreciate your welcome. I am going back and watching old videos and I do enjoy them. I have a disease called Lupus and it can be very difficult to balance being a wife, mom, and just me when I’m battling illness. But videos like this keep my mind off things, and remind me that God has given us Grace. That is something I too easily forget. I have always wanted to live in the North West. My favorite days are cloudy, drizzly, cool days. We may get rain down here but it comes usually in sudden terrific storms that pour for an hour till the sun comes out again to cause steam to rise from the street. But this is my home, and my parents and sister and her family are all here, so I love it for that. I wish you a happy and blessed Thanksgiving.
@@dianeluke1746 Oh my gosh Diane...I'm so sorry. Lupus can be scary and is incredibly hard. My best friend from childhood was recently diagnosed with it, and that's after 40 years of degeneration from MS (multiple sclerosis). What a challenge it must be for you just personally, not to mention while trying to be a wife and mother. I truly don't know how she does it, but my girlfriend's motto is "JAFGO!" Just another friggen growth opportunity! It may sound crazy, but in some ways those who have the greater challenges to overcome are blessed more so than others. That's because they simply can't take anything for granted and they know that. They have to get up in the morning and face significant challenges and generate themselves and their lives every single day just to overcome and move forward, while others who have things relatively easy in comparison become complacent and take their life for granted, often until it's too late and they have major regrets when their time here is done...
I feel that in general we live in a society that has gotten distracted from what really matters in life and we get caught up in comparing ourselves and our lives to others and/or to some idea, which often leaves us (me!) feeling anxious, dissatisfied and stuck focusing on negatives and what we don't have. But you said it right. Being alive is truly a gift of Grace that we have the opportunity to experience and live. But that's a lot easier to keep in touch with when things are going well than when times are really tough. You have a lot of courage.
You're obviously a person who seeks and works on focusing on the positive and that's really inspiring; especially to all of us who really only have 'first world problems' when you break it down. Everyone has challenges, but overall we are very blessed here in the US. I hope you can keep your positive attitude through the challenges you face each day. Watching Mr. Ed at work will surely help you do that! Happy thanksgiving to you too.
Believe it or not, my main reason for making videos is to bring joy to others, not only from the aspect of interest in bee keeping, but finding contentment in whatever or wherever life finds us. For me, it's a deep rooted faith in God that enables me to feel and emanate a true joy. I'm delighted to hear that by watching my channel you can sense that, and so very happy for you that a momentary reprieve is given to you whenever you tune in. Thank you so much for subbing to my channel and leaving your comment. God's peace Diane.
Mr. Ed
Awesome!!!
Our honey house is set up pretty nicely to handle the amount of hives we have at the abbey. Until the next time, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
What an awesome set up. I notice your helpers were nowhere to be found when it was time to clean down?!!
Wreck it Ralph was there to the very end, and Billy did help initially, but had to leave. I am ever grateful to whatever help I can get as none of us are compensated with pay. Thanks for watching. God's peace Trent.
Mr. Ed
Thanks for showing me how you extrude honey. It looks so simple. The REALLY simple part is how you separate honey from the wax. Your process makes the most sense. The wax is clean and the honey is with the rest of the honey. Now, what do you do with the wax? Thanks again.
It is a very simple process to process the honey, but it took me years to finally get the process to work correctly. As far as what I do with the wax, check out the link below, it gives all the details. Thanks for watching, God's peace Homer. Mr. Ed
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That Uncapper is a pretty handy tool!
The uncapping machine is indispensable in an operation like this. There would not be enough hours in the day to uncapp all those frames of honey using simple methods. God's peace Pamela.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed don't need Oompa-Loompas at his Honey Factory 🍯...He's got Doc & Charlie!
Loompas, we don't need no stinking Loompas. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Beautiful setup.
Lots of work, but worth all the effort. 😎🐝🐝🐝
I believe we have all the tools necessary to process the amount of honey that I expect the bees to produce over the next many years. We are truly blessed. You are correct, a lot of work, but worth all the effort. God's peace Gary.
Mr. Ed
I am so excited that we can buy some of your honey!! As soon as I get my check in the bank, I am going to order some from you. I want to send some to my daughter and her family in Boston. 😊
I just finished bottling 15 gallons of the fall honey, I'm ready to deliver. God's peace Pamela.
Mr. Ede
I am amazed at the shear quantity of honey you are able to process. God is good! One you tuber said that she baits her hives with that water you are draining away. Do you think that this will work.? S amazing operation, keep wrangling and I’ll keep watching
My experience of baiting traps with sugar water or honey is it simply draws robber bees, not swarms. I think we are now set up to process up to 400 gallons of honey with very little down time, and that's all the honey that I want to deal with. You are correct, God is good. Till the next time, God's peace Timothy.
Mr. Ed
really amazing little shop u have going there. very efficient and clean.
The Honey House is just about set up with all the machines we need to process all the honey we will produce. The thing that really makes it special is all the wonderful folks that help to move the honey along the way. Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching. Happy Thanksgiving, and God's peace.
Mr. Ed
tolles video jeff
Ich bin so froh, dass dir das Video gefallen hat, und ich hoffe, dass du dir noch ein paar meiner Videos ansiehst und mich wissen lässt, was du davon hältst. Danke fürs zuschauen. Gottes Friede Olaf.
Mr. Ed
I've always been curious about the clean up.
I hope you bring all your questions to the convention and ask me, it's going to be great meeting you Joe. God's peace brother.
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Always enjoy the videos, love the goats.
Thank you Robert, and like you, I like the goats as well. Till the next time, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I really enjoy watching this process and your videos, Bless you.
Thank you so much for your blessing Danny and for taking the time to watch my adventures. The processing videos are some of my favorite as well, it's just so cool to see all that honey. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Ouch! Bummer you cut up your finger during the clean up. Hope it heals up quick.
It's so nice the way the honey hut has been built so that nothing goes to waste and even the rinse water with it's diluted honey and wax goes back to the bees! Also a great way to avoid clogging up your septic tank with wax.
There are lots of sharp edges around those machines, but the finger is all healed up, probably from dipping it into honey so many times. I'd love to have the bees come in and clean the hut, but they really aren't particular as to where they are when the relieve themselves. Consequently, they'll just have to eat outside. God's peace Carole.
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@@JeffHorchoff Oh wow... I confess I did have the thought that letting the girls come in to clean things up directly would save you some clean up time, but I hadn't thought about the part about their "droppings" everywhere. And I suppose the same would be true in terms of little bodies accumulating of those that might expire in the hut, and inside the equipment no less! And worse, there would also be wasps and other insects attracted to both the honey and the wax and even potentially other critters for that matter, not just honey bees. Can you imagine surprising a skunk who'd gone in there after the honey AND the bees?! Ugg, what a nightmare!
The way you have it set up, it concentrates all the "wastes" all in one spot just there outside the drain pipe, keeping the hut closed to unwanted guests and their droppings. All while keeping that stuff out of the septic system. Clever to have the screw on cap on it too in order to keep bees and critters out of there when it's not being used to drain out the hut. Pretty brilliant design. Well done!
@@carolewarner101 OK, I'll admit it, I'm really happy about the honey house and every thing about it. I'm a blessed man. Thanks for being such a great supporter of my efforts. God's peace Carole.
Mr. Ed
Great video, thank you Mr. Ed and crew God bless you all.... Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family and also the Folks in the Abby too.
It's so much fun and beneficial having so many folks wanting to help at the honey house. Regardless of the crew that comes in, there's going to be lots of laughing gong on.Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones as well. Thank you for you blessing and for watching. God's peace Joe.
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Thanks be to God!
We are really blessed to have such a wonderful honey house. Thanks for watching. God's peace John.
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Mr Ed, I just saw a video from Vino Farm channel- "Beeswax and Honey Harvest - Using a Wax Spinner!"- I wonder if the additional screen he uses might be helpful for your operation.... I'll keep on watching, you just keep on making more... God Bless!
Thank you for your blessing and your wanting to help our operations, it is very kind of you. I did watch the video, but for me, the added screen would not be a good fit for me. Still, thank you for thinking about me and for watching. Till the next one, God's peace Rebecca.
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I love watching the processing of the honey! Always is captivating. Enjoyed seeing the clean up as well. Sorry you got cut Mr Ed🙁 I read your description and would love to buy some honey. I’ll have to see how my finances are in December. Wouldn’t some honey make unique Christmas gifts?😊
As careful as I am, getting cut only points out to me to take more precautions and never take things for granted. Next time I will be wearing gloves. For me, it's a very rewarding experience to see all the work the bees and I have done coming together. Plus, it's really cool to see all the machines in action. Let me know if you want some of the Abbee Honey, the Fall batch won't last long. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I was wondering how to order honey!
Thanks Mr. Ed
If you read the description of this video, I tell exactly how to go about ordering some Abbee Honey. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks for watching. God's peace Gail.
Mr. Ed
that is a lot of honey you got there
We did way better a few weeks ago, check out that video. God's peace brother. Mr.Ed
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Please tell me how I can purchase some of your amazing honey, I am a faithful fan of you and your videos! Love to you Mr Ed! 🐝🐝🐝🐝
That is really nice to hear you enjoy my videos, thank you very much. As far as buying honey, if you'd like to buy some of our Abbey Honey, I'd be more than happy to send you some. The cost is $9.00 for a one pound, plastic bottle, and $8.00 for shipping. If you want more than one bottle, the shipping cost is still $8.00 for up to 4 bottles, but each bottle is still $9.00. 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 Tina.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff we need to get you guys an online store brother stream line this process and make more funding for your operation
@@JeffHorchoff hey do you ship to Canada?
Jeff Horchoff Bees - I’d also love to know if you ship to Canada. ^_^ would make awesome presents for Christmas.
@@JeffHorchoff hey would u send out a honey comb with honey in it?
Hi Jeff - looks like taking off the blades works.
It really did work well. that's going to speed things up in the spring when we process a lot of honey, video to be made. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
You need to serve up some home made biscuits and the children will sop up and clean the honey hut equipment like the bees do the frames. Treat for all. LOL!!!
They will be on the menu for the next harvest! Thanks for watching. God's peace Rodney.
Mr. Ed
You really thought of everything, even built the hut as a big funnel! One thing you didn't mention, what do you do with the bucket of dry caps, does that get placed in the pheasant house with the frames? Or do the bees not recycle the caps?
The dry cappings will be rendered down, stay tuned for that video, and used for multiple uses here at the abbey. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I always wondered about the clean-up process. I imagine you used hot water. Do you have to use some kind of sanitizer as well? I bet a wet steam and hot pressure washer would make the job easier. May not have to use the scrub brush and cut up your fingers. Just a thought. God Bless your dad and all the veterans. Thanks for another great Friday video Mr. Ed!
I only use cold water now, it causes no humidity build up and does a great job, especially by using a pressure nozzle on the hose. No detergents are used, I do not want any residue on the machines to be transferred into the honey. Thank you for your blessing for dad and all vets. Till next week, God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I put the empty frames out on the front porch and for a couple of days there are so many bees cleaning up that when I open the front door my dog looks at me as if to say, "are you kidding me?"
I just love standing in thousands of bees cleaning up honey supers, it's just so cool! Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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Jeff, I was wondering if it would be feasible to put some hives into the processing room and let the bees clean up, .like recycling. I often wondered about the bees wax toilet seals when I had a home improvement business. Now I know. Thanks n God bless you.
Having bees in the honey room is not a good idea, they poop on everything. I really doubt that beeswax was used in making wax rings, but may bee so. Thank you for your blessing and for watching. God's peace Gary.
Mr. Ed
Awesome video!! You busy boys do great work!! I bet that is going to be some tastey honey!! That electric extractor and pump make your job so much easier. Before you had them, you got tired arms by manually turning those drums!! Bedazzled, The Bee Who Didn't Want to be a Bee But Wanted to Recite Poetry has discovered a way to work in the hive and recite poetry too! I plan to send you the story when I finish it Jeff. I think you will get quite a kick out of it. Just remember, it is fiction but I learned alot from your videos about bees. If I am not quite accurate, please tell me and I will correct the final writing. Oh no!! Jeff is your hand ok??? Did you need stiches?? I'm sorry that happened to you! Please get well soon ok?? Take care my Louisanna friend!! Pamela.
Send the story, I'd love to read it. My finger is all healed, and good as new with no stitches necessary. Stay warm up there. God's peace Pamela.
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It would be AMAZING to work there!
If you are ever in the New Orleans area, let me know before hand, and it can be arranged. Thanks for watching. God's peace Susie.
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@@JeffHorchoff Thank you! That's so kind of you!
Mr Ed you may want to look into an electric pressure washer just to give yourself an easier time 😁
The pressure from the hose is all you need to clean up the honey mess. Of course, I have unlimited hot water that really helps. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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@@JeffHorchoff that's good to hear brother, praise be to Jesus Christ.
Cool video!
Very happy to hear you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching. In case you are unaware, I post a new video every Friday, and I look forward to hearing from you again. Till the next time, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff been watching your videos for a while..enjoyed watching the whole process!
@@Artista4u10z Great! Thanks so much for all the time you spend watching. Till the next one, God's peace.
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I imagine a plate full of homemade biscuits would go over good while doing this! 😂😂😂
Especially if they were piping hot with steam rolling off of them as you pulled them apart to drizzle the honey on them. Thanks for watching. God's peace Tony.
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23 gallons not a bad haul he hee need about 538 gallons every harvest to kept your business going < > that a lot of work> He hee wrangle more> 1 of many reasons i sold out. Another. running out of equipment too. and had to start buying frames. BOOM 52 swarms! I hit the panic button Cheers Buddy
It can get away from you real quick.....especially catching 52 swarms. I figured 400 gallons is my number. AT that, I can keep honey in the Gift Shop all year round. This year I hit 250 gallons and I'll be out after Christmas. God's peace brother.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
@@426superbee4Right back at you brother, Happy Thanks giving to you as well. God's peace.
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Wandering if that was warm water or cold.
I now use only cold water from a pressure nozzle. I have a tankless hot water heater in the honey house, but when I use hot water, it produces way to much humidity in the air. Cold water and a bit of pressure does the trick just fine. Thanks for watching. God's peace Mark.
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That's allot of honey 😋😋😋
It is, and I hope next year there will be more. Thanks for watching. God's peace Jake.
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clean is good :)
It is in my book as well. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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Do you think some people give off a scent that attracts a bee to become defensive and sting? I was standing on a wide open lawn when a bee flew up and stung me. Or, do you think it just flew into my arm?
I think you were in the wrong place at the right time, but I may be wrong. I hope you are OK. god's peace Leann.
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@@JeffHorchoff haha thank God! Thought I was doomed ..