Even though I didn’t watch every part of the video, I still appreciate that you showed the full harvest process. Most people jump directly to their honey house (or kitchen) with full supers being opened, decapped & spun
Gorgeous! We have 9 colonies (5 were swarms/splits from this year) and we pulled one full super off last week. The bees have to draw the comb first as we are in our second year only and we are working on equipment still! 'Super' happy with what we have gotten so far!
Textbook honey harvest !!! Thanks for educating us:) having you as mentor and friend for past few years was crucial to my beekeeping hobby , cant wait to harvest my hives tomorrow with you , well done !👊👏🐝🍯
Hello Jason I have enjoyed your video’s for a while now . I also use Maxant equipment an have had very good luck with it all. I started out my bee keeping back around The mid 60’s at that time I had 135 colonies but sold out years later and got back into it a few years ago . I have ten colonies now an probably going to stop at around five more . I think that will be a good number for me . A question your lower wall covering is that galvanized or stainless steel ??.It is so great you an a lot of the great bee keepers are taking the time to do these videos to help out new an younger people with there starting in bee keeping. Keep up the great work. THANKS
Hi Jason, you should think about making a swivel wheeled base and just lag bolt the extractor to it. By having it on a moveable base it will absorb wobble from the unbalanced frames. I also added hinges on mine so I can tilt it forward and drain most of the honey out of the extractor. I'll have to do a video next time I extract some honey. Probably in a week or so. ** Smash the like button everyone **
Great idea. I started a platform last year for it but never finished it. However, I find if you start off slow and build it doesn’t wobble. But just takes a few min longer. Thanks for the support!
Last year I used a bee brush and the temperature was about 40C/104F. This year I made some fume boards and I might get an air blower. I'm done brushing bees off individual frames :)
Very nice set up, hope to get something close to yours in the future , I have a 3 frame extractor and a plastic tote for uncapping, it worked good the first few years but now my hives have out grown my equipment and I hoping to get better stuff.
Hi and thanks for a very informative but still easy video how to harvest the honey from the frames and what equipment you use, I am a beginner for 2 years now with 6 hives and the simplest equipment with a 3 frame sling and the necessary tools used. Will maybe be able to harvest 1-2 frames of honey from each hive this autumn but it is enough for our own needs, maybe there will be little sales of honey in the coming years here in central Sweden out on the coast with lots of meadows & forest glades with nice flowers and some trees that also provide nectar.
Thanks for commenting. It takes a bit of time to build up the necessary equipment to do a larger harvest with ease but there are many great affordable tools you can use as you get started.
Nice honey, I would guess ya end up with slightly more going the 9 frame plus ya get more cappings for wax needs. Ty for sharing your time, Blessed Days...
Another reason to leave the honey gate open is you don't want the honey to reach the bearing at the bottom of the center rod. There is non-food safe grease in there and you don't want to contaminate your honey. Also, the acidity of the honey will damage the bearing at the bottom. I'd also recommend putting a lid on the extractor. I realize yours was likely off for video purposes, but the air inside the extractor has to go somewhere and it usually funnels up and out of the extractor. The fine wisps of honey will go with it and you will have microscopic pieces of honey EVERYWHERE within a few feet of your extractor if you leave the lid off while spinning.
This is a great video, Jason. I really like the look of your honey house. I have a 20 frame maxant extractor like you. Do you know how long does the leather washer lasts gradually increasing speed like you do? I see you are using as it is designed to be used and i am not. I have always had my extractor strapped to the corner wall and kept the yellow nut all the way tight to minimize slipping and wear on the leather washer, but with my redone honey house i will have to approach extracting like you demonstrated by starting slow and gradually increasing speed with the extractor not bolted or strapped down anymore. thank you for your time.
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Yes when you are harvesting a few frames. It’s a scratcher and like chain uncappers can be used to scratch off the cappings. I’m no expert but there we many ways to do something. Thanks for the perspective though.
Bravo, prelip prizor, 😀👍, samo. Naprijed, svaka čast
Thank you
Thanks!
Whoa thanks for the LIKE $. You did need to do that. But it is appreciated.
Even though I didn’t watch every part of the video, I still appreciate that you showed the full harvest process. Most people jump directly to their honey house (or kitchen) with full supers being opened, decapped & spun
We try to show the entire process. There is a pice missing which is cleanup. lol 😂
Great honey house! That MUTT is the next thing on my list.
Thanks. We love it.
Gorgeous! We have 9 colonies (5 were swarms/splits from this year) and we pulled one full super off last week. The bees have to draw the comb first as we are in our second year only and we are working on equipment still! 'Super' happy with what we have gotten so far!
Thank you and congratulations on your 🍯 harvest.
Great overview of what’s involved in harvesting honey.
Thank you. Appreciate the support
Very nice Jason! Well done.
Thanks Bruce appreciate the comment and support
Jason, this was a great video! I picked up a few tips to make our harvest easier! Thank you!!!
Thanks Lori. Appreciate the support.
You have a nice facility! Great work keep it up.
Thank you. And thanks for the support.
Jason, good video on the process of harvesting honey.
Nice honey house setup
Thank Joseph. Appreciate the support.
Awesome set up!
Appreciate the comment
Textbook honey harvest !!! Thanks for educating us:) having you as mentor and friend for past few years was crucial to my beekeeping hobby , cant wait to harvest my hives tomorrow with you , well done !👊👏🐝🍯
Thanks Tudor. It’s been a honor to help you grow in the craft. Now for those sweet rewards.
Good show and information
Thank you for the support
I like your setup, Jason. I need to build me a honey house in the future. I need more room. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Lee. It’s still a work in progress but we call it home. Appreciate the support.
Hello Jason I have enjoyed your video’s for a while now . I also use Maxant equipment an have had very good luck with it all. I started out my bee keeping back around The mid 60’s at that time I had 135 colonies but sold out years later and got back into it a few years ago . I have ten colonies now an probably going to stop at around five more . I think that will be a good number for me . A question your lower wall covering is that galvanized or stainless steel ??.It is so great you an a lot of the great bee keepers are taking the time to do these videos to help out new an younger people with there starting in bee keeping. Keep up the great work. THANKS
Thank you Kathy. It is galvanized steel.
Thank you, enjoyed your detailed description. Regards j
Thank you. We appreciate the support
Hi Jason, you should think about making a swivel wheeled base and just lag bolt the extractor to it. By having it on a moveable base it will absorb wobble from the unbalanced frames. I also added hinges on mine so I can tilt it forward and drain most of the honey out of the extractor. I'll have to do a video next time I extract some honey. Probably in a week or so. ** Smash the like button everyone **
Great idea. I started a platform last year for it but never finished it. However, I find if you start off slow and build it doesn’t wobble. But just takes a few min longer. Thanks for the support!
Great video
Thank you
Nice setup. Enjoyed it 👍
Thanks for the support
Well done
Thank you.
Last year I used a bee brush and the temperature was about 40C/104F. This year I made some fume boards and I might get an air blower. I'm done brushing bees off individual frames :)
Definitely a game changer
Very nice set up, hope to get something close to yours in the future , I have a 3 frame extractor and a plastic tote for uncapping, it worked good the first few years but now my hives have out grown my equipment and I hoping to get better stuff.
Thank you. I started with a similar setup but reinvested back in every year knowing it was going to grow. I appreciate the comment and support.
Hi and thanks for a very informative but still easy video how to harvest the honey from the frames and what equipment you use, I am a beginner for 2 years now with 6 hives and the simplest equipment with a 3 frame sling and the necessary tools used. Will maybe be able to harvest 1-2 frames of honey from each hive this autumn but it is enough for our own needs, maybe there will be little sales of honey in the coming years here in central Sweden out on the coast with lots of meadows & forest glades with nice flowers and some trees that also provide nectar.
Thanks for commenting. It takes a bit of time to build up the necessary equipment to do a larger harvest with ease but there are many great affordable tools you can use as you get started.
Nice honey, I would guess ya end up with slightly more going the 9 frame plus ya get more cappings for wax needs. Ty for sharing your time, Blessed Days...
Yes that seems to be the case. Thanks for the support.
Outstanding Video Jason! I always enjoy extracting videos. How are you going to lift that bottling tank when ready?? I hope it will be empty? Lol 👍👍
Thank you. It’s sitting on a lift cart so we can move it around and lift it as needed.
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Another reason to leave the honey gate open is you don't want the honey to reach the bearing at the bottom of the center rod. There is non-food safe grease in there and you don't want to contaminate your honey. Also, the acidity of the honey will damage the bearing at the bottom.
I'd also recommend putting a lid on the extractor. I realize yours was likely off for video purposes, but the air inside the extractor has to go somewhere and it usually funnels up and out of the extractor. The fine wisps of honey will go with it and you will have microscopic pieces of honey EVERYWHERE within a few feet of your extractor if you leave the lid off while spinning.
Correct.
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Thank you
You didnt post links for DIY decapping system, got any?
This is a great video, Jason. I really like the look of your honey house. I have a 20 frame maxant extractor like you. Do you know how long does the leather washer lasts gradually increasing speed like you do? I see you are using as it is designed to be used and i am not. I have always had my extractor strapped to the corner wall and kept the yellow nut all the way tight to minimize slipping and wear on the leather washer, but with my redone honey house i will have to approach extracting like you demonstrated by starting slow and gradually increasing speed with the extractor not bolted or strapped down anymore. thank you for your time.
Thanks for commenting. We haven’t seen as much wear using the slow tighten method. Just takes a bit longer.
Where'd you get the nylon bag for the top of your bottling tank?
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You’re using the capping comb incorrectly. You should treat it like a spatula. You slide it under the cappings and lift up.
Yes when you are harvesting a few frames. It’s a scratcher and like chain uncappers can be used to scratch off the cappings.
I’m no expert but there we many ways to do something.
Thanks for the perspective though.
too much talking not enough action
Lol 😂 I’ll try to work on some action sequences next video. Lol