Love your Vlog's, you come across as a person speaking from the heart and I remember the days of raising a family and doing what it takes to make ends meet. I always look forward to watching your journey to get where you want to be. Lord willing you will get there, you have a great work ethic it would seem, don't overdo yourself though. Drive and hard work can cause issues further down the road, life is a balancing act, always keep your faith and pray about all. We are fallible on our own.
Great video as usual. Definitely agree on larger hives not liking a queen excluder as much. My single deep hives take an excluder well because they have no other option. You explained it well. Thanks for keeping us informed. Your hard work is going to pay off big next season. Take care.
Finding the exact response to queen excluders. They would not cross, even for drawn comb. Took off the excluders 3 weeks ago. Today they filled nearly every one, with nectar and many with capped honey. Im not sure if it is the excluder, increased flow. or a combination. I put the excluders back on today if there was brood or brood just below. Im out of drawn comb too so Im hoping to fill all of the drawn comb and double my drawn comb for next year. I am realy enjoying your series. It gives me perspective in my operation.
I have noticed the same thing about the wax built on queen excluders, but i scrape it off every winter because i consider that a wax harvest to use in candles, skin care, etc
For decrystallizing jar honey we use our excalibur dehydrators set at 104*F and it take about 6 hours for our 1lb glass jars, each of our excaliburs will only hold about 20 jars at a time so it does take some planning. Works great since we have some labels that are not waterproof.
Nathan, if you stay that busy you can't get in trouble which is a good thing LOL. I am so glad to hear you sold out of honey. Much better than sitting on pails of it. How soon will you honey flow play out? Your daughter looks soooo cute in that dress. I always under super so that as soon as the top box is 1/2 capped I can pull the box, dry it and get it back on the hive. Some of the honey supers go on three times in a year which requires a lot less drawn comb. Doing under supering gives me no problems with excluders.
Thanks Russell! Honey flow will be done by July 15. A lot is up in the air. Will sumac / sourwood be good in June, and will basswood bloom this year??? I’ve already tasted tulip poplar slacking off and bees working privet which is much lower quality. Hopefully it all works out.
Does that lift make you as nervous as it does me seeing it lift a colony? It doesn't look all that stable on video, it must be better then it looks.👍 Have a great weekend Nathan spend some time with the family and have a wonderful day.😁
Thanks for answering my queen excluder question and have fun at your daughters recital! I built a couple snelgrove boards this year for swarmy hives. Have you ever used one to keep your bees from swarming and hopefully make honey also.
Manual double edge weed whip. My parents had a chicken farm and my dad thought that tool fit perfectly in my hand and not in his. All day long. Whack whack. Whack. Cutting in both directions. Cut the field corners where the tractor bush hog wouldn’t go. Whack whack whack.
I like it but have had electrical issues a couple times. There really isn’t anything else out there that lets me move hives that big by myself, until you get into skid steer, hummerbee, or ez loader territory.
@@DuckRiverHoney understand. Living in the mountains makes it more difficult to run pallets and move those pallets with swinger type equipment on side of mountain
@@DuckRiverHoney would they here in Dale hollow lake region? My first year so just learning flows etc. They are all over my blackberry bushes...been following you for a couple months now and I know you're in Tennessee. I'm in region 11 I guess it would be.
10/3 plus ground correct? If I was running 240V 30A speculative circuits I would definitely run 3 current conductors plus ground incase I need a neutral down the road.
I’m hoping for 3500-4000 lbs this year and that’s very doable in buckets, but it’s going to get squirrelly trying to run two extractors without overrunning buckets. A sump and pump would make life a lot easier.
Pulled 6 shallows and 1 med. Last two days. Extracted and gave back to hives that needed help. And I needed honey. Most honey was left over that they had backfield with capped honey. 15 and 1/2 to 16 and 1/2 % on refractometer . Very low moisture but last years honey
Are you selling at 15 a pound or more. I just went from a pint for 10. 24 oz. Which is pound and 1/2 to 15 a pint or 2 for 25. Hard to go up after 10 years at 10 .a pint. Glass jars from dollar general
Certainly you're not supposed to be cleaning food products in your hot tub which would have bodily fluids at least a little bit. That's nasty I would change that practice.
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All of your videos with Cory have been phenomenal!!!
Thanks Pete!
I like watching you, it is very interesting. Don't stop.
Thanks!
Love your Vlog's, you come across as a person speaking from the heart and I remember the days of raising a family and doing what it takes to make ends meet. I always look forward to watching your journey to get where you want to be. Lord willing you will get there, you have a great work ethic it would seem, don't overdo yourself though. Drive and hard work can cause issues further down the road, life is a balancing act, always keep your faith and pray about all. We are fallible on our own.
Great advice Tommy, thanks!
Great video as usual. Definitely agree on larger hives not liking a queen excluder as much. My single deep hives take an excluder well because they have no other option. You explained it well. Thanks for keeping us informed. Your hard work is going to pay off big next season. Take care.
Thanks Garry! I definitely feel like I’m working for next year.
For decrystalizing buckets I use a sous vide cooker and a farm trough. Can do 7 buckets at a time.
I’ve got some old water troughs, good idea.
Finding the exact response to queen excluders. They would not cross, even for drawn comb. Took off the excluders 3 weeks ago. Today they filled nearly every one, with nectar and many with capped honey. Im not sure if it is the excluder, increased flow. or a combination. I put the excluders back on today if there was brood or brood just below. Im out of drawn comb too so Im hoping to fill all of the drawn comb and double my drawn comb for next year. I am realy enjoying your series. It gives me perspective in my operation.
Thanks Phillip! Excluders definitely have a purpose, but I don’t believe I’ll use them on big hives in the future, at least until the first harvest.
I have noticed the same thing about the wax built on queen excluders, but i scrape it off every winter because i consider that a wax harvest to use in candles, skin care, etc
Good point
I just discovered your channel and I'm binge watching what I can but I just can't keep up lol 😂 I feel like I'll never catch up hahaha
I slow down a lot in winter.
Im checking out sticker mule right now! Thanks for sharing yet another great update!
Thanks Chuck!
Hey man keep it up man I love the Vlogs any man that uses a sling blade is alright by me 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Seth! That sling is older than me. I think it was my granddads.
For decrystallizing jar honey we use our excalibur dehydrators set at 104*F and it take about 6 hours for our 1lb glass jars, each of our excaliburs will only hold about 20 jars at a time so it does take some planning. Works great since we have some labels that are not waterproof.
I’m not familiar with those dehydrators. Thanks!
Nathan, if you stay that busy you can't get in trouble which is a good thing LOL. I am so glad to hear you sold out of honey. Much better than sitting on pails of it. How soon will you honey flow play out? Your daughter looks soooo cute in that dress.
I always under super so that as soon as the top box is 1/2 capped I can pull the box, dry it and get it back on the hive. Some of the honey supers go on three times in a year which requires a lot less drawn comb. Doing under supering gives me no problems with excluders.
Thanks Russell! Honey flow will be done by July 15. A lot is up in the air. Will sumac / sourwood be good in June, and will basswood bloom this year??? I’ve already tasted tulip poplar slacking off and bees working privet which is much lower quality. Hopefully it all works out.
I use a bee blanket for my left over buckets. With heating pad on bottom if bad.
Looking at making s heating unit out of a freezer.
Some people are putting it in cars but I beleave thats too hot.
Im 8n Darlington S.C.
I pull a frame or 2 that they are already storing nectar in and then put the excluder on.
I used bait frames on some hives as well. No go. Remove excluder and two days later there’re up there in force working.
Does that lift make you as nervous as it does me seeing it lift a colony? It doesn't look all that stable on video, it must be better then it looks.👍 Have a great weekend Nathan spend some time with the family and have a wonderful day.😁
It does pretty good really. Those hives have probably 40 lbs of honey on them, and packed downstairs. Those big heavy ones make me more nervous.
Thanks for answering my queen excluder question and have fun at your daughters recital!
I built a couple snelgrove boards this year for swarmy hives. Have you ever used one to keep your bees from swarming and hopefully make honey also.
Thanks Ron! I have a bunch of double screen boards and use them a lot.
Manual double edge weed whip. My parents had a chicken farm and my dad thought that tool fit perfectly in my hand and not in his. All day long. Whack whack. Whack. Cutting in both directions. Cut the field corners where the tractor bush hog wouldn’t go. Whack whack whack.
It builds character Dave, and a strong core 🤣
Thanks
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Where did u purchase your beehive lifter?
www.beebreedingcentre.com/product-page/hives-lifter-model-3
Is it worth the investment? We chase Sourwood and are moving hives a fair amount throughout the year.
I like it but have had electrical issues a couple times. There really isn’t anything else out there that lets me move hives that big by myself, until you get into skid steer, hummerbee, or ez loader territory.
@@DuckRiverHoney understand. Living in the mountains makes it more difficult to run pallets and move those pallets with swinger type equipment on side of mountain
Alot on your plate
It’s a busy year
My girls are out all over the the blackberry blossoms right now ...still waiting on the tulip poplar out here
Honey bees don't use blackberry here. Solitary bees love them, but not the honey bees.
@@DuckRiverHoney would they here in Dale hollow lake region? My first year so just learning flows etc. They are all over my blackberry bushes...been following you for a couple months now and I know you're in Tennessee. I'm in region 11 I guess it would be.
It’s regional, and probably either a cultivar or soil type difference.
@13:30 how did caging that queen work out for you?
10/3 plus ground correct? If I was running 240V 30A speculative circuits I would definitely run 3 current conductors plus ground incase I need a neutral down the road.
Yep, 10/3 plus ground. Should handle a clothes dryer, so it’ll definitely handle a bottling tank or band heater, drum melter, etc.
At what point in your production do you think barrels make more sense than buckets? ie: # lbs?
I’m hoping for 3500-4000 lbs this year and that’s very doable in buckets, but it’s going to get squirrelly trying to run two extractors without overrunning buckets. A sump and pump would make life a lot easier.
Hi,Could you provide me with information on where to buy wax for dippin.
www.candlemaking.com/candlemaking/wholesale-wax/beehive-dipping-waxes.html
Most guys just excluders for making splits.
I do that as well. Also finding queens.
Have you thought of putting a intrance hole in you honey supers?
I put a hole in my honey supers and when I don't need i tape or cork them up. If bees don't like it they will populize it.
Pulled 6 shallows and 1 med. Last two days. Extracted and gave back to hives that needed help. And I needed honey. Most honey was left over that they had backfield with capped honey. 15 and 1/2 to 16 and 1/2 % on refractometer . Very low moisture but last years honey
I do offset honey supers some which creates upper entrances.
Are you selling at 15 a pound or more. I just went from a pint for 10. 24 oz. Which is pound and 1/2 to 15 a pint or 2 for 25. Hard to go up after 10 years at 10 .a pint. Glass jars from dollar general
Inflation means you're making less. Everything else is going up in price, folks will understand that honey does too.
Thanks seems to be working out. For sure they are getting local back yard honey . Already put 10 -12 pint jars case 24oz. Per pint from 4 hives
Using shallow supers
Certainly you're not supposed to be cleaning food products in your hot tub which would have bodily fluids at least a little bit. That's nasty I would change that practice.
The concept is the point. Sous vide, immersion heater, etc, are easy to set up.