+628DirtRooster There's no doubt that heating the honey changes the color and taste ( to some degree ), but the honey was dark to begin with if you noticed the color of it as I was dumping it into the kettle. One thing for sure, it tastes REALLY good. I edited out several other fingers that had to have a taste. I can't blame them, that stuff is excellent!
i know of one beekeeper who built a "crusher" styled on an old hand cranked washing wringer, (built it all from scratch with stainless steel, and delrin rollers) to use as a way to crush comb to extract honey.....he said he gets really great results with little "leftover" that comes out when he melts the comb down....
I'd love to see his design, I have thought about doing something similar, but I have never gotten around to it. Thanks for sharing the info, and for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
he said he styled it almost directly off an old washing machine wringer he found in a trash heap. the design was good but too old to be usable so he got a machinist /welder friend of his to help him "reconstruct" the thing, added a chute to catch the wax and a drain trough to catch the honey... Would think any good machinist could probably come up with something similar with a bit of thought! (I think about it every time I run across Dirtrooster's vid where he's crushing comb by hand!! lol )
A few days ago, a bee was sat on our back door for an hour by itself without moving - I'm guessing cold and out of energy. I made a small amount of sugar water and used a toothpick to put a few drops near the head. You could see the forked tongue go crazy and lap it up. Within a few minutes, it took off, circled a few times whilst getting up to gutter height, then bolted. :)
You made a friend for life. Thanks for caring for bees and for taking the time to watch and tell me your story. I hope to hear from you again. God's peace. Mr. Ed
99% of the brood from a cut out goes back to the bees, the little that does not make it back, will be thrown into the kettle to be rendered. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed
Thanks again for the videos. I had a question. After you strain the honey the second time after taking the large disk of wax off the top, you said that you will skim something off at it's final stage. What are you skimming off at the final stage before the honey is ready to eat?
It's just the really fine wax particles that are still floating on top of the honey. I try to get most of it off, but it is ok if it goes in the bottle. You can still eat it without harm. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Every time I finish processing honey, after the honey drains, all the equipment that was used goes outside for the bees to clean up. I do love feeding the bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace Marion. Mr. Ed
just wondering if you put the cooler out for the bees to clean up for you? When I do any work that exposes honey, I try to get the bees to do the clean-up so I know it either goes to them or eventually to me. Thanks for the vid! Wish I had one of your set ups.
+Steve Crider Everything that gets used processing honey gets put outside for the bees to clean up. There are thousands of bees cleaning the honey from the pots, strainers, spatulas, and yes, the coolers also. I love watching the bees feeding. In the past, I made a video of all the bees cleaning up the equipment.
Jeff, how are you going to get six or seven gallons of honey from a 48 qt (4 gallon) ice chest of honey and wax that you are going to remove the wax from? I gotta see this. I love watching your channel.
I never was any good at math and all my years as a fisherman has made my exaggerations tend to bee more numerous, but it was close to 3 gallons that came from that honey. Good call. Thanks for watching. God's peace, Mr. Ed
Wrangling and saving bees, darn tootin it's a cool job, and I'm blessed to bee able to do it so often. Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my bee wrangling adventures on my channel. God's peace. Mr. Ed
+Desmond Simmons There is no doubt that the heat changes the honey as evident of the darkness of it. Though the honey has not been completely homoginised, it has lost some of its health benefits. That being said, by melting all the comb, it releases the pollen that was in the comb and that blends in with the honey giving the honey the benifit of the pollen. As far as changing the taste of honey, it does to some degree, but I can live with that.
Since a lot of the comb is uncapped, do you monitor the moisture content before bottling? If you need to reduce the moisture content, what method do you use? Thanks again for posting.
+Dennis Carter All the comb that is uncapped I feed to the bees. Very little uncapped honey goes into the melter, what does get in does not make any real difference. Thank you for watching.
Heat does not ruin honey, but it will pasteurize it if the temps get above 114 degrees. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Howard. Mr. Ed
Glad to hear you enjoyed the video, thanks so much for taking the time to watch it. Also, I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Michael. Mr. Ed
It was to bad I was unable to show the removal, that was pretty awesome also. I no longer process honey from removals this way, now, I simply squeeze the honey from the comb and let it drain over night. By not putting heat to the honey, it remains pure and all the beneficial particles inside the honey are still viable. If you look at the end of the video in this link, you will see the process I now use. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed ua-cam.com/video/QzqG3a_tLdc/v-deo.html
@@JeffHorchoff that was great. Thanks for the link. Can you post a video of that entire process? It is so relaxing. I learned so much from you. And funny thing is I'm afraid of bees 🤷♀️
I know I have a video showing the process a bit better, I just could not find it. Tell you what, the next time I get honey from a removal ,I will video the process of removing the honey from the comb. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed was the name given to me when I first started working at the Post Office 36 years ago. When I retired after 27 years, I liked it so much, I continued to call myself that. Then, when I started my Youttube channel, that's what I decided to call myself. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Cool! I figured it was a nickname that you've had for a long time. Thank you for responding. I'd also like to say that you seem like a very nice human being and I appreciate that in a world full of so many jaded people. Keep on being you Mr. Ed!!
I really appreciate your kind words, thank you. As far as responding, I figure if someone takes the time to watch AND leave a comment, they deserve a reply. Thanks so much for both, and I'm looking forward to hearing from you again. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Paul, thank you so much for the gift you've given by subbing to my channel, thank you very much. I look forward to hearing from you again on other adventures. Thank you for your blessing and for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
I know exactly what you mean, I do it all the time. One of the reasons I became a bee keeper in the first place was because I ate so much honey. I figured it had to be cheaper if I raised bees myself, and guess what, it is way cheaper. Now, I eat all the fresh, pure honey any time I want. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed
We do sell the honey, but only in the abbey gift shop. We do not produce enough honey yet to sell it on line, but I hope that changes within the next year of so. One day you will bee able to taste for yourself the goodness of Abbee Honey, but just not quite yet. Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my bee adventures on my channel, then let me know your thoughts. God's peace. Mr. Ed
The temperature hits about 135 degrees, and unfortunately, this changes the chemistry of the honey which I am not very fond of. For that reason I no longer melt the wax and honey together. I simply strain the honey and it maintains all it's natural benefits. This is the latest video that I did showing the process. Thanks for watching and asking your question. Please feel free to ask any time. Mr. Ed ua-cam.com/video/qQ1uGKSqQrI/v-deo.html
Jeff Horchoff It's not difficult to do and it has a more fermented smell that than alcoholic smell. Mead is beautiful and depending on your state laws you might be able to sell it in the Abbey shop.
+RayBradleyTompkins You are not suppose to have the honey higher than 100 degrees as it changes the natural aspect of honey. So yes, the honey has been changed. However, it is still honey, and though it has been slightly homoginised, it still has some of its natural benifits. When I spin the honey from our hives, I use no heat. The only time I use this process is when I do a cut out and have comb honey. It's faster and less messy doing it this way. It works for me.
+Maria Radosta I'm sorry to report, there is NO St. Joseph Abbee Honey for sale. All the honey that will be bottled will be given away as a sign of appreciation to those helping in the recovery from the March 11th flood. Who knows, maybe later in the year there may bee a possibility for the sale of honey. Mr. Ed
Nice dark honey. That person getting a taste at the end was funny.
+628DirtRooster There's no doubt that heating the honey changes the color and taste ( to some degree ), but the honey was dark to begin with if you noticed the color of it as I was dumping it into the kettle. One thing for sure, it tastes REALLY good. I edited out several other fingers that had to have a taste. I can't blame them, that stuff is excellent!
Looked too small for your finger. BUT you'd had the comb gnawed up and gone anyway.
i know of one beekeeper who built a "crusher" styled on an old hand cranked washing wringer, (built it all from scratch with stainless steel, and delrin rollers) to use as a way to crush comb to extract honey.....he said he gets really great results with little "leftover" that comes out when he melts the comb down....
I'd love to see his design, I have thought about doing something similar, but I have never gotten around to it. Thanks for sharing the info, and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
he said he styled it almost directly off an old washing machine wringer he found in a trash heap. the design was good but too old to be usable so he got a machinist /welder friend of his to help him "reconstruct" the thing, added a chute to catch the wax and a drain trough to catch the honey... Would think any good machinist could probably come up with something similar with a bit of thought! (I think about it every time I run across Dirtrooster's vid where he's crushing comb by hand!! lol )
A few days ago, a bee was sat on our back door for an hour by itself without moving - I'm guessing cold and out of energy. I made a small amount of sugar water and used a toothpick to put a few drops near the head. You could see the forked tongue go crazy and lap it up. Within a few minutes, it took off, circled a few times whilst getting up to gutter height, then bolted. :)
You made a friend for life. Thanks for caring for bees and for taking the time to watch and tell me your story. I hope to hear from you again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed....do you put any comb in boiler from cutout that has brood still in it? do you have to cut that all out or is a little bit ok? great video!
99% of the brood from a cut out goes back to the bees, the little that does not make it back, will be thrown into the kettle to be rendered. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Good comb slinging music. I was waiting for the Rooster to get him a handful and go to munching. He must've been out swarm hunting! GBWYou!
The bees always pick the music for Mr. Ed's video, their taste in music is way better than mine. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Thanks again for the videos. I had a question. After you strain the honey the second time after taking the large disk of wax off the top, you said that you will skim something off at it's final stage. What are you skimming off at the final stage before the honey is ready to eat?
It's just the really fine wax particles that are still floating on top of the honey. I try to get most of it off, but it is ok if it goes in the bottle. You can still eat it without harm. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Do you put the cooler out for the bees to clean out the rest of the honey?
Every time I finish processing honey, after the honey drains, all the equipment that was used goes outside for the bees to clean up. I do love feeding the bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace Marion.
Mr. Ed
just wondering if you put the cooler out for the bees to clean up for you? When I do any work that exposes honey, I try to get the bees to do the clean-up so I know it either goes to them or eventually to me. Thanks for the vid! Wish I had one of your set ups.
+Steve Crider Everything that gets used processing honey gets put outside for the bees to clean up. There are thousands of bees cleaning the honey from the pots, strainers, spatulas, and yes, the coolers also. I love watching the bees feeding. In the past, I made a video of all the bees cleaning up the equipment.
ua-cam.com/video/NIFjKkhB1FI/v-deo.html
I like this guy, hes enjoying his work
Thanks, but it's not real work when you love doing what you do. I really have fun wrangling bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Your love for it comes through, good that you decided to record yourself doing your thing. Happy wrangling
@@chilled99 That it does. thanks for watching and leaving a comment. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff, how are you going to get six or seven gallons of honey from a 48 qt (4 gallon) ice chest of honey and wax that you are going to remove the wax from? I gotta see this. I love watching your channel.
I never was any good at math and all my years as a fisherman has made my exaggerations tend to bee more numerous, but it was close to 3 gallons that came from that honey. Good call. Thanks for watching. God's peace,
Mr. Ed
Coolest job ever. Looks fun and rewarding. Keep posting
Wrangling and saving bees, darn tootin it's a cool job, and I'm blessed to bee able to do it so often. Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my bee wrangling adventures on my channel. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Thanks for posting the video on how you process you cut out honey. Does the heat change the flavor of the honey any?
+Desmond Simmons There is no doubt that the heat changes the honey as evident of the darkness of it. Though the honey has not been completely homoginised, it has lost some of its health benefits. That being said, by melting all the comb, it releases the pollen that was in the comb and that blends in with the honey giving the honey the benifit of the pollen. As far as changing the taste of honey, it does to some degree, but I can live with that.
The news anchor music was perfect😊😊😊
Glad you liked it, and I hope you check out more of my bee wrangling adventures on my channel, and leave a comment. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Since a lot of the comb is uncapped, do you monitor the moisture content before bottling? If you need to reduce the moisture content, what method do you use? Thanks again for posting.
+Dennis Carter All the comb that is uncapped I feed to the bees. Very little uncapped honey goes into the melter, what does get in does not make any real difference. Thank you for watching.
when you clear a hive from someone's home do they get any of the honey?
Yes they do, sometimes they get it all, sometimes they just want a taste. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
GREAT! Thank's from Barcelona.
Glad you like the video Xavier, and It' s good to hear from you again. Happy New Year, and God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Doesnt the heat ruin the honey?
Heat does not ruin honey, but it will pasteurize it if the temps get above 114 degrees. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Howard.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff but the wax needs 140 no?
Beautiful
....and very tasty. God's peace Irene.
Mr. Ed
Nice one,
Glad to hear you enjoyed the video, thanks so much for taking the time to watch it. Also, I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Michael.
Mr. Ed
what's with the 2 faces at the bottom of the bottling tank?
I never saw that until you pointed it out. Kinda freaky what that honey will do. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
Man that was awesome.
It was to bad I was unable to show the removal, that was pretty awesome also. I no longer process honey from removals this way, now, I simply squeeze the honey from the comb and let it drain over night. By not putting heat to the honey, it remains pure and all the beneficial particles inside the honey are still viable. If you look at the end of the video in this link, you will see the process I now use. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
ua-cam.com/video/QzqG3a_tLdc/v-deo.html
@@JeffHorchoff that was great. Thanks for the link. Can you post a video of that entire process? It is so relaxing. I learned so much from you. And funny thing is I'm afraid of bees 🤷♀️
I know I have a video showing the process a bit better, I just could not find it. Tell you what, the next time I get honey from a removal ,I will video the process of removing the honey from the comb. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Why do you call yourself Mr. Ed when your name is Jeff?
Mr. Ed was the name given to me when I first started working at the Post Office 36 years ago. When I retired after 27 years, I liked it so much, I continued to call myself that. Then, when I started my Youttube channel, that's what I decided to call myself. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Cool! I figured it was a nickname that you've had for a long time. Thank you for responding. I'd also like to say that you seem like a very nice human being and I appreciate that in a world full of so many jaded people. Keep on being you Mr. Ed!!
@@JeffHorchoff Jeff, As a new viewer, I was going to ask the same question. Thanks. Blessings to you and your girls
I really appreciate your kind words, thank you. As far as responding, I figure if someone takes the time to watch AND leave a comment, they deserve a reply. Thanks so much for both, and I'm looking forward to hearing from you again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Paul, thank you so much for the gift you've given by subbing to my channel, thank you very much. I look forward to hearing from you again on other adventures. Thank you for your blessing and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I would eat that honey straight from the bucket!! Lol!
I know exactly what you mean, I do it all the time. One of the reasons I became a bee keeper in the first place was because I ate so much honey. I figured it had to be cheaper if I raised bees myself, and guess what, it is way cheaper. Now, I eat all the fresh, pure honey any time I want. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Do you sell your honey if so how do I get it do you ship it out to people if order if you can please let me know
We do sell the honey, but only in the abbey gift shop. We do not produce enough honey yet to sell it on line, but I hope that changes within the next year of so. One day you will bee able to taste for yourself the goodness of Abbee Honey, but just not quite yet. Thanks for watching, and I hope you check out more of my bee adventures on my channel, then let me know your thoughts. God's peace. Mr. Ed
What temperature did you heat the wax/honey to?
The temperature hits about 135 degrees, and unfortunately, this changes the chemistry of the honey which I am not very fond of. For that reason I no longer melt the wax and honey together. I simply strain the honey and it maintains all it's natural benefits. This is the latest video that I did showing the process. Thanks for watching and asking your question. Please feel free to ask any time.
Mr. Ed ua-cam.com/video/qQ1uGKSqQrI/v-deo.html
Thanks
I crush and strain each removal comb honey...then make mead...removal honey makes the BEST mead...
The monks want me to make mead for them, I keep resisting. I don't even like the smell of alcohol.
Jeff Horchoff It's not difficult to do and it has a more fermented smell that than alcoholic smell. Mead is beautiful and depending on your state laws you might be able to sell it in the Abbey shop.
I thought that you had to keep the temperature of honey under around 110f? Wax melts at about 140.
+RayBradleyTompkins You are not suppose to have the honey higher than 100 degrees as it changes the natural aspect of honey. So yes, the honey has been changed. However, it is still honey, and though it has been slightly homoginised, it still has some of its natural benifits. When I spin the honey from our hives, I use no heat. The only time I use this process is when I do a cut out and have comb honey. It's faster and less messy doing it this way. It works for me.
+Jeff Horchoff I am a new beekeeper and just wondered. Thanks for the information.
+RayBradleyTompkins Welcome to the wonderful world of keeping bees. Not much money in it, but way worth the effort.
Oh my. I wish I could scraped out that ice chest and eaten all that honey. YUM
I did it for you.......it was VERY good. God's peace JJ.
Mr. Ed
That's all you have for today?? So, when can we get some of that honey to buy? 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🕷🕷
+Maria Radosta I'm sorry to report, there is NO St. Joseph Abbee Honey for sale. All the honey that will be bottled will be given away as a sign of appreciation to those helping in the recovery from the March 11th flood. Who knows, maybe later in the year there may bee a possibility for the sale of honey. Mr. Ed
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Honey, sweet! God's peace.
Mr. Ed