Now in Part 2 I show how I extract the honey from the combs with inexpensive (less than $40 USD) equipment.
In Part 1 I showed how to remove honey supers from a hive easily and without disturbing the bees.
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Monday, September 5, 2016
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Harvesting Honey Part 1 - Bee Vlog - Aug 29, 2016
In Part 1 I show how to remove honey supers from a hive easily and without disturbing the bees.
Come back for Part 2 where I extract the honey from the combs with inexpensive (less than $40 USD) equipment.
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Thursday, August 20, 2015
Honey Extraction - Bee Vlog - Aug 20, 2015
One of the criticisms and downsides of not using foundation is the difficulty in extracting the honey without destroying the comb. I decided to see how well my comb holds up in a radial extractor. Will it explode?
I was also interviewed on the Kiwimana Buzz show. I had a great time talking about beekeeping in Portland and how I create my videos. You can listen to the show here.
More on crush & strain harvesting.
The t-shirt: "We are all batpeople"
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I was also interviewed on the Kiwimana Buzz show. I had a great time talking about beekeeping in Portland and how I create my videos. You can listen to the show here.
More on crush & strain harvesting.
The t-shirt: "We are all batpeople"
Video Link
Monday, August 5, 2013
Bee Vlog - August 3, 2013
Queen Beatrice and Queen Flora have enough surplus honey that I can now harvest some of it. Beatrice weighs 176 lbs (132 lbs after harvest). Flora weighs 166 lbs (149 lbs after harvest. Even though Flora was 1 box shorter she essentially weighs the same. The 10 lbs difference is approximately the weight of an empty box.
I only took 5 frames from Beatrice and 2 frames from Flora. It isn't the harvest I was hoping to get because there was still some good honey frames that weren't fully ripened yet. Even though the main nectar flow is over it may have been too early to attempt a harvest. I need to give them a little more time to ripen and cap the honey. So I might be doing another harvest in a month. I do want to make sure not to take too much though so I can leave them enough to over-winter.
In this video I demonstrate 2 methods of doing crush & strain. Two of the frames I didn't crush, I just cut out sections and stored them in some storage containers for "cut comb." It can be eaten as-is, chunks can be cut off to sweeten oatmeal, or eat with cheese and crackers, etc.
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I only took 5 frames from Beatrice and 2 frames from Flora. It isn't the harvest I was hoping to get because there was still some good honey frames that weren't fully ripened yet. Even though the main nectar flow is over it may have been too early to attempt a harvest. I need to give them a little more time to ripen and cap the honey. So I might be doing another harvest in a month. I do want to make sure not to take too much though so I can leave them enough to over-winter.
In this video I demonstrate 2 methods of doing crush & strain. Two of the frames I didn't crush, I just cut out sections and stored them in some storage containers for "cut comb." It can be eaten as-is, chunks can be cut off to sweeten oatmeal, or eat with cheese and crackers, etc.
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| Raw honey after straining |
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| Cut comb |
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