HUGE HONEY Harvest | BEST Year Ever!
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Published 2022-09-22
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All Comments (21)
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Congratulations on your honey harvest! Your extractor will be well worth the cost. My father had bees for nearly 60 years, he bought a used extractor to get started. That extractor lasted all those years! Sadly, he passed away in August, but my son has taken over his honey business.
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Fellow beekeeper! This is how I found you guys!
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When I had bees I had a larger extractor. Similar but larger. What my husband did was he built a platform (like a pallet with a solid top) to bolt the extractor to. We put the extractor near one side to be able to get a pail under the spigot for the honey. He also left an area under it spaced perfectly for using a hand truck to move it where I needed it. I washed it out in our yard so this way I could easily move it for that. Also the platform made it easy to stand on to keep the extractor from walking all over the place while spinning. Thanks for sharing it was so nice watching you doing this. I miss my bees so much.
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Congratulations on a great harvest!! I will say that Honey Bandit spray is great! All I did was took an extra inner cover and tacked on a piece of fleece to it that I spray the honey bandit on. It works GREAT!!
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Congrats on that wonderful harvest! You can also set your tools and extractor outside, away from the house, and let your bees do most of the cleaning for you first. That way none of the honey goes to waste. My beekeeping neighbor always let her bees help with the clean up.
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What satisfying work, it looks soooo good! π»π
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Congratulations on your honey harvest, you and the bees make a great team! This was so interesting to me. I imagine it would have been quite sticky though. Warm soapy water and some towels were a good idea.
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We mounted our extractor to a piece of solid plywood...maybe 3 x 4 1/2 feet. The long side sticks out enough that we can stand on it when the extractor is really out of balance. It's easy to unbolt the extractor from the base/feet for cleaning and storage.
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What a wonderful addition to the homestead having the tools to help with the honey harvest! It was so satisfying watching the honey come out of the spicket! π― Thanks for taking us along for the harvest.
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Thatβs a lot of honey!! Wow!
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βWOW β wish I was with Todd & Rachel now 9-22-2022
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Never kept bees but once every few years when the old Tudor beams shifted through subsidence or uplift, we could place a glass bowl on the dining room sideboard to catch honey dripping through the ceiling. It bypassed the bedroom above. Mustβve crept down the inner walls from rafters then under floorboards. We had bats, too. Goodness knows whether it was contaminated! π
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As a beekeeper myself, I can attest to the excitement of the first honey harvest. Congratulations on your honey success. ππ―
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We use a triangular escape board to get the bees out and it works!
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Awesome harvest ...
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Just bought a 3 frame hand crank extractor (yours is WAY nicer than mine...lol) - I was like you and did the scrape & strain before. I did buy some Honey Bandit - one of the beekeeper youtubers I follow said he liked that one the best as its not as stinky as some of the others. Great job on the harvest!!! I'm waiting for some yeast nutrient to get delivered today - and I'm gonna be starting a batch of mead this weekend!! I will toast to all the girls that made it possible with all their hard work! I'm happy next year I don't have to destroy all their wax when harvesting - so they will be able to make even MORE next year! ;)
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Very nice. We always but local honey itβs got such good flavor.
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All your efforts rewarded. Honey can disinfect wounds and promote healing. It's not just great for consumption. Pure honey is expensive. Your vet or community rescues might appreciate. Thanks for sharing.
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Try spinning the extractor frame holders manually before you turn on the motor. Most of the energy used is to start the spin from a stationary position. There will be less wear & tear on the motor if you help it start
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Hi Todd & Rachel. How cool to get honey for harvest. The one thing you forgot Todd was to add Mike thebees. That would have calmed them down. But no, you heated the poor bee π. That is never good. That makes them angry. Next time smoke the bee π, it will calm them. God Bless the bee π and the honey. Stay healthy my friends. Mari'a. πππππππππππππ―π―π―π―π―π―π―πππππππππππβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈπππππ
