Almost 1000KG of Honey From One Apiary!!

[@markmurphy8303]

Hi Gruff lad, nice crop mate, 1000 pounds cool and here’s little ole me with my 17 hives getting just shigh off nearly 450 pounds the farm shop who I supply is really happy he is going to have honey on the shelves till after Christmas.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Great news! And even better you have a place to sell it all 😁👍🏻👍🏻

[@mickhoyle4064]

Great stuff, that's impressive, not only is that a lot of honey, it's a lot of hard graft. We're selling at £9 per pound jar and it doesn't seem enough.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

I know, so much work goes into it. Whatever we charge doesn’t seem enough.

[@ewanfuller5742]

£9 per lb is a rather low price . We sell 1/2lb for £7.50

[@glynisreynolds446]

Glad you have some ‘rewards’ to harvest after all your hard work this season 😃 Mind you it’s going to take some extracting 😳 Love the wheelbarrow 🤣🤣 Bet lots of people will want one of those 🤣🤣🇬🇧

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks Glynis 😊

[@sherryortiz227]

I noticed quite a few bees in the supers about half way through the video. How did you get those bees out before you put the supers in the van?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Hi, on those occasions we used the blower to get the bees out.

[@yadoyado7167]

Very nice 👌 How many hives in the apiarie and how many supers per hive on average

[@gwenyngruffydd]

20 hives. Average was 4

[@yadoyado7167]

@@gwenyngruffydd That's very good 👍🏽

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Not bad for this part of the world 😊🐝

[@lagrangebees]

I had 3 out of 5 hives survive last winter, split one into 12 more hives, the other 2 gathered me 135 Kg of honey (300 lbs)... Over 45 gallons. If all 15 hives make it and are as productive I may have a similar amount of honey on my hands... Not sure I'm prepared for this, I'm only in my 3rd year 😲

[@gwenyngruffydd]

You recovered really well. Great job! 😊👍🏻👍🏻

[@lagrangebees]

@@gwenyngruffydd Thank you! :) and it was 25 gallons not 45 (Apparently, I can't math hehe)

[@gwenyngruffydd]

😅

[@Dinavd3sg]

Did you split into 12 one of the two left alive and it still gave you that much honey?!! :)

[@lagrangebees]

@@Dinavd3sg Yes, the 2 hives I left in production made me 300lbs. Summer flow in Canada is pretty intense and nonstop (there is usually, no dearths), since we have such a short season, plants go all out.

[@acrewoodapiary4741]

Do you leave a super on for over wintering

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Only if the colony is really big. If they can fit into a single box I prefer to winter them like that.

[@dcsblessedbees]

That is the first time I have seen a powered wheelbarrow, that is so cute, ya need to give it back ti it's mama and let it grow up.😉🤣Real cool actually.👍

[@gwenyngruffydd]

I love it!! 😁😁 but your right she is a baby!! 😂

[@Pedro-dw4tm]

Notice you're using National supers, Wouldn't Commercial supers be more practical ?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Yes, we keep both. Mainly national though. Picked up a lot of second hand kit over the years.