Beekeeping | I Love Dark Honey, But Is This Really Dark?

[@SMButler]

Not sure how therapeutic it is watching the bee brush in action. I think it is more a bee aggravator. At least my bees seem very aggravated when I use it.

[@vanokmanoli]

Hello from Republic of Moldova.

[@karindinarda8755]

Can't wait to see the dark honey! Planning on purchasing your book as soon as I can, maybe next payday!

[@Abuangelina]

You have a light good spirit. Bed of luck to you

[@beek]

Thank you

[@stevewelches1955]

Is there a way to remove honey from foundation's fraims with out damaging the comb?

[@Shewwler]

Really therapeutic to watch! I obey your command! LOL

[@beek]

Thank you!

[@ruthisaac2390]

Great video. I love the dark honey myself. I'm going to try the burlap for firing up my smoker.

[@pjones1403]

Love It. I am a new novice bee keeper and what started me was a ferrell hive under a stack of wood in my back yard. But I can't get them to occupy the new super I have prepared for them.

[@beek]

Tell us everything about that super, like what kind of frames, what kind of foundation, plastic, wax, wax coated plastic, did you add wax, what month did you add it, how strong is your colony?

[@pjones1403]

@beek it's an 8 frame "May Bee" Beehive kit. Wax coated super. I can post a pic of hive and bees in wood stack. I literally just put out the super I bought, put it out yesterday.

[@CastleHives]

I was gifted a jar of buckwheat honey from Jarrett, he was at the convergence. I LOVE, let me say it again, LOVE dark honey. The rich flavor as compared to lighter honey is what I enjoy. That 2nd frame you pulled, oh I would love that. And now the wait til tomorrow. .

[@beek]

Hey Brian, yes, dark honey is always a winner in my book. Some people hate it.

[@toadrepublic]

I harvested ten frames of honey last weekend, of which about half were light golden honey and half looked very dark. Like you, I extracted the light and dark frames/regions separately. Bottled in clear glass jars. When held up to the light side by side the difference in color turned out to be negligible, and the taste is similar too. I'm convinced now that the wax was darker rather than the honey that was inside it, at least in this case. It was a lot of work to do separate extractions but was well worth it just for the learning experience. Thanks for making great informative videos!

[@kevinbrowne5764]

We’re harvesting dark honey late in the season in NJ that is honeydew honey from the lantern flies

[@b.greene9123]

I hope you can show us some tricks for harvesting small batches of honey. I have a spinner for when I'm doing like 10 frames or more but it's not that easy when just harvesting 2 or 3 frames.

[@beek]

Yes in tomorrow’s video

[@alecjaquez9194]

Hi it’s a great video.., I can wait until 2mrw… I bet it’s dark honey not a dark frame. I was wondering if you check all other frames to see if there should be more dark honey 🍯… about the metal screen it’s a great Idea I did it long time ago. But I cut it round to feed over the grill. On a few occasions sparks 🔥 used come out from the back. I had to go to wood shop & remove a hive… I didn’t want to take no chance with the spark, sawdust.. I like our brothe beekeepers Idea is doble protect at the back hole for spark to come out back fire.

[@thomaspower221]

Such well behaved bees.. they must be homeschooled.. 😏

[@beek]

They are homeschooling me😀

[@yureopaquito2093]

I want to have dark honey but we only have a mono floral here at my place our honey are coming from our wild sunflowers here unlike the known sunflower it is much thicker and some bitter aftertaste but not so much bitter taste but good

[@danplatt861]

Always informative and equally entertaining! Additionally, great editing too. Lots of work goes into your videos and it really shows off your love of beekeeping.

[@beek]

Thank you for noticing. I appreciate you!

[@Shewwler]

I bet that some of that honey will be dark.

[@beek]

Tomorrow's video will reveal.

[@TXDHC]

I recently bought some local Texas honey from a small farm and was shocked how dark it is and what a strong flavor. I’m very curious what kind it is….is that even how it’s phrased? 🤷‍♀️ We live in a forest and our first yr here I never saw 1 honey bee. I bought 5 citrus trees that I keep in pots (zone 8b) and guess who came from the forest…the honeybees. We haven’t got a beekeeper anywhere close by that I’m aware of and I’m assuming they are in a tree somewhere close by. I’ve seen hives about 10 miles away. But for 7 yrs now I’ve had SO many honeybees that love my citrus and my basil! I’d love to have a hive but I’m not sure that I can manage it well.

[@pjones1403]

Keep us posted on the dark honey!

[@beek]

It will be in tomorrow's video!

[@kathyhathaway8823]

David I always take the time in my honey to separate all the different flavors in my operation because my customers always come to me for different flavors. I do not know many people in my area that does that . This season I had four different flavors an it all will sale fast an I have a lot of people that will purchase around twenty to thirty bottles each an I hear all the time people say they had no idea there was different kinds of honey or flavors. Also my Creamed, chunk, comb honey I can not make it fast enough an my sales this season has more than tripled an I have people coming from three states away looking for my honey every year . If there are any Bee keepers that has the time to separate there honey out people Loves different kinds of honey let them taste the difference.

[@kylefrench7985]

Great video David I couldn't agree more with you. I do feel harvesting honey or anything is very relaxing. A sense of accomplishment. Keep up the amazing work and videos!!!

[@robinb1451]

I also had same experience, never saw it that dark and also kept me up wondering what it was and what to do so your video as aleays are informative and timely thanks David

[@DavidBuenoMartin]

It's definitely therapeutic. Take a from licensed therapist... 😂

[@ginapicciolo3228]

I harvest my frames with the bloom, when I see a bloom is finishing I harvest frames from the super but never pull the full super, that way I can isolate different Bloom and flavors of honey. The first part of the year was super bloom, super sweet white honey almost pure white, a very light yellow, the second Bloom was Sage, tons and tons of sage, then the buckwheat bloomed. I managed to get all different kinds by paying attention to what was blooming 😊

[@ginapicciolo3228]

If you leave your address, I'll send you buckwheat honey❤️

[@randymurray-c3f]

a bear knocked over my hive some one gave me it was about a week ago i qess the queen left or died i see queen cell wil she have anuf time to mate it is october 5 and i live in wnc the cells are5 to 6 day old i am new to this the man that gave me the beee hive was sick and passed

[@randymurray-c3f]

if not where would i get a queen this time year

[@Peter-od7op]

Most of my frames this year are very dark all of the frame. Im in northern va