Beekeeping TIPS On Easiest Way To Harvest Honey

[@rossstacey]

Hi, I've just been watching your video and I have to congratulate you on it! Recently I've been watching hours videos on the subject. It's so easy to listen to, you are very concise, without waffling on, The tips make so much sense and you cover every detail. It's the easiest and best video I've seen, brilliant!

[@jaywinter4163]

This is a great demonstration! Thank you for taking the time to help teach.

[@beek]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mvdwillik5991]

I had wild bees where ever I go. One Hive was 25 yrs old and between two Armoured walls.. It smell Like Honey around that Building. I now have two. One is now 6 yrs Old and they are like my pets. Never harvested. They are very kind to me. I got a New wild swarm about two month ago. Thinking, of something easy, as Elderly Lady. I saved bees once been frozen in 2016 giving a wild strange swarm frozen in water saved them giving them CPR to more than 20 bees using my warm breath about 10 - 15 min each.. In my country.

[@violetmugizi4867]

Wooooooooow. I just started beekeeping with 5 hives and am about to harvest. Your video is God sent. Thanks a lot David for the lesson. Am so blessed . God bless you too 🙏🙏

[@Oldmanwithagoldpan]

14:49 put the top cover on now without putting frames back in.. your gonna have a mess of comb jumble before long.. i left a swarm catch in a 10 frame deep brood box for a season with just 2 frames and got to practice my first cut out, had to cut off the corners of the metal covered lid, break off the sides and use a 12' long bread/cake knife to cut around the lid and separate the comb... it was an interesting learning curve lol.. the really funny part is they ignored the 2 frames i had in the box and i still had enough comb to rubber band up 11 deep frames.

[@beek]

Yes, that's why I made sure to mention to be sure and not leave the frames out.

[@Shotgunwizard91]

sheesh

[@joseduarte176]

Your passion for gardening is contagious! 🌟

[@lavenderbridges]

7:47 I am always amazed at how calm your bees are.

[@beek]

Crafty editing 🤣

[@lavenderbridges]

@@beek 😂😂😂😂

[@samwisegamgee8318]

David you’re the best beekeeper on YT in my opinion! Your videos are very helpful and high quality! Going to ask my wife to get me your online classes for my birthday :)

[@beek]

So nice of you to say

[@goldseekersadventures9380]

Lots of superior advice on this platform. Thank you.

[@slapan-w9f]

I am a newbie and plan to attempt catching a swarm or two this next spring. Thank You for this video. Amazing!!!

[@shanepasha6501]

Beautiful looking honey. Thank you for taking the time to demonstrate and explain, along the way, the process and what to look out for in order to have a successful honey extraction experience.

[@beek]

It was a fun video to make and I think my videographer loved filming this one the most.

[@michellevanvliet7475]

Thank you David. Your bees are so calm. Says a lot about the beekeeper I suppose.

[@paulfoshay9482]

I have learned a whole lot from your videos and appreciate them greatly..I am about to take a chance and give 1 beehive a try next year and gathering all the information possible before attempting to do this..thanks

[@beek]

Thank you so much for watching and glad I can be of some help to you.

[@kimcliftrn]

David that you so much ! I’m going to do this and we have a high school friend who is a master at this and has helped me with questions . I love this already

[@Meghhon]

Another wonderfully helpful video!! So many great tips! I harvest tomorrow for the first time ever!

[@deborahsalgado9484]

Wow I love your video's . I just took a class to do beekeeping and this has answered so many questions. Thank you so much.

[@Joannahartley]

Clover honey is one of my favorite! Absolutely love it!!! My yard is full of it and bees are on cloud nine!!

[@CorineNieuwburg]

Thank you David! Very helpful video. 1:37

[@andidhamo583]

Hi David, the Finns have come up with a new kind of an improved flow frame they call the Smart Beebox System. The company manufacturing it is Paradise Honey. There are distributors in USA. All it is needed is to push a stick through to open and close the frames, Also, the honey collector system is simpler and more efficient. There is no need to collect the frames, cut them, spin them, and sieve the honey. Have a look at it while you play with your computer in the evening and tell us what you think about it. Also, the hungarians have come up with the hexacells, also distributed in USA. It is ready made pulled out comb. A hive kit with hexacell comb and the smart beebox system will make a beekeeper ready for harvest in the first year. Please give your advice. Thank you.

[@AndrewElmer-p6s]

Thank you for this video! I am preparing for my first harvest and this was perfect.

[@beek]

Glad you liked the video. Here's the link to my video on harvesting honey. It might be helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/laTXfIytarmEl8ksi=Bsh0tH_GZwdDPaAE

[@vivideos7275]

Wow that is a clean work..love it

[@ReadyUpGo]

Hello David. Thank you for all the good information. I’m new to beekeeping and had to harvest two hives last year by myself as my first experience. I have the same extractor you used in this video. To deal with the out of balance frame situation, I first mounted the legs together at the bottom on stout beech lumber plus three threaded rods half way up anchored to a center wooden hexagon. That did help, but not when the frame weights were unequal by a fair percentage and I was down to only a few frames so couldn’t mix and match anymore. That’s when i decided to make weight holders per frame pocket and add weights to the light side until both sides were close to equal. This solved the problem of the crazy vibrations from an unbalanced load that can’t be good on the extractor long term.. Sometimes I had to do the balancing process twice for the same two frames if they didn’t give up their bounty at the same rate (my fault from the occasional uneven and somewhat incomplete cap removal). And yes, I sealed the lead ingots i had made to prevent any chance of contamination. With all the fiddling and studying and cleaning I did I thought i would never get finished, but I was rewarded with my first supply of the golden treasure to give as a unique gift to people. My first beeswax refining experience had even more fool difficulties and delays, but that’s another story.

[@beek]

Thanks for sharing and watching.

[@susannefehr7907]

can I fill the jars and leave the lids off, so that air bubbles rise and disappear?

[@martinwaddell]

Thanks for sharing your experience It’s gonna make my harvest much easier

[@beek]

Thanks for watching my videos!

[@larryinfantozzi690]

Excellent video!

[@beek]

Thanks for watching!

[@richardpadgett2066]

Great video David Thank you for what you are doing. Learning a lot

[@SpiderMan-pf6pu]

Can you spray the bees with sugar water uther than smoke

[@beek]

I do not recommend it as it has its downfalls, but it's really your call. Try both and choose which is best for you! 👍

[@rodneywhite6624]

Can we start with just 1 hive? Looking at the auto extraction hive.

[@MagnoliaSpringsFarm19]

After the air bubbles rise to the top of the honey, lay a piece of saran wrap on top. The air bubbles will stick to it and when you remove the saran wrap, the bubbles will come up with it. Then the honey on the wrap can be used at home. No waste.

[@bobbob-ze9zo]

5 gal paint strainer bags work great

[@sgt_retiredcharlie4102]

I'm a VERY new beekeeper. Like I only just got my first hive 1 month ago. My question is, I've works with resin for a long time and a trick for removing air bubble from resin is using a vacuum chamber. Have you ever heard of using a vacuum chamber to remove the air from honey? I LOVE your channel and I've already learned SOOO much from you only having watched a half dozen videos so far. I look forward to watching so much more. Thank you for your time and that of Patrick's as well! Shalom brothers!

[@beek]

Welcome to beekeeping and nice to have you on board on my channel.

[@iditarod4081]

How do you spin just one frame?

[@beek]

Can't, I had two if you look closely.

[@DungNgocDuy47]

Thank you David

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Bless you, greetings from Spain

[@carismaticul]

Can you eat the honey from frame directly like it is before you remove it with your knife? Can you eat the waxing?

[@wstepnout7215]

Thanks David, I'll be taking off my first honey in the next week or so.

[@wethepeople536]

Question: I have last year’s super and want to treat for mites this fall. Can I freeze that super?

[@e.l.1303]

Yes, you can freeze it so you can take it off the hive before mite treatment.

[@powerram92]

Whats the difference between the yellow and red frames? What do you do with the cappings after they drain?

[@beek]

Great question for my livestream tonight. Hope to see you tonight. Here's the link: kzbin.infoYHm00xW046Y

[@aaronparis4714]

You got that 5gallon bucket up on 4 frames ?

[@beek]

Not sure what you mean?

[@MorningViewBeeCo]

I think he means “you filled that 5 gallon bucked up on 4 frames?” The image of the honey slowly moving through the white strainer and bucket makes it look as if the 5 gallon bucket is full. If only we could get a gallon or more per frame 😅

[@aaronparis4714]

@@MorningViewBeeCo yes that’s what I mean it really looked like he did get that from the 4 frames I new there was no way

[@Lubangakene-s3l]

Thanks u for the video but do you use the drugs to spray the hive to make bee calm without killing them

[@beek]

Nope, no drugs, just smoke.

[@Shotgunwizard91]

i use a layens hive which works alot differently but i still love watching your videos for tips and stuff. i did an in spection today and the girls were feisty. is a hot day though even though we were in the shade at the time. they still have about 7 frames of brood going so im hoping they grow a lil more to fill out the hive. its a 20 frame hive and they were a swarm i caught on may first off some that i lost. theyve about filled the hive already.

[@shanepasha6501]

Are these the Dutch White Clover fields to your right, while operating the extractor? how many acres?

[@beek]

I wish, just soybeans.

[@shegocrazy]

2:15. I really like using an escape board. Put it on under the supers you want to harvest midday and by next morning you'll be left with a handful of bees in the super/s. Makes life so much easier than trying to clear off hundreds or thousands of bees.

[@beek]

They reason I do NOT use this method any more is due to SHB will capitalize on a honey super filled but all bees gone.

[@shegocrazy]

@@beek Ah ok. SMB (or varroa) is not a thing where I live...and I hope it stays that way ;)

[@christinad2896]

Thank you for another great video!

[@marleenmurphy-newbee]

Hello from Ontario Canada.

[@nicholasm.9270]

David, what do you do with the uncapped and extracted frames? Do you scrape and harvest the wax, or return them to a hive? Thanks!

[@beek]

I'll answer this on my next green chair Friday video.

[@nicholasm.9270]

Thanks, David, I caught the answer this morning!

[@DebbieRiley-g1q]

This is awesome advice .thank you

[@mtb631]

David, what is the square wide mouth glass jar you used for putting the honey? The first one looked alike a quart jar. Please advise where to acquire these!!

[@beek]

Not really sure, someone gave me several boxes.

[@barbaraoliver4744]

David, how long ago did you make this video. I am attempting to gauge the amount of time it will take to fill the new frames.

[@torjiewallace3027]

How do you keep away flies, knats and mosquitos? I'm a noseeum magnate

[@martenapperloo1055]

I don't think I have ever had too many of my honey frames capped over ,I used to wait hoping they would seal them over before taking the frames, so I gave up and just started to do the shake test to see if the honey was ready.

[@brookeodonnell2701]

Thank you sooo much for this video, very helpful especially since I have not harvested it before. I do not yet have an extractor and my husband and I do love comb, So I was thinking … since we really do not care if it is the most beautiful honey, that I will just scrape off comb and put all of the bits with the honey in the jars 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@beek]

This works better with wax foundation, but if you have plastic foundation you'll have to scrap it off. It's destructive and makes for a lot of work for the bees to repair it, but sounds like you're not hurting for much honey just some, so that should work fine. Unless you have wax moth or SHB eggs in the comb, then they will hatch in your jar.

[@brookeodonnell2701]

@@beek thank you for the advise! I am just using plastic. Would you recommend freezing it after putting it in my jars so we don’t have anything hatching.. just in case?

[@Joannahartley]

Cheesecloth you can also use if harvesting very little. I just squeeze the honey from the comb, and then pour it in my jar, through the cheesecloth that takes any other wax out!

[@AndriaJasmer47]

Hope everything is going well

[@dougphillips4946]

Strange question for you Dave but that first jar you filled where can I find lids for that jar. I found in my fathers old house many cases of these but no lids

[@beek]

I'm not really sure at all because it's a rare size.

[@wrobyj]

@dougphillips4946 - I have used Berlin Packaging in the past when I received some jars without lids.

[@bbrai7706]

Great man

[@heatherjensen4003]

What if you need to harvest a few frames, ( maybe you are out of boxes)but have to borrow your club's spinner every time you harvest? How do you store full frames until you have enough to be worth getting the spinner?

[@beek]

In that case a freezer works best. You can buy very small freezers now.

[@karstenkock8609]

Hi David, seems to work nicely with the knife. What are the widths of the top and the bottom bars? And how far are the frames apart from each other from middle to middle? Greetings from Germany!

[@mvdwillik5991]

Wow! I would love to harvest my Bees specially the older swarm. I do not know if the one of few months would have any.

[@beek]

I'm giving away a jar of honey from the red wax experiment hive during my livestream on Thursday at 7pm central time. Here's the link: kzbin.info2aTaxvH3sXc

[@wvoutdoorsmen5887]

Great tips David! As always, thanks for helping those of us who may not be real experienced. I loved the board with the screw in it! If only I had seen this a week ago… Lol!

[@beek]

Yes, we had that item on the master beekeeper field test as one of the items to identify and some candidates had never seen it.

[@Shotgunwizard91]

so if the way has a certain color to it the honey is gonna be that color? mine had a dark blue color all in it today.

[@Shotgunwizard91]

wax*

[@Shotgunwizard91]

oh nvm i misunderstood

[@shemwayman1146]

VERY GOOD VIDEO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[@beek]

Glad you liked it.

[@AHandMadeFilm]

What did you use to colour the wax?

[@beek]

Red candle wax

[@randyhahn3346]

Tell me about your knife. Is that a ceramic blade? Does honey 'stick to it less than stainless steel?

[@beek]

No it is just a painted steel knife.

[@animeniac978]

I like that style of veil; what brand/vendor was that, please?

[@beek]

It's part of the bee suit that I bought from Glory Bee

[@shepherdbook]

3:55 very much Fred Rogers-esque, thank you for the honey for my ears

[@beek]

Thanks

[@shegocrazy]

I never have much luck using knives because the comb isn't even enough outside the frame edge., Your comb looks fabulous (or you selected the best ones for the demo).

[@beek]

I have been real fortunate with the frames I use how nicely all my supers are drawn out.

[@shegocrazy]

@@beek You have very considerate bees. I'll have to show my girls your examples and shame them into being neater :)

[@filipvernica258]

How many frames you have per season from your apiary? If you’re doing it manually not too many per year, unless you’re an economic guy…

[@coneysaunders4555]

I love that but I have some but they are rough too handle

[@HeitmeyerSadusky]

Great

[@sarahvollmar]

What brand is this extractor?

[@beek]

We sell this extractor on our website: www.honeybeesonline.com/3-frame-extractor-with-legs/

[@boulderjoe1]

This is exactly the video that I've been searching for! Thanks!

[@beek]

Glad it was helpful!

[@heididoran3424]

Really enjoyed this video! Thank you.

[@beek]

Glad you enjoyed it! I knew there would be many new beekeepers about to harvest for the first time. So I wanted to cover the simplest, basic way.

[@goldseekersadventures9380]

Are your frames pre-waxed or do you have to wax them yourself?

[@beek]

Yes, most of the time I do. But when I use Acorn frames, you can select the amount of wax you want added. It's much easy/faster to buy double or triple coated from Acorn.

[@christinegilligan1723]

Newbie here. Our bees are not covering the frames smooth and even like yours. They are hilly like mounds if you know what i mean. They haven't started on the top box yet.

[@amandaaskew7606]

Thank you David!!! I hope to be ever to harvest my first frames ever this year!

[@beek]

You can do it!

[@brutucas5904]

This is my first year beekeeping. I enjoy your channel as it has helped me quite a bit. I built my own hive( langstroth long style) as it is less lifting for me. I'm in Nova Scotia, Canada and realize not everything you do works here but the info helps greatly.

[@beek]

That is awesome!

[@framcesmoore]

Great job David really enjoyed this have a Blessed 4th

[@beek]

Oh, that's nice of you to say, and you have a great 4th also.

[@shegocrazy]

35:50 If I was doing that out in the open I'd be covered by thousands of bees.

[@beek]

Yes, that's why I strongly talked about that in the video and we knew the bees were foraging heavily, and that we could work fast before they found us.

[@josephmundegwa3651]

Can these bees survive in the tropics?

[@beek]

Yup

[@BeWellAndDoGood]

Hi Pat, great job doing the video❤

[@beek]

Yes, Pat does an awesome job!!

[@patrickstevenson17]

Thank you.

[@ryanvarner2338]

Is there a way to filter out the bubble layer so that honey is the same as the other stuff or is it more of a use it as is type product?

[@beek]

Someone left a comment of using a piece of saran wrap on top of the honey in the bucket. I have heard of that before. I just save that as my honey 🍯

[@shegocrazy]

I save the top layer for my personal use. There is nothing wrong with it...just an appearance thing.

[@BeekeeperTV]

Good job My honey is more yellow 😅

[@Royalsbeesandhoney]

Great video. Love the screw in the board idea. I've been pulling frames from my hives, too. im almost out of medium boxes for the year. Ive got to be careful though ive got one hive thats out robbing my smaller hives. They took out two of my nucs

[@beek]

Glad you enjoyed that idea of the screw. I got tired of my frame slipping around.

[@goldseekersadventures9380]

Red honey? …I would love some!

[@beek]

I'm going to give some away on my livestream this week. Hope you can make it for your chance to win a bottle. Here's the link: kzbin.info2aTaxvH3sXc

[@glogyorfi5709]

Great video we are first year Beeke 2 layers hives in Ontario. We are having difficulty finding a large Magen’s type extractor. Would you know where we could find one ?

[@beek]

hmmm...wonder if you mean a Maxant or a MegaMax?? Otherwise, bring me up to speed on a Magen's extractor.

[@jenwagner5913]

Thanks for the tip I just started bee and you helped me so much thanks

[@beek]

Glad I could help!

[@Krullfath]

Awesome video, David

[@beek]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@SIBEEMAN]

Hi David, perfect timing as I will be extracting tomorrow. Just a hint, you can use clear wrap over the top of your bucket to pick up the foam bubbles and residual wax that accumulates. Just pull it up in one quick movement and no worries about it going into your jar! Have a happy Fourth of July and thank you for your great content !

[@beek]

I remember hearing that tip, thanks!

[@warrenvaughn2877]

where did you get your buckets with strainer?

[@beek]

I bought mine at Dadant

[@warrenvaughn2877]

@@beek question one of my hives , only have 2, swarmed on may13. I have found 2 open queen cells but no queens yet, I have larve hatching but no new eggs, is it too late to buy a new queen

[@gaurd3]

17:25 some say smoked😂

[@loganramirez316]

Now we need a video on how to clean all that

[@beek]

Ha, I filmed it, so I have the footage, but I thought it made the video very long, but I'm going to make that video.

[@wls200]

What problem would be caused by putting the top cover back on? Is the problem a long term comb buildout issue?

[@beek]

The bees would build stray comb running in all directions in the gap. It would be a mess without frames.

[@glogyorfi5709]

Oh my gosh I meant Layens extractor typo so sorry.

[@beek]

That is tough

[@Countryboy75-l1m]

Hi Pad

[@bkershaccount]

Doesn’t the metal extractor and knife touching the honey kill all the good stuff in the honey?

[@beek]

I cannot see why it would.

[@timothymitchell8310]

What does red mean ? You keep saying frames of “red”.

[@e.l.1303]

He did an experiment using red wax to see how bees draw out comb on frames. The red just refers to the experimental wax.

[@Capt_Ron]

Awesome!😊

[@beek]

Thanks! 😄

[@DonnieGleaves]

Make sure the washer doesn’t keep you from closing the gate

[@calvincheney7405]

Thanks to you I harvested over 30#, about 2 1/2 gallons of honey last Memorial Day David. I made it through winter with 2 colonies & had a swarm that landed in my raspberry patch that left enough in the original box they made another Queen & are all thriving. It was really difficult to spin out 8 frames since the weather was so chilly. I used a wire screen colander then 600, 400 & 200 micron filters. Your very valuable classes & educational videos have made it possible for me to take on this amazing hobby with the necessary knowledge to succeed. I really appreciate your channel & all the effort you apply as a master beekeeper & all around great, entertaining guy.

[@beek]

Wow, that is so cool and I'm glad you've benefited from my channel! Thanks.

[@RalphMinsker]

Hey Dave, can you please tell me what you do with the frames that have had the honey already extracted out? I really don’t want to put them back on, because my hives currently have four supers on them, and I want to start getting them down to just a couple of supers, to start getting them ready for the fall feeding and getting them ready for the winter months. Can you store them safely, in a cool spot, and what do you do about keeping them free from getting bugs in them, mites, moths, etc. I have two hives, both of my hives are strong and doing well. This past spring I had a total of six swarms, five of which we were able to capture, and gave to my friend to start new hives. Anyway, how do you store your extracted frames for next year’s use. Thanks for all your KZbin videos, and I appreciate your help and time.

[@TimSanders-v7m]

Hi Patrick

[@patrickstevenson17]

Hi @user-oe1yu6et6j.