Honey house design

[@pfckamphuis9298]

Well done !!! Very cool, I always enjoy the KZbin community. If we could all learn even one thing from each other it can make life easier. Great job!

[@Honeyacrefarms]

@@pfckamphuis9298 thanks pfc!

[@BohemiaBees]

I love how you keep apologizing for "looking like Sanford & son" - You have the cleanest most organized honey house I have ever seen. Thanks for the tour!!

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Thanks Bohemia bees. I really like your channel.

[@ChrisandKim1]

Nice setup. This really helps me in planning my setup. I have lots of the same ideas that you have put into operation. Good to know I’m on the right track. Thanks for doing the video.

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Mike_squarebeefarms]

Excellent video. I’m hoping to do my honey house build next year. You’ve given me some great ideas. Thanks for putting this out. Take care!

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MikeBarryBees]

Great video and explanation Ryan. Same as you, a mix of equipment companies, but all work well. I eyeballed that clarifying tank a while back. That hoist is awesome.

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Thanks Mike. Hope you’re feeling better.

[@jeffdavidson5582]

Nicely done, thanks for sharing!

[@jodygucwa8892]

Supper nice honey house. We epoxied the floors in are honey house also. Love the easy cleanup with epoxied floor. Have a great day.

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Thank you! You too!

[@gunlinebees.3831]

Got urself a nice setup capt'n!

[@leehillard2841]

Great video, looking forward to more.

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Thanks Lee! I don’t make many videos but as I think of things might be helpful for others I throw it out there.

[@boldreturntonature]

I love the honey house

[@Honeyacrefarms]

@@boldreturntonature Thanks bro.

[@SylantBill]

Very nice! I am in the planning stage of my honey house. You have given me alot of good ideas.

[@Honeyacrefarms]

@@SylantBill glad I could help. Good luck with your honey house!

[@martincurran9008]

Really really Clever lift , great idea which I never seen before and I will do something similar in my honey house next year.

[@Honeyacrefarms]

It’s a real back saver. Good luck with your honey house!

[@Trinityoaksfarms]

Very cool video! Thanks for showing us your setup. This was my first year doing what you talked about in dumping the slurry in a settling tank instead of having lots of filters that clog. Real game changer in saving time.

[@Honeyacrefarms]

I wish I would have done it this year.

[@josephfydenkevez8839]

thank you for sharing you honey house layout and your thoughts

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Thanks for watching!

[@haroldmclallen460]

I would love to see videos on the equipment operating. Looks like you have invested some serious money in that honey house. Turning on notifications can't wait to see more

[@Honeyacrefarms]

@@haroldmclallen460 Hi Harold I had someone else asking to see it in operation. I’ve extracted already this year but I’ll definitely do a video extracting next spring.

[@robertstwalley3662]

I have the same strainer bottle neck issue, and as well, seriously considering the "Mr Ed" approach. Thinking I would put a good quality honey gate towards the bottom of the drum and fill buckets off that for long term storage. Very nice looking shop, congrats

[@wilmafeuerstein434]

Great video. Would be great see all the equipment in action. Please keep making videos of what you do. Very interesting. Thank's for sharing.

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Thanks for watching. I’ll try to talk someone into recording it next year during honey harvest.

[@ChrisFiggatt]

Great video and awesome honey house! Thanks for sharing.

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Thanks for watching!

[@josephrawls]

Very nice honey house and equipment.

[@Honeyacrefarms]

@@josephrawls thanks Mr. Rawls. I enjoy your channel.

[@Pcelarskikalendar]

Odlično. Svaka čast.

[@darrellventers4650]

Nice design

[@spider2914]

Very Nice! HillCo is the best!

[@randalljarnigan5897]

Very nice setup thanks for sharing.

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Thanks for watching!

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Good investment, like the floor too

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Thanks. I was really worried that was going to screw it up but it ended up being easier than I thought.

[@blakechasteen]

Thank you so much!

[@g8rgrl13]

this is amazing! how many hives do you have to have a set up like this??

[@Honeyacrefarms]

I appreciate it. I currently have around 170 and Lord willing I’ll get to 300ish over the next couple of years.

[@reddivrbob]

Very organized set-up and lots of space. Could you provide more info on the grease trap? Brand, where you obtained, or even a link?

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Thanks. The grease trap was ordered from Vevor and I think it was $150. It has a removable lid and the wax floats so I can scoop it out. The water flows out the back of my honey house through a pvc pipe and into my field.

[@reddivrbob]

@@Honeyacrefarms Thanks for the reply. I'm in the process of building a Honey House (20x16) and I'm researching ideas for arrangement and plumbing. I'm totally off-grid and any plumbing will need to drain into some sort of holding tank before draining to ground. Grease trap is good idea to trap any wax before the holding tank.

[@s4b1n33]

love it

[@Honeyacrefarms]

@@s4b1n33 thank you

[@philipmontgomery5626]

Super smart video .I love the lift. How many hives did you run this year?If you don't mind how many gallons of honey did you make?

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Thanks. This year my goal was to increase the number of colonies that I have more than honey production. I started the season with 50ish colonies and currently have around 170. We extracted about 2500 pounds of honey.

[@dans844]

Nice honey house! Thanks for sharing. Like others, planning to build ours next year. What are the dimensions? Is there anything you would change?

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Thanks. It is roughly 22 x 45. I thing if I could change anything, it would be the walls. I used OSB and did four layers of paint to make sure it was good and waterproof. I would probably make them some type of PVC type plastic. OSB works just fine, but I think plastic would be better.

[@RaysBeesandHoney]

Would you mind listing what you have , where to purchase and pricing? Thanks great setup, very helpful and the first of its kind I’ve seen yet.

[@Honeyacrefarms]

The Mann Lake extractor was roughly $1800, Hillco Mega Max $2300, Hillco clarifier $800, Hillco pump $1100 and Dadant bottler $1700.

[@steliandone4078]

You have a nice equipment for sure. With 40 years of experience and second generation beekeepers I consider a useless/waste of money to buy all that equipment. No ofense. If you have a chance to get a look at the way I harvest my honey you are going to crie for your wested money. I own the same number of hives as you. All I want is to be able to build a similar building so I can make my own wood working inventory. God bless you and may God help me with this project. Success sir.

[@Honeyacrefarms]

I appreciate your thoughts. Thankfully I’ve been blessed to have won a grant from the state of Tennessee that helped foot the bill for much of my equipment. Without that I probably would have done things much differently.

[@steliandone4078]

@@Honeyacrefarms EUROPEAN Farmers receive grants for their projects. I have 2 brothers in Romania who pay for their equipment with European money. I am located in N Texas and I don’t know where to go for grants. I asked city to help with Ag Exempt for property taxes and no help so far. The only help I have received from state is tax exempt for inventory like: caning jars, plastic containers from ML or Dadant etc. I will highly appreciate if you would like to advise me on how/where to apply for grants? I know that each state has its own laws but who knows. Thank you and have a blessed day.

[@RaysBeesandHoney]

@@steliandone4078I’m in the same boat, can’t get help with grants. Footing the bill,on my own. I’m running 80 hives and 150 next year.

[@RaysBeesandHoney]

Where can we see your setup?

[@Honeyacrefarms]

@@steliandone4078I’m not sure about Texas but in Tennessee the program is called TAEP. We also have e county extension offices that are very helpful.

[@jamestownsendjrtbees3226]

Really nice setup. How many colonies are you managing?

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Currently managing around 170. Lord willing I’ll get to around 300 over the next couple years and I think that will be plenty.

[@jamestownsendjrtbees3226]

​@@HoneyacrefarmsWow, that is a lot of work! Good luck with your bees.

[@kathyhathaway8823]

I like your setup. What state department did you have go through to find out what registration you had to go by to build your honey house an all the requirements.?? Thanks

[@Honeyacrefarms]

@@kathyhathaway8823 Hi Kathy our requirements are listed in the Tennessee department of agriculture food and dairy page.

[@gibsonbees]

what the dimension of just your honey house? that seems to be a really great size for me and to grow into.

[@Honeyacrefarms]

The honey house is roughly 25x40.

[@DarrylMuetzel]

Hi - can you share what you did for the box under your sink that catches the wax cappings and keeps your traps from getting clogged?

[@Honeyacrefarms]

It is a grease trap from vevor. I want to say it was about $150. It has a removable lid and the wax floats to the top and I can skim it off. The rest of the water flows out the back of the shop through a PVC pipe.

[@RaysBeesandHoney]

I cover my lights with red cellophane so the bees go to the window light instead of falling on my head.

[@cssteinbuck2696]

I also live in Tennessee. How often do you get inspected? Also, what was the inspection process like for you?

[@Honeyacrefarms]

I haven’t yet. I was told by someone at the state that you need to average 150 gallons for a couple years before you need an inspection. I’ll have mine done this winter and try to remember to reply back to let you know how it goes.

[@curtislesann2948]

How do you clean all of your equipment after? Do you use soaps and such?

[@Honeyacrefarms]

I just pressure wash with cold water. The first year I used hot water and it melted the wax in my extractor and I almost never got it off.

[@curtislesann2948]

@@Honeyacrefarms every piece of equipment? I don’t really know the cleaning standard. I feel like the food industry would require sterilizing or at least using soap on equipment if people would be consuming the product? I’m only 3 years into beek and never really understood the hygienic practices required with equipment. So I always use dawn dish soap lol

[@3Beehivesto300]

Bucket filter… STOP 🛑… use a 5 gallon paint strainer. I use a adjustable strap to hoist the paint strainer up over the bucket to let it drip. You can use the same strainer without emptying the bag capping 5 to 10 times.

[@martinr6107]

I second that.

[@mitchelwayne5534]

What are you using for a heating element in the fridge?

[@Honeyacrefarms]

It’s a ceramic terranium heater. Got it and the thermostat off Amazon.

[@RaysBeesandHoney]

Can you post what heater you’re using in the freezer? Where to purchase it?

[@Honeyacrefarms]

On Amazon search ceramic reptile heater and it is black and 150 watts. The thermostat is also on Amazon and it is BN-link digital heat mat thermostat. Both are around $15.

[@adamkerschenheiter]

How big is your operation?

[@Honeyacrefarms]

@@adamkerschenheiter I’ve got around 170 colonies and Lord willing I’ll try to grow to 300ish over the next couple years.

[@scottgibler6675]

What temp do you set your honey warming fridge at?

[@Honeyacrefarms]

@@scottgibler6675 I keep it between 95 and 100.

[@gordonfrigaard6521]

approx. how many supers do you process with your setup? Thanks

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Hi Gordon I’m not sure. I’ve got around 170 colonies and some had more supers on than others. I’m hoping I can use this system up to 300ish colonies. We will see.

[@RaysBeesandHoney]

How many colonies are you running?

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Hi Ray. Currently I’ve got somewhere around 170. I’d like to try and be around the 300 mark in the next couple of years.

[@RaysBeesandHoney]

@@Honeyacrefarms awesome thanks for the vid and all the info. Should be a major help for my start.

[@fitzymon]

how many hives do you have?

[@Honeyacrefarms]

Currently have 170ish and would like to grow to 300 in the next couple of years.

[@fitzymon]

cool i moving to the mountains (asheville) this summer and want do do around 200 hives to start. there are a ton of apple farms so I may grow more at apple farms. you honey house looks simple. I was looking at the wax spinner your using. good to hear you like it.