Huge Record Setting Honey Harvest (Part 3) - Storage

[@fatherdaughterhoney]

Bruce, everyone is congratulating you on your honey pull this year, and it is very impressive and well deserved! I have to mention that the honey is nice but the land is fantastic! What beautiful property you and your family have! How truly fortunate you all are! Thanks for sharing, and for everything you do for the beekeeping community.

[@brucesbees]

Hey thanks Conner. Yes it has been a great year and I am truly blessed!

[@SHARONKEEF_FkR_justice4john]

@@brucesbeesdo u ever do any hands on classes to the public

[@brucesbees]

@sharonkeef I have never done that to this point but would like to do something someday. Just don’t have the time with my current schedule.

[@autumnpaul7575]

Really helpful video- new bee keepers underestimate how debilitating wax moth can be!

[@brucesbees]

Yep they can wreak havoc on your operation for sure.

[@johnmarshall6572]

Beautiful scenery do there Bruce! Need to put more of that content in your videos! Thanks for sharing.

[@brucesbees]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for the support!

[@MikeBarryBees]

Good deal Bruce on the harvest!! The hardest work is past. Time to slow down some, get the bees ready, and start think about next season. Great demo!

[@brucesbees]

Yes it is time to slow down a bit. And I have. No bee work on tap for this weekend.

[@donbearden1953]

Bruce, I glad that you had a wonderful harvest. There’s no doubt that you had to work very very hard to get it all accomplished and you deserve it all! May God bless you and everyone that helped in all stages!

[@brucesbees]

Thanks Don. It has been a wonderful year. And I only made possible with the help of the Good Lord and wonderful friends.

[@redfish440]

Thanks Bruce, I really enjoyed this series.

[@brucesbees]

Thanks friend. It has been a good year. Glad I could share the experience!

[@illumi-Nate]

Pretty awesome! Your family has got a very nice farm!!

[@brucesbees]

Thanks. It was a wonderful place to grow up. Our parents did their best to keep us out of trouble by teaching us how to work! It worked for the most part.

[@taddrienstra7247]

Whelp, now we know...the other side of the tracks. That explains everything!😂😂🤣😅😅😂😂 Great series!

[@brucesbees]

Ha! Glad you enjoyed it. Has been a great year. We are truly blessed!

[@kathyhathaway8823]

Congratulations Bruce !!!!!!!. Thanks for taking us along on you journey. THANKS

[@brucesbees]

You’re welcome. It has been a good year. Thanks for checking in!

[@WildwoodsBeekeeping]

Wow, looks like you got a lot of honey!! For me extracting 8 gallons is hard, couldn’t imagine extracting all that you had!! Takes a lot of work but very rewarding :) Thank you Bruce for sharing and making this little series. Have a great week Bruce 😁🤙😎🐝

[@brucesbees]

ThNsk for checking in Grayson. Was glad to see that you had a harvest this year. Onward and upward my friend!

[@tarheelbeekeeper3971]

Great job harvesting, Bruce lot of work for a man with a full time job. Enjoy when your filming at the farm

[@brucesbees]

Oh yeah. Lots of work. Maybe should do a little more filming up there. This was about as good a job as I’ve done filking a story start to finish I think. It was fun to put this series together.

[@robertselfridge3690]

Awesome video, I also had a very good harvest this season 👍🇺🇸

[@brucesbees]

That’s great news. Thanks for watching!

[@StanGore-mk8ow]

great video Bruce WOW!!!!

[@brucesbees]

Oh man. Glad you like it Stan. Changed a few things up. Not even necessarily on purpose. The footage I had set up nicely for a smooth editing process. Doesn’t always work out that way if you’re an amateur like me. 🙂😎

[@StanGore-mk8ow]

Would love to see maybe a 2 min clip video section of just the para Moth treatment with your comb boxes -folks are always asking for demo of that process -that portion of your video is awesome!

[@brucesbees]

@StanGore-mk8ow yeah I thought about breaking that section out.

[@rtxhoneybees]

I use a similar method for storing my honey supers. You ought to consider not separating sections, put a shim on top, put your balls or crystals on a paper plate on top. The gases are heavier than air. They settle to the bottom. You can also refresh the balls every month or two from the top. Maybe try it on one stack just so you see how it works. I hope you will do some videos on how you plan to sell that much honey. That is a lot to move! Thanks for sharing.

[@brucesbees]

Yeah I have heard that is what happens. It just seems like 16 boxes is a lot.

[@duanevonbargen7516]

Great Harvest Bruce. Even greater homeplace. What a place to have grown up. I was fortunate to have spent summers on my grandparents farm. Times I will never forget and always cherish. Harvest for me will happen in two weeks. Ten new hives, new area (learning the flows up here near Sandpoint ID) and horrid queen issues this year. I don't know if I'll get four supers this year. I just went out and had a discussion with the girls, they have two week on a knapweed bloom....get to it girls. 😃

[@brucesbees]

Ha! I hear ya. Yes it was a great place to grow up. Hope you are able to pull off a harvest.

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

Thanks Bruce!

[@brucesbees]

Thanks for checking in my friend!

[@scottreese5492]

Awesome, congrats.

[@brucesbees]

Thanks!

[@Manuherikiabeekeeping]

It's mid winter here in southern New Zealand so i cant imagine the heat🥶 but itll be a different story in January 🥵 great video 👍

[@brucesbees]

I hear ya. Hope you have a good season coming up !

[@markespich8574]

Thank you for everything every year.

[@brucesbees]

Thank you for watching and for the support!

[@Ambees_Honey]

thanks for sharing Bruce! Now where are some bloopers lol.

[@brucesbees]

Oh o never have those haha! Just kidding.

[@keithfaithful3989]

Great job on the video!

[@brucesbees]

Thank you! It was a good year.

[@Drewjober]

Nice I’m going to let my bees rob out some deep frames to store for spring expansion, I went thru all my hives and swapped out junk frames

[@brucesbees]

Sounds like a plan. Hope it all works out for you!

[@danlieter5673]

Congratulations on a monumental harvest Bruce and fantastic job on the videos. One question if I may, where did you order your buckets from?

[@brucesbees]

Epackagesupply.com

[@barkersbees]

Music is very fitting!

[@brucesbees]

Glad you like it. I feel like this one came together nicely.

[@brucesbees]

The whole series was fun to do.

[@johnhudson412]

Bruce, I have a similar drive to my farm.. love it!! Is that asphalt?

[@brucesbees]

Yes it is. My brother does parking lot management and repair. So he keeps it looking nice!

[@time2fly2124]

seems like lots of people are having banner years for honey this year! i sure am, and i have one yard that is still packing it in. usually were done in june, never thought i'd still be adding boxes in august!

[@brucesbees]

Yes it has been good here and in many parts of the country. But some places have had a tough time. I guess it’s like that every year.

[@jamestownsendjrtbees3226]

Thanks for showing us your process Bruce. Hard work beekeeping is. I started using paramoth last season now that I have a bunch of supers to protect, worked great. Have you ever had a bucket blow out of honey? I have about 30 stored now with a bunch from last season and I have heard from Darren, he had a blow out once.

[@BucksBeesS.C.]

Only the bucket cracking down side.

[@brucesbees]

I have had a few, like 3 or 4 old buckets crack in the bottom but never a major problem.

[@fordman1952]

Great harvest! Enjoyed the video! How did Greg Burns queens/hives perform this year? Do the Caucasian mix do well in the South?

[@brucesbees]

Yes it was a fun video to do. I really messed up last year somehow with the Ozark bees. That is where I put all those Michael Palmer and Greg’s queens. Lost all those bees except I think there are still 6 colonies up there, 5 of which did well this year. I have one of the Michael Palmer queens left and I think I still have either one of Greg’s or a daughter of his queen though I am really not sure. I think the issues were more a matter of beekeeper error more than quality of queens.

[@fordman1952]

@@brucesbees Yes my bees multiplied so quickly i couldn't stop them from swarming. Was hoping the Caucasians were slower to swarm.

[@brucesbees]

My little bit of experience with them and carniolans is that they can brood way down in the winter time but explode when a flow hits, like overnight it seems. They are very sensitive and fine tuned to environmental changes.

[@3Beehivesto300]

You are brave storing, honey, five buckets high.

[@brucesbees]

Not sure brave is the right word haha. But truthfully have not had a problem in the past. The buckets I buy seem to be sturdy and they have nice sturdy lids.

[@brytmaposa9941]

Hi gud job right there…may i ask how many hives you really have to harvest

[@brucesbees]

We had around 100 production colonies this year and our total for the year was around 9300 pounds.

[@brytmaposa9941]

@@brucesbees sorry to bother i am still new and learning…a colony refers to a single/individual hive right? Woow thats over 4 tons…i jus started baiting for my first top bar hive this week hope to reach your level in a few years. Asking and Based in zimbabwe

[@brucesbees]

@brytmaposa9941 yes a colony is often interchanged with the word hive. Technically the hive is the equipment or home that a colony of bees lives in but hive is also often used in place of colony. How this makes sense. And please be sure to ask any questions any time. That is the only way you can learn.

[@brytmaposa9941]

@@brucesbees thank you so much i am inspired and will watch all your videos and ask questions certainly. Thank you

[@BucksBeesS.C.]

DO YOU FILL THOSE BUCKETS TO THE FULL 60 LBS? IVE HAD BUCKETS SPLIT DOWN SIDE WITH BAD RESULTS

[@brucesbees]

Yep. At least 60 pounds.

[@brucesbees]

Have had a very few old buckets crack in the bottom but never had an issue on the side. Overall has worked out extremely well so far.

[@TheVerspagets]

Wow, maybe you give me a good tip with the ice crystals. We use liquid glacial acetic acid. It’s a pain in the …, because you need to refill it every time. I hope I can find those ice crystals here in the Netherlands. But how long do they work for you? When is your springtime overthere? Thanks and take care

[@brucesbees]

I usually only treat once a year. But would be better probably to re-treat a time or two. Look up para-dichlorobenzene. That is what you want.

[@TheVerspagets]

@@brucesbees thank you so much for your help. This seems lot easier then the liquid stuff we use.

[@brucesbees]

@TheVerspagets you’re welcome and good luck!

[@barkersbees]

Oh man I wanna come back!

[@brucesbees]

You are welcome any time my friend.

[@barkersbees]

@@brucesbees yeah I might have to make that a yearly thing thing. Or bi yearly. Call it my Alabama detoxin

[@brucesbees]

@barkersbees for sure. You have a standing invitation!

[@paulheinrich5798]

Lots of honey. Can you tell me where I can buy some, I live in Newton Alabama.

[@brucesbees]

Email me: [e-mail] or DM me on fb messenger at Bruce Jenne and I will tell you how you can get ahold of some. 🍯😎

[@Drewjober]

I separate my supers with the plastic cardboard Home Depot sells for signs

[@brucesbees]

That is a great idea. Thanks for the tip!

[@rickaudirsch3151]

How much do you get for a 60 lb bucket full ?

[@brucesbees]

brucesbees.com. Shipping is free. If local then $300 per bucket or $275 per bucket if you buy more than one. That is my current price and subject to change.

[@rickaudirsch3151]

@@brucesbeesI would like to have 5 buckets !! I could drive over from Ga and pick them up !! I would also like 2 or 3 queens if you have some for sell !!

[@rickaudirsch3151]

@@brucesbees just let me know what would be convenient for you and when and I will head that way !!

[@brucesbees]

I am pretty flexible. Will need to be in the evening, or on the weekend. Email me: [e-mail] and we will get it arranged.

[@rickaudirsch3151]

@@brucesbees well if it would be easier for you to ship just let me know !! If you also have extra queens just let me know !! You got my number if you need to call !! Thanks Bruce

[@SHARONKEEF_FkR_justice4john]

Wow u favor Greg from willi g bees and honey he’s in north east bama

[@brucesbees]

How about that! Have never met him that I know of.

[@SHARONKEEF_FkR_justice4john]

@@brucesbeeshe sets up in fort Payne at the market I’m enjoying ur videos

[@brucesbees]

Glad you like them.

[@markespich8574]

You know Bruce,if you are gonna keep this up you’re gonna have to get yourself a real truck with an 8 foot bed.

[@brucesbees]

Fortunately my truck has a 6 1/2ft bed. Works well for me now. Don’t want to get much bigger haha.

[@irenedjapa8805]

Mr Rainmaker here I wonder what it all means

[@brucesbees]

Not really sure what you mean but thanks for checking in!

[@illumi-Nate]

Atleast you drive a Ford

[@brucesbees]

You’re right haha!

[@shrevesoule3567]

Thanks Bruce!

[@brucesbees]

You’re welcome. Thanks for checking in!