🔵Honey Harvesting - Complete Walk Thru!

[@HarvestDailyLife]

The market scene is vibrant and full of colors.

[@impactrc6427]

It people like this guy that keeps our country great! Hard working American

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks Impact. USA proud!

[@giantpaws]

I could watch this all-day! Thanks for sharing.

[@surfacesolutionpainting1277]

My steam generator. That is exactly like yours rusted out and I found a great cheap and clean replacement under 100 bucks. Works flawlessly

[@lachlanhedges6645]

What’s it called

[@surfacesolutionpainting1277]

@@lachlanhedges6645 it's a Wagner wallpaper steamer from Menards. Temperature is adequate and the high temp hose is the right size to connect to the machine where the steam generator goes. No propane, 110 volt I believe it is a good amount of steam. The one gallon water tank lasts for hours. It would work for a steam knife as well. I had no issues running frames through my old Silver Queen.

[@josephgiordano5633]

My son and I are first year beekeepers in NEPA. We have 2 beehives doing well. We appreciate your time and passion. We have learned a lot from your videos. Thank you. Joe & Josh

[@chucksmith155]

Thank you Kamon my Grandson had to do a essay and project on how honey is made , we found your video on here and bingo great video and he was so super happy and got an A on this Thankyou for great video

[@kamonreynolds]

Hey Chuck love the feedback! Tell your Grandson I said congratulations on the Awesome Grade! Hard work pays off!

[@johnniecarter3013]

“Before I say anything else stupid “ You crack me up Kamon! Thank you so much for explaining things so future beekeepers like myself can understand and learn from you!

[@davidpatrick1813]

In the 80's The decapper I used only did one at at time .. two extractors one 52 and the othr 48 ... just a worker. Today however after decades of auto repair for a living I spun off four deep frames and about a gallon of honey. .. flash backs.. nice seeing newer things.

[@mr.b4715]

Thanks for the tour. Great little setup you have.

[@Earth1977]

very nice ,,clean hygenic,,,wonderful

[@emmanueludoh77]

OMG! I love how long you went into the diatribe about minding your own beeswax! Kamon you're nerdy in the best way! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kamonreynolds]

I resemble that remark!

[@adambrosius]

Awesome setup! I love to see old equipment like your pump still working. Thanks for showing how you do it. Another great video!

[@jefferyswan4401]

Excellent video. Thank you!!!

[@GB-mp6ws]

Here's where the phrase came from: The phrase is believed to have originated in the 18th century, when women would use beeswax to cover blemishes on their skin, such as smallpox scars. If someone got too close and noticed the wax, they would be told to “mind their own beeswax,” meaning to mind their own business and not pry into others’ affairs. Thanks for the great videos. You are a great teacher.

[@victorcarreon7006]

You are so awesome 😎 I want to be like you when I grow up

[@KaizenEnergyUS]

Nice system, The camera lady does a nice filming job. Best n aloha.

[@seedsandarrowsfrontier9224]

Really neat to see your set up, thanks for the video

[@ginomorris4873]

K ♥️ L. yup shes your honey !!!This was very fun seeing your equipment and its functionality ..I hope I can get to this point some day thanks a bunch..

[@lizimpey6338]

I love your videos. They are so informative. Please keep posting!!👍

[@Layingflat]

Thank you for showing us how to extract honey. I found it very interesting. I love fresh honey.

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks for watching

[@simonrouse3995]

Kamon.... mind your own bees wax used to be a saying here in England it’s better than saying mind your own business which sounds kind of rude,but these days people just use four letter words which are more to the point. I can’t thank you enough you have really helped with my bee keeping over the years with tricks and tips.Thanks👍

[@kamonreynolds]

Your welcome Simon. I figured it likely was a saying that came from England since honeybees and skep beekeeping has been a thing over there for a very, very, long time. I thought perhaps it was folks making candles and one of them started prying and the other got told to mind their own

[@NancyBryantIdeas]

@@kamonreynolds I heard it has a historical connotation. Like this example. But how did women or men manage to treat their pimples, blemishes or severe acne in the past? Well, the answer is that they would spread a thin layer of bees wax onto their skin to smoothen their facial appearance, and if someone stared at them too long, this would warrant them saying “Mind your own beeswax”, which basically meant “stop staring at me”.

[@lizimpey6338]

Hi simon, I’m also from the U.K. I love to find new things. I love that saying. Thank you for sharing. I’m from the north eastern near Newcastle. I’m not sure if we could keep bees here (Hartlepool) as it can be very cold. Glad to know your bee keeping here in the U.K. 👍😁

[@anngibb4345]

@@lizimpey6338 hey liz, you could most definitely keep bees there, I got my Welsh blacks from the travelling beeman in newcastle👍 they're doing great up here in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥶

[@lizimpey6338]

Ann Gibb Yes! Scotland can get really cold! 😁 Is there precautions you need to take when it gets cold to protect the bees in winter? 🤔

[@dadu63]

Thanks for sharing kamon! Very good video.

[@paulmac3097]

I turn off my tv and watch the kaymon show instead great vid mate top entertainment 👍🏼

[@aremedyproject9569]

I love any honey. Dark honey the most. Buckwheat’s my favourite. In green tea it’s wonderful. Thanks for this vid on your system. Older analog equipment is good cuz it’s relatable lol. Thanks for your happy outlook during these crazy times. There are many great people in the world; we need only pay attention to them. Cheers😎🐝🇨🇦🍯🇺🇸

[@kamonreynolds]

I still believe there is alot of good in the world too. I just wish they had a news station that only showed the positive. I might actually turn the TV on for that!

[@FloryJohann]

Older equipment is mostly made of thick real heavy duty materials. Those new equipment what they call '' new improved'' or '' heavy duty'' thin junk will not cut it. There was nothing to improve for starters, what they have done was that they gave those product to R&D (research and development) to see how long it last and if it lasted to long they chipped off the product so it will fail faster. R & D is not here for your good, but only to make products fail sooner in hope that they sell more and sell more often. They even make it where you can not repair new items any longer.

[@FloryJohann]

@@kamonreynolds Yes Kamon , would be nice to watch good real news and not chopped up selected information in order to give us a different false opinion about facts. It is sad that I have to get unbiased American news from foreigner countries to get the most real reliable news that happen here in the USA......the heck. That is enough politics on a bee channel , again sorry. I like to come here and talk about bees, but I guess, sometimes it is just inter mixing with each other.

[@FloryJohann]

@onelove You are so right.

[@donbearden1953]

I bet the old Kelly pump has metal impellers and in a new one more than likely they will be plastic. Sometimes older is better!

[@carrollrhodes4050]

Kamon, Back in the day, children would do their homework around the kitchen table. The only light would be bee's wax candles! Sneaking a peak at your sister's paper would garner you the reprimand to "Mind your own bee's wax!" Well, fixing to get up. Enjoy your videos! Carroll

[@jeffsea6490]

*ExcellentVideoContentMrReynolds* 👍

[@pnwRC.]

It's always great to see the process, & equipment that different business's are using to complete the extraction process.

[@suziehartwright]

What a beautiful setup! Thanks 😉👍

[@robertselfridge3690]

Bob NE fl. Great show, I believe that goldenrod, Spanish needles flow started here around August 12th. Had a very good summer harvest👍🇺🇸

[@cherimolina2121]

"If you have it rigged". Words I'm very familiar with...lol. Holy Moly..it just takes time..and money. As for Jimmy getting a spot of honey from point A to bcdefg....Cheri is good at that! (Good job riggin Laurel.."giggles". Had to say that Kamon.)

[@kamonreynolds]

Laurel did alot of the riggin for sure. Especially wiring up the 220 to the steam generator. She is scary good 🙃

[@kamdenmcleanmovies]

I can’t believe you’re a beekeeper named Kamon! I’m a beekeeper named Kamden

[@jamiecurran3544]

Great video I always wondered how my liquid golden sweet treat got from frame to jar/bottle!🤔 thanks for showing us!😄✌️

[@kamonreynolds]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching! They have paper white honey on the big island of Hawaii! It is called Kiawe!

[@jamiecurran3544]

@@kamonreynolds I watched a program about mad honey in the Himalayas I think it was VICE who made the program, it was very interesting how they made vine rope ladders to climb down the cliff face to collect it, check it out if you haven't already seen it!😄✌️

[@CuriousCreature]

So glad you got a harvest considering how the year started. Well done Kamon and family.

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks C.C.! It was a little scary there for a while. Still was down a good bit on honey production BUT summer was gentle on the colonies and fall is shaping up to be really good for the bees going into winter. There is always a silver lining and we are thankful our bees look great and that we have thoughtful and wonderful beekeepers/subscribers that are super "sweet" (got a bee pun in yay)

[@robertmathurin739]

Who noticed that,,K♥️L on that Capped honey,,🇱🇨👊🏿👍🏿🖤,, before it went to the extractor??🤔

[@FloryJohann]

And then later saying '' how did that get there". We noticed :)

[@omarualpacafarm]

I had to go back and look. Chuckle. So cute!!

[@jamiecurran3544]

Lol!😁😂✌️

[@LazyDogsRanch]

Aw, sweet (ha!) message on that frame of honey! Good tip on giving the extractor a spin before stating. I never really thought about it (I have an 18/9 extractor), but I will now when we do our next extraction.

[@Najaax]

All the way from Stockholm, Sweden awesome video and informative as usual.

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

That's a nice efficient setup you have. Keep the videos coming!!!!!!

[@petenyc3]

Great Video! Thanks for sharing! :-)

[@michaelfike7542]

Oh man bring on the butter and biscuits and hot coffee. 👍

[@kamonreynolds]

Took the words right out of my mouth!

[@patrickmcneely7388]

instead of a steam generator, you can use circulating hot water or oil. This will reduce heating costs, and eliminate condensate in the basement. Really nice setup!

[@raulortiz136]

Good job on the very first frame.

[@paulawaldrep9882]

Awww! I'd say you're cheering, but when you have a 1000 or so frames to work it's called SMART! LOVE your set-up, and glad you ALL are enjoying my gift to you. It is the best gift I could ever give anyone. All you NEED TO KNOW can be located within it's pages! 🐥🐄🐝🌻🕊️🕊️

[@micksbeesstephens5327]

Nice setup

[@opokuwared]

Very nice

[@paulg9314]

Thanks Kamon. Thanks and appreciation for the effort you went to make this video. Very informative. P.S. You need to be careful. L has a secret admirer who goes by the name of Kay and who snuck into your shed. Just watch it, that's all I'll say.

[@Holtgrewe7]

Awesome setup Kamon !

[@Bunnironi]

Aye !!!! TN !!!! Woot woot ! I live here !

[@trichard5106]

Thanks !!

[@jdesmond4101]

Sweet operation Kamon

[@mikemikolon3949]

Awesome system I’d love to raise honey bees

[@WolfDragonTamer]

Imagine having a whole automatic system running this (of course a person putting frames into each area, one person for uncapper, and one for extractor, but automatic everywhere else)

[@CNYHoney]

Great video, you should share what equipment like this will cost a beekeeper looking to get some automation in their operation.

[@burleybeeyard]

I’d like to see a video on how to clean all that when you’re done extracting.

[@aremedyproject9569]

@Burley Bee Fire hose? High pressure washer connected to a hot water tank? Or maybe just a couple hives brought over for a day or two lol.

[@kamonreynolds]

Pressure washer and elbow grease maybe we will show it.....but that is not the fun part!

[@FloryJohann]

With my el cheapo small extractor I tried hot and cold water and cold water was way better to get residue honey and wax off. Now I start with cold water which takes most of the residue honey and wax off. With the stubborn wax that stays on I use very hot water which will actually melt the wax off.

[@drakeswake]

@@kamonreynolds What about using heat to loosen up the residual wax and honey?

[@joseortiz5965]

Awesome

[@ToBeeOrNotToBeHoney]

Wow!, My system is similar. I use a scratcher or heated knife to decap by hand over a bucket that invariably tips over in the process, then a two frame extractor that until this year would spin very slowly (this year I modified is and nearly doubled the spin rate by machining a few parts). This runs into a set of screen from rough to fine and finally through a honey filter. I got a total of 5 gallons of honey this year so as you can tell it was a bumper crop. I still have some supers on, for some reason the girls are not capping them... In a week or so I will pull those too (I check the moisture and it is between 16 and 18.5 percent...

[@markhawkins5324]

“Food everywhere”😆

[@BlanchardsBees]

SWEET

[@russellkoopman3004]

That smell of the honey when extracting is so wonderful!! It looks like you are in a basement - so how do you wheel the barrels of honey out?

[@kamonreynolds]

I don't wheel barrels out I just pump them into our bottling tank. I will try to show that in the near future.

[@jonathanmooney6852]

Hire me to paint your shop I paint for honey and Bee Knowledge 🙌🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@dandybounddandybound1064]

Are you going to show the process of the wax from this video to melted down also? Love your videos short to point with some humour most time's,thanks from Australia

[@kamonreynolds]

I will try to get a video of that. Our system is not very fancy but maybe next year it will be!

[@harveygussow7913]

Most of Kelly products were made so that the beekeekeeper could get replacements at there local hardware store.

[@pirateprospecting707]

The smell of honey spinning is unbelievable!!! If you don't know....find someone. ✅😁👍👍

[@brandont8040]

Have you considered the impact if you wrapped your extractor with a heated blanket?

[@p.l.gangwar8303]

From where you buy all the machines please tell me so I can buy it.

[@3Beehivesto300]

Who makes the tank that the silver queen is mounted to?

[@kamonreynolds]

Kelley's Fab. Shop in Clarkson KY. They still do this.

[@zetectic7968]

A lot of steps between frame & clear honey in the bottle. Need to find the video where you deal with the wax. I wonder if you make candles.

[@fionmor4893]

wow you have really invested a lot of money in all of this industrial equipment .... so much work... and it isnt work when you love your job

[@jkamp5344]

Kamon do you have a video of how you clean up the honey shed, the floor, and the equipment after you uncap, extract and clarify? Do you use steam from the steam generator? Hot water and a pressure washer? Or dish soap and a mop bucket?

[@evanweinzinger2607]

i would suggest ball valve on the extractor output.

[@mark-wn5ek]

Kamon, I know this off topic....but you mentioned during a chat I think...that the quality of boxes from Kelleys/Mann Lake is faltering. I put 40 commercial boxes together yesterday and I found 8 with serious defects....narrow side boards that allow wide cracks between the boxes and some otherwise bad pieces of lumber.....decayed heartwood and large worm holes. Hannah at Kelleys is super nice, she took care of it, but it's several boxes I'll have to assemble that shouldn't have been necessary. She told me they shipped all the Kelleys machinery to Oregon where the stuff is now made. Sad.....several locals could have used the work. Just wanted to share this experience.

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks for sharing Mark!

[@3Beehivesto300]

Do you damage plastic frames with this uncapper?

[@kamonreynolds]

Very very rarely

[@tedjackson5272]

Fix'n !

[@Светослав-л3м]

Hello how many bee colonies you have and how many tons of honey you make per season

[@LarryLeesBees]

Love your setup Kamon! Thank you for sharing! I have the exact same Dadant 20 frame extractor! Got it this spring when the world shut down. It’s used but works like a dream! Love that decapper! Where is Cowan sold? Can any heavy duty pump work for pumping the honey or does it need to be specific to the honey? Thanks again Sir for the great video! 🐝😎

[@kamonreynolds]

Hey Larry, It needs to be a pump designed to handle high viscosity fluids. Many pumps burn out after a while if they aren't designed for honey. This kelley pump was moving honey before my parents met! Cowan can be found online here. www.cowenmfg.com/

[@LarryLeesBees]

Kamon - Thank you Sir!

[@jtelander]

Very interesting. What is your moisture content for this batch? Also, how do you handle clean up?

[@kamonreynolds]

Once we are done we powerwash and use a mop and cleaner for the floor. All of the equipment gets washed out and stored for next year. (it is cleaned again prior to next year use) Moisture content ranged from 16.5%-18% depending on the bee yard.

[@romel1088]

How do you get the honey out of the extractor that is below the valve? Seems like there would be 5-10 gallons remaining . That in itself would be a bunch of time/ labor. I know in my four frame hand crank there is usually a gallon left in the bottom after it stops running out of that honey gate, but it small and I can just tip to get all but a couple of pints.

[@ВсёПчеловодствоСоловьёвСергей]

Good sistem and job)

[@dieselmechscotty]

Good Day Watching this video, was wondering the brand model /name of the de capping systems. Dose the wax get separated from honey in decapping tank? Do you use a wax spinner as well to get the honey from the capped wax? Maxant has one and they retrieve a lot of honey from the wax in demo, how's it work in person? Is that plastic your using a specific grade? I live in NY and Honey they NYS FDA said is corrosive to plastic,is that a special kind for Honey? Next question is your pump a stainless steel body? Then the fittings, those look like galvanized fittings on the inlet of the pump. If so they contain lead. I worked around a lot of food grade systems normally they will be all stainless steel , fittings to stainless steel braided lines. Brass might be a better choice for the public to see. Thanks for the information it saves a lot of time to set up a operation to speed up production.

[@tomwallen7271]

I wonder how many frames you can put through that before you need to reset and unload.

[@simplegreen6596]

do you discard the honey that collects in the initial de-capping because of the condensate coming off steam blades? water mixing in the honey into bottling?

[@yblignomis]

Adorable

[@burleybeeyard]

Reeeeeel Niiiiice. 👌

[@wildebtw]

That boiler is so not to code LOL. Cool setup though.

[@kamonreynolds]

LOL Beekeepers are a Safety inspectors worst nightmare let me tell you!

[@scottpierson7495]

Any suggestions on stabilizing 4 frame electric extractor? Getting tired of having to lean on it. Yours seem very stable.

[@kamonreynolds]

Laurel is really good at balancing the load. But occasionally ours will do that. Bolting them to the floor is the best way to prevent this

[@NewEnglandgardening]

What is the process on selling honey by the barrel? Who buys the honey? Is there a bidding process depending on the quality and type of the honey. I was just wondering once the honey is in the barrel what happens next?

[@kamonreynolds]

Hey New england we hope to have a video on that before to long. We don't sell barrels but the honey has to get into the jars somehow!

[@jameskownacki8639]

Where did you get that steam generator? Awesome video !

[@lkayehiggins]

It comes from colonial times, when in the winter, people sit by the fire and would make candles from the beeswax that they harvested when the weather turned cold.

[@ZoysiaRUs]

Do you see any need to change out your drawn honey super comb after so many years? If so how often and what are the indicators?

[@layneknight7835]

That’s a great setup. Is all of your equipment capable of handling deep frames? I’m using a Maxant 6/9 now with manual uncapping. It’s beginning to be work with 35 hives and I would like to expand. Would love to upgrade to a similar system. I don’t see myself getting any bigger than a setup like that would handle.

[@kamonreynolds]

Hey Layne thanks! All our equipment of it is compatible for deep frames. 80% of our honey comes out of deeps. The silver queen has to be adjusted but it handles them like a champ once it is setup for deep frames. I am right there with you. I seriously doubt I will out grow this system.

[@GrahamFarms]

Do you have link to the uncapped?

[@framcesmoore]

Ha Kamon great video when do u start feeding 2-1 syrup I am in virginia

[@stgermain1074]

Did your honey production pick up after this miserable Spring? I know you were pretty bummed earlier in the year.

[@kamonreynolds]

Still was down a good bit but summer has been great for the bees (shorter dearth) and the fall flow is going excellent right now. Lot to be thankful for but we are still down on production by 50-40%. Next year will be awesome!

[@mauricefrancis4078]

Hi, Where can I get a good honey extractor, manual extractor.

[@kamonreynolds]

Maxant makes great extractors

[@bills3851]

Is the steam water dripping into the cappings? Doesn’t that add moisture to the left over honey? Thanks!

[@kamonreynolds]

Hey Bill. The steam runs into the bucket

[@framcesmoore]

That is a nice machine I want one how much and where did u get it from thanks

[@kamonreynolds]

The cowen silver queens can be found at cowen or at kelley beekeeping. The tank it is mounted on is a kelley tank

[@julian7037]

Where is that large filter from?

[@melpratesmetodorecuo7924]

👏👏👏

[@papasleep3]

Kamon, my wife reversed the donation that I made in the last LiveChat that I watched. She says she is "covered with shame." I'll catch you on the next live chat and re-donate.

[@kamonreynolds]

It's no big deal Chip! You have been very generous and we greatly appreciate you! Videos like this truly are made possible by beekeepers like you!

[@mark-wn5ek]

Man...that smells good...smells like...MONEY!

[@kamonreynolds]

Now if Jimmy would just stop eatin' all the profits!

[@mark-wn5ek]

@@kamonreynolds hehe....I raised two boys into men....you just keep feeding that boy, one day he'll be big and strong enough to help ol'dad.....then they grow up and leave!

[@kamonreynolds]

@@mark-wn5ek too true!

[@HeatherNaturaly]

Yeah yeah yeah...but where's the link to YOUR STORE?? Can't order nuc's or honey or stuff without a link....