How I extract my honey

How I extract my honey at our small workshop here in Brittany. its really important that when setting up something like this that you correctly invest in proportion to what your long term output is g likely to be.
No matter how much you spend, you will never get your money back if your flows are in proportion to the money you've invested in your equipment.
Huge thanks Ikson for the music in the video.
Music: Ikson "Verge" copyright free music.

[@628DirtRooster]

Interesting uncapper. That’s one I’ve never seen

[@richardnoel3141]

Hi Randy, yes it’s not around much these days. It’s Italien by manufacture. I am trying to find the spec on it again for someone else . If I do I will let you know. Twin spinning loose metal flanges that scratch away the combs as the frame passes through. It’s actually similar to an American make that has a chain conveyor . You put the frames in just lying on their sides and it does the same job. Thanks for your comment! Hope to meet you soon! Best regards ! Just found it, this original model was made by LEGA in Italy. There is now a third updated model called Daisy. Here is the link :www.legaitaly.com/en/products/uncapping/uncapping-machine/semiautomatic-uncapping-machine-daisy.264

[@williamschulz6302]

Hi just wondering from where you got your wax uncapper?

[@delappajd]

Anyone know make/brand of this honey sump tank? Exactly what I’m looking for. Great set-up!! Very helpful video for us sideliners!

[@johniac7078]

Gorgeous set up. I think the baffled tank feeding the sump really is an important piece. Seems to speed things up. Thanks.

[@robertstwalley3662]

Thanks for the honesty and insite, 10 years now beek, got 30, and the flow is on well. Thinking about how to handle this much flow, I like your floatation method of handling the extractor wax. Past I have always dealt with it right out of the extractor, but I see the barrel method a real advantage. Thanks for the walk around, I am on a good flow and am trying to figure out how to how to get it our the best. 100 gallons is my norm, but I have a good feeling that I am going to double that this season and am trying to figure how to handle that. Thanks for the data. I know this one is old, I do watch your videos often, hopefully I can begin building a honey house myself some day. Congrats and thank you for the info.

[@HaUsSssss]

How do you handle your drums of honey? Do you pump it out into a bottling tank or buckets later on? Right now I'm dealing with 120 5 gallon pails of honey (which takes up a TON of space) and would like to move to drums next season. Love the video, an oldie but a goodie!

[@rickmartin9823]

You really need to improve your sound Richard,sometimes it’s ok and then when you walk away a little can hardly hear you

[@ImkereiWetzel]

:-) I like the German Speed Controller on your Wax centrifuge... Greetings from Germany. BR Marc

[@Юра-о1с2ш]

Please tell me the manufacturer of the machine for opening bee frames.

[@ernstvanzonneveld6545]

Thanks for the explanations of how your system works. I have seen a lot of capping machines but not the one you use. I am also interested in the name of the manufacturer.

[@pascalbertrand8402]

bonjour l ami apiculteur , je suis en cour de fabrication d un extracteur a miel pour 48 cadres . l extracteur fera 900 MM de diamètre . je vais savoir adapter la marche avant et arrière ainsi que le variateur de vitesse . ce qui me manque comme information c est la puissance du moteur ? quel est la puissance du moteur sur votre extracteur? merci d avance pour votre réponse . je suis de la Normandie en France . amicalement Pascal

[@harringtonkyle2]

Hello, where can I find that decapper?

[@turnviewfarm734]

Great video Richard. Who makes and sells your uncapper? Very nice machine.

[@benjamindejonge3624]

When you run a futuristic 300 colony, with what you have are you still capable do face that quantity.

[@fun_agro]

Hello, tnx for good vid. Can you show, how working mechanism, which open honeycomb ???? Greetings from Ukraine))

[@donotcare330]

It is a nice settup. The machine That is cutting that comb off. is that a Quarti ?

[@konradrueb1567]

Thank you Richard. Merry Christmas and a safe Happy New Year!!! Konrad......

[@AntennaBee]

Hi Rich good to see you explaining the 8 & 10 frame method it’s something I noticed is not taught very much , love the Carl Fritz set up it will last you years , very good set works well 👍😁

[@gardankoi]

Richard where did you store all of your supers from Harvest time until you extracted them? Any problems with wax moths?

[@richardnoel3141]

good question. we aim to extract all out honey with in 2 to 3 weeks of harvesting, otherwise, yes, wax moth becomes active and starts in the supers.

[@IcemanMobile]

You talk like you're embarrassed! I use crush and strain if you want to talk inefficient and time consuming. What you have looks like a Rolls Royce, especially if you only have to extract twice a year. As you say - what works for you. Thanks for the video, merry Christmas and nice cat!

[@jannassary]

Richard loved your vid. as always I'm really happy for you I have a request if the honey isn't ripe 18% or less how do you go about it would u make a video on that as well? if u do I'm sure it will be a hit as there aren't any vids. on utube that are good at explaining or what not ...thanks man loved the set up too Keep at it

[@gardankoi]

What if your big 55 gallon drum was up higher and have a valve on the bottom would be easy to fill up your buckets

[@richardnoel3141]

there's many ways of doing things, we have to use the drums we get for free. theres always a different way in everybody's mind. that's what i am referring too as well. its what works easy for you.

[@baddestbees5924]

Was there a certain "Number" of hives that was hard to get to? Before u started really having success like 100 hives then u can split have 200 then split have 400 ..Its easy to make bees when u have them but what number were u at (best guess) before u just started climbing and no more up an back down ,only up..Is this even how it went for you,maybe just how goes for me lol

[@yassyass1961]

Richard could you tell me where i could get my hands on that kind of uncapping machine please?

[@richardnoel3141]

Yass Yass will look up the name and get back to you

[@yassyass1961]

@@richardnoel3141 Thanks Richard

[@jimhildebrandt9588]

@@richardnoel3141 could I get the name of that uncapper as well please? Thanks so much.

[@williamschulz6302]

Hi, could i also get the brand name of the wax uncapper

[@loganpyles2535]

Excellent video-there are only four channels I watch on KZbin and you are one of them. I was wondering if you could perhaps speak a bit about the scale of your operation. Over here in the states, the general reccomendation for size of a beekeeping business is 500 to 1000 hives, but you seem to be doing it on a much smaller scale. Do you wholesale honey or retail and what price do you get wholesale in France? Do you do queen or nuc sales at all?

[@ابنآدم-ز2ف]

I can tell that you partner is/was a carpenter 98% or a Yakuza member 2%

[@carlospacheco7361]

Hi Richard, can you give a bulk amount of how much it costed you to mount this little shop? thanks!

[@kathyhathaway8823]

There is nothing wrong with your set up looks like it works out great . Thanks for your video’s.

[@apiniventures2820]

Is there information available about the uncapper in seen the video? Overall the honey extraction line you use is nice setup and gets the job done.

[@frankquinby5502]

Very nice roughly how many hives do you run through that process and how long do your spinners run to extract the honey, thanks

[@greenmanhoney-avaloncandles]

A very nice setup and it works well! Happy New Year to you and your family. Stay healthy and fingers crossed that we will have a great season in 2019!

[@JoneyJefe]

Wonderful video

[@zarzy99]

q marca es la desoperculadora

[@wildacres4846]

Thanks Richard , very interesting... as always ! 😎👍

[@denpictor8992]

Hay Richard have a great Christmas and all the best to you and your family, looking forward to more info next season you're a star mate.

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Merry X- Mas to you and your fam, stay save.

[@HarmonyHollowApiary]

Good looking extraction line and system!

[@justinmitchell1704]

Could you tell me a good strainer to use to keep the pollen in it

[@HoneyCombCottageBeeOfficial]

Looks great, thanks for sharing.

[@jcs6347]

Richard, what time of year are you extracting here in this video? Also, where do you store your honey supers before you extract?

[@richardnoel3141]

Hello, We extract in end of May for the spring flow and starting end of July for the summer flow. We put our empty supers back on the hives after their extracted so the bees clean them out of any last drops of honey and then we store them outside and dry for the winter but protected from mice.

[@incubatork]

Nice setup Richard, hopefully one day i will need something like that. We cap by hand still and use an old Stainless chest freeser to hold the frames till we get space in the extractor. A question about the auto decapper, does it adjust automatically to the different thickness of frames, ie the 8 frame super frames are a lot thicker than the 10 frame ones. Thanks for sharing as always and i hope you and family have a nice christmas break before the new year starts.

[@richardnoel3141]

Derek Greenhalgh hi Derek, yes it does adjust but not automatically, all you do it wind in or wind out one or two of the motors on top of the set up. This then adjusts the width of the central recapping area! In large plastic frames drawn on 8 per box we have to open the frames right up! It’s a great basic machine they does save a lot of time at this level of amount of hives. Thanks for your kind comments. Have a great festive period!

[@beekeeperkev]

Garda koi you got there ahead of me, waxmoth was a nightmare this year especially in combs set for cut comb

[@richardnoel3141]

yes we have to watch them constantly. thanks!

[@Muffhoney]

Great inspirational video.. I hope to get to that level of professionalism some day with my Muff honey brand here in Ireland.

[@waynefay8210]

muff?

[@Muffhoney]

@@waynefay8210 yes 😂😂😂 I live in a town land named Muff, hence Muff honey.. Good isn't it 😉😉😉

[@imkereistappert3183]

well done:-)

[@livingadamman7994]

Nice job mate !

[@beebarf2151]

are those Lega extractors?

[@richardnoel3141]

bee barf not sure! Will look, but I think their German made!

[@pauldow1648]

I did not see a single bee !

[@richardnoel3141]

Lol at 12 minutes i see one!! cheers buddy !!!

[@detlefschmidt3927]

inefficient! why cut off the wax by hand and machine: you can do this in a single operation if you insert it into the centrifuge and it is equipped accordingly! you do too much extra work! short distances are my goal: unfortunately there are no machines on the market for this! I have to develop it myself! hahaha: german electronics! so what, too! suppose you have a lot of bees - so you have to quickly remove, clean, and hurl a lot of honeycombs: this is of course not possible with manual work! that is far too inefficient! how do you make the wax out of the honeycomb? also by hand? no, no: you do this mechanically with steam and disinfect the honeycombs at the same time! there are apparently many different honeycomb formats! cleaning the machines is crazy! so many and so much to cleanse, to cleanse!