a Canadian Beekeeper’s Blog Caught me in the honey house extracting honey. The summer work force had all gone back to school, so Carrie and I are left to finish up our record harvest crop!
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@brettgreen67084 жыл бұрын
Hats off to Carrie. She'll be a leading voice in the bee industry one day. She has it mastered. Ian, I salute the employees you pick and the way you work alongside them. Servant leadership.
@Rickimusic4 жыл бұрын
And I thought our two hives and 20 frames of honey each year was a chore. Love how you two work as one, little wasted motions and no injuries. :)
@JakeBeesos4 жыл бұрын
I like how they both moved around doing all the different jobs
@redwire23644 жыл бұрын
This is a class act! As an engineer I have been inside and seen many food processes but I never imagined one like this. Thank you for sharing!
@jozsip4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all your great videos. They are really educational and I appreciate your hard work. I learned a lot from you, specially equipment stuff and single hive management. I live in Lethbridge Alberta and I wintered 20 hives last year and they all survived. Now I got 7 more and 5 of them just 5-6 frame nucleus hives for spare. I just pulled the last of my honey off today as well and going to finish extracting tomorrow. Thank you again and your ambition makes me to be more ambitious about beekeeping !!!
@munrosewarne65514 жыл бұрын
Love what you are doing Ian and more importantly what you are sharing. You’ve made intelligent choices in your operations, and I can see how clean and organised your working environment is. It’s wonderful to see this labour-assisted assembly line. Make sense to me. All the best from Australia.
@lydiafife87164 жыл бұрын
This is the first of your videos I watched and it was so straightforward and directed towards the viewer so simply, that is without any fanfare. My husband and I sit together and watch your videos. He’s a marine biologist and specializes in the study of zooplankton so he really “gets” the importance of bees. As do I. Thank you for all you do.
@Irene-ke6to4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for posting this. It was an education for me! Carrie is awesome!!
@4copper4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the reply! I appreciate it. My 11 yr old son and I really enjoy your videos now that we’ve discovered you! Keep up the great content! 😀👍🏼☮️
@phbrinsden4 жыл бұрын
Nice to see an occasional bee flying around on “quality control” duty to make sure the product of their labors is being properly handled.
@justbecause37514 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Your talking to me. I watch every video you post. Very valuable information. Cheers
@GriebenouwBeeFarming4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Ian, love the videos you are posting. Loving seeing what beekeepers outside of South Africa are doing and see how you keep your bees. Lots of love from South Africa!
@PhillipHall014 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this continuous blog.. So appreciated...... Phillip Hall
@hollow7954 жыл бұрын
Very, very interesting!! And talk about teamwork. It was edifying seeing the process and how you both knew all the tasks and worked like a fine Swiss watch. Thank you for taking the time to make the video.
@creech4444 жыл бұрын
That's amazing to see on such a large scale like that, how each little step is set up. I love the lift arm so nobody is throwing out their back.
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@sagedarwin30242 жыл бұрын
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@davidbayliss71014 жыл бұрын
The best part of the video was watching your employee and how well she worked.
@wayne-oo4 жыл бұрын
Great video ! I could watch this work all day !!
@davidelliott96914 жыл бұрын
You 2 are very inspiring. Great video. My gal and I spent 2 hours in our spin room tonight processing medium supers. Thanks again for sharing.
@richardkuhn81154 жыл бұрын
WOW! What great precision team work. Thank you all for such great videos this season. You all deserved a great honey sweet season for all the dedicated hard work you put into your passion. Thanks again!!
@benbarnes28194 жыл бұрын
Very well set up operation. I know a lot of thought went into how you set it up. Never understood why beekeepers feel the honey house is so secret, I know beekeepers who would never show anyone their setup. Thanks for taking us along. I know it was a lot of work but I for one have learned so much. Blessings to you.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
Ben Barnes The reason no one shows their set up is because the place gets quite messy Bad impressions... but I think keeping the place neat and tidy, show case only helps improve overall product quality
@HeartPumper4 жыл бұрын
And from govt. agencies standpoint, it's a food factory. So hygenic environment is crucial. Not everyone likes to show his :D
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
I’m glad that impression shows through.
@robcarter28914 жыл бұрын
You guys are very efficient. And work good together. Best of luck
@patrickdunne11504 жыл бұрын
Hello from Chicago! This has just been great, from beginning to end. I learned so much and thank you!
@LostMountainRestoration4 жыл бұрын
My, what a hard worker that young lady is. You are fortunate to have her. Great job, both of you. Thanks!
@mark-wn5ek4 жыл бұрын
Whatever she's being paid, it's not close to enough! She is an integral part of the operation. She never misses a beat, non stop. I doubt I would have wanted to arm wrestle her 30 years ago, let alone now that I'm an old man!
@gmamah95594 жыл бұрын
@@mark-wn5ek I wouldn't mess with her and I'm fearless!
@maryksowers4 жыл бұрын
Wow, my parents had bees, for 18 years of my life. Lots of hives. In Florida. They had to uncap each frame one at a time, with a hot knife. Two cylinder extractors. Oh the orange blossom honey. My parents would be in awe seeing your set up. I subscribed and will enjoy watching your process.
@MattHolstein4 жыл бұрын
Having done this by hand its extremely interesting to see a commercial scale operation. Keep up the great vids!
@gardennurse15884 жыл бұрын
That was fascinating! I never knew there were machines for all of that. Thanks for sharing it. 😲👍
@formhubfar4 жыл бұрын
That was very interesting, loved the way you all work as a team.
@gmamah95594 жыл бұрын
Excellent teamwork! Fascinating and very soothing. I appreciate my toast with honey even more now. Your videos also help with my insomnia. ;) I have to watch them several times.
@shimshonmelamed28884 жыл бұрын
I was very pleased to see you!
@danyman74564 жыл бұрын
Raising hat to the working hard's lady, best wishes from IRAQ.
@jussitaipale54714 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ian, just what I needed. My first year as a profrssional beeker, and with backbraking heavy workload need to figure out how to ease lifting or end profession. Well planned honeyhouse really do the difference.
@phillipshaw17174 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video 📹 Clip working like clockwork! Thanks for Us how your production line works, & is laid out! 👍🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼
@PhillipHall014 жыл бұрын
. just finished watching the video and feel I want to make another comment.. Your equipment is amazing. You two operate it with such precision. You two make a great team! Raising, Bees, Cows, Grain, and Kids together!! Who could ask for anything more!! What a blessing you seem to be to each other!!! Thanks so much for sharing your life’s work with us here on Yiutube. May God continue to bless you and your family! PS I think Carrie was a little better at running the box lifting machine!! 😮. J/K 😊. Have fun!! Phillip Hall
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
phillip hall Carrie is an employee I’ve hired from Miami since she was 15. I’ve integrated her into my operation as the Farms graft queen rearer and she manages my honey house.
@PhillipHall014 жыл бұрын
I thought the whole thing she was your wife oops! 😊 She is a hard worker and a true asset.
@zongshunliang99284 жыл бұрын
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog 15 years old ? ,2011 hire Carrie ? i thank Carrie is a luck guys running beekeeper business.
@JakeBeesos4 жыл бұрын
I just found him ...this is amazing.😀😀🐝❤️
@SeeUsFly4 жыл бұрын
That gal is very efficient. Every move has a purpose. No wasted effort. Impressive.
@hopsfarm22254 жыл бұрын
New this year to beekeeping, but your videos have inspired me to look at it a different way versus just a hobby...here in TX there are not many commercial guys local to me so im looking to grow...keep up the good work, yall are my virtual mentors.
@CentralBeekeepersSupply3 жыл бұрын
Wow this is quite impressive! Great job, guys!
@surfingsumner4 жыл бұрын
Hi You have very informative videos and information. It is great to see such a well mechanised plant with a good team in operation. The only comment I would make is if you put industrial rubber mats down in common stand / walk areas how much better your operators would feel and last longer through the day. I have spent many years in industrial situations standing on concrete and unknowingly how much it saps energy and loads joints. Great videos, keep pumping them out as I will keep watching and learning. Thank you.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
surfingsumner Good idea
@BamaFishn4 жыл бұрын
Thank You Ian. I believe we all watch the content you produce for educational purposes and entertainment for the interest in bees. If you are looking for ideas for creating content some of us could use some basic knowledge of what you have found from 15 years ago to date. Things from growing an operation. Two years in I have a small grasp of how to manage our bees in Alabama. I personally could use some feedback or content of how to get from backyard to sideliner or commercial. Possibly a series from the best equipment/ to brood queen expansion practices. (which you have) Where we are we have taken the classes but it is taboo to really advise someone in short cuts. Its almost like they allow us to buy all the junk and make bad decisions buying, spending and mismanaging our own colonies. I know we all could use various content or a series explaining how to grow, some of what not to buy and how to scale an operation. My two cents, Thanks again for your time!
@lydiafife87164 жыл бұрын
BamaFishn keep watching all Ian’s videos Seriously great 👍🏻 You’ll learn so much
@RaySarasin4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing I did not find boring at all.
@drpk65144 жыл бұрын
She is such an amazing worker. You are lucky to have her.
@blackwaspvideo66304 жыл бұрын
Cool machine! Greetings from Russian beekeeper!
@joelormston21284 жыл бұрын
she rocks!!!well done carrie
@unclebobsbees48994 жыл бұрын
I got tired 😴 just watching. Even with the equipment this is certainly a workout 💪.
@drpk65144 жыл бұрын
You are a legend. Hats off. Appreciate your valuable work. Salam
@stephanieday95664 жыл бұрын
This was so fun to watch thanks for shairing.
@131dyana4 жыл бұрын
Your operation is fasinateing thank you for showing this to all of us.
@lytlejohnson65514 жыл бұрын
Hi Lytle From South Africa just wanted to thank you for your amazing and very insightful videos have really enjoyed watching them and seeing how you farm bees, quite different to how most South African bee farms farm, but looking forward to trying somethings Iv learnt from your videos on my own farm and interested to see the results.
@MerrittHoney Жыл бұрын
I have the exact same Cowan 60, minus the powered extractor door lift. Love the white metal on the walls,too!
@Mr.Feelgood.4 жыл бұрын
Superb muti-tasking TEAMWORK!
@flatwoodsbeefarm10154 жыл бұрын
This is popcorn and glass of ice tea kind of video... Love it...
@Steven-gc6fk4 жыл бұрын
this is like an episode of How It's Made
@MRBROWSER20124 жыл бұрын
Looks delicious! Thanks for sharing.
@johncox96604 жыл бұрын
Great stuff thanks for posting.
@kentcostello80994 жыл бұрын
OMG. Good video and job thank you .
@finpainter14 жыл бұрын
You guys are as busy as the bees.
@user-hm3kw6rb5w4 жыл бұрын
Класс! Приятно смотреть на слаженную работу!
@jacobenade31154 жыл бұрын
You know what would be a great series or season if you wil, is to teach us from start to finish. The complete prosses of what you must and must not do from buying a nuke to what to watch out for, sickneses, dead queen, everything you has to know if you want to start beekeeping. I can only find one youtuber that did such a season over a year and would like to get more information and see how someone else does it
@petert33554 жыл бұрын
Just a guess here, but I'm pretty sure those were not blow flies in the shed. Also like to add, the orientation of the frame in the centrifuge is interesting as well. As a kid we had a hive on the farm with an old 2 frame hand crank centrifuge. It basically had the frame in the plane of the "circle" so the honey came out parallel with the comb. It's interesting to see how your centrifuge works, both in volume and frame position.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
Peter T We take advantage of simple physics
@petert33554 жыл бұрын
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog Ok, that means I have no idea about physics. I mean obviously it works ok, and that is all that matters, but from the location of the frames and the direction of spin, centrifugal force would be forcing the honey into the side of the cell and not out the ends as was the case with the one we had. Like I said, horses for courses, and so long as it works, who cares. It just seemed strange to me.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
The centrifugal force pulls the honey out the same, if you look at cells on the comb, they are pointed upwards We take advantage of that with simple physics
@TheAmatureHobbyist4 жыл бұрын
please do more :) I would higher her in my restaurant any day of the week!!! seems like a solid workhorse backbone if you so must say!
@frederickglass15834 жыл бұрын
this is satisfying as hell to watch, no lie...
@fredygump55784 жыл бұрын
Videos like this is what makes KZbin great.
@menace25844 жыл бұрын
Your videos should be a must watch for all beekeepers, lots to learn. What do you do with the wet frames and how do you store for the winter? Do you make your own foundation? Hope there is still lots more to come and thanks for all your time and effort.
@darrelcdammann4 жыл бұрын
Flipping awesome 👍 kind of makes me wanna start bee keeping 🇨🇦🚜⏳😎
@stevenrobertson95834 жыл бұрын
Awesome job I watched the video where you took 10 pals and separated out to 6 or 8 pals of honey 🍯 or something like that. Great videos!
@chrisbudesa94414 жыл бұрын
excellent videos. thank you.
@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork4 жыл бұрын
I am disappointed Ian... I always thought you were speaking to ME! lol Thanks for all the great info you share! This is so well streamlined... It is evident a lot of thought and experience went into this working layout. Have you thought about any of the new technologies like camera-image based stuff for things like the cap chore (where comb wasn't drawn as far out)? It seems like that's something that could be better addressed with a robot as the cost of that stuff begins to drop.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
Hiring a kids is simpler :) ...I’m speaking to you if you are listening lol
@mikeries85494 жыл бұрын
Robot honey decapper. Kewl. Who is going to clean the robot and get it going again once it gets goofed up with a little propolis on its frame grabber (hand) ? Another robot?
@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork4 жыл бұрын
@@mikeries8549 No... design it self-cleaning - a little heat and a "wipe" cycle could fix most of that... Was just a thought for efficiency.. labor is not cheap!
@jdeereyellow4 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video already about how you got started? What steps you took to expand? Your efficiency and knowledge is aspiring! Your videos have been entertaining and its a pleasant surprise to get notifications when you finish a new one.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
jdeereyellow Look up a Beekeeping Journey
@geanitsucuneli47914 жыл бұрын
Nice.!!Get you a chain decapper .Mann Lake got some ,very nice and they do a very good job.
@ApiculturaDelCambio4 жыл бұрын
👏😁😀😉🌳🌲🌴🌻 I congratulate you friends, very good work, they are professionals, I am empirical, greetings from Colombia
@susanhawkins30454 жыл бұрын
Fantastic very interesting could watch for hours
@user-br1ek5gi4u4 жыл бұрын
Как у нас говорят "МУЖИК"! С большой буквы!!!
@lazydaisy73364 жыл бұрын
That’s a lot of movin and groovin. A lot of work.
@vonnaloper71044 жыл бұрын
Busy as a bee harvester. I hope my life runs as well as the lady working in this vid!!!!
@greenbaypicker49764 жыл бұрын
I worked on a bee farm many years ago. The bee keeper and myself and did this on a much smaller scale. Most of the honey was sold to Nabisco for honey grahamcrackers. I worked there for 3 years.
@schuur104 жыл бұрын
Are you heating up the honey with steam in that centrifuge? My grandpa learned me with chrystalized honey how to get it back to liquid by warming it up. But warning me to stay below 35dgr C (about 92dgr F) to keep the antiseptic function alive
@ianwilson30884 жыл бұрын
Loving this one as well, wish I had taken up bee keeping 50 years earlier
@billydee42724 жыл бұрын
🙋🏻♂️Question in the back row....is there any specific reason for the noticeable variation in color of the frames? Thanks!
@conniechung69484 жыл бұрын
We would love to see tour woodwork shop as well thanks again
@marianhoblyn19014 жыл бұрын
New to your channel. Watch a lot of bee channels. Love yours too.
@johndodge2188 Жыл бұрын
Good show and information
@XxSrelhowxX4 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of washing dishes at this restaurant I used to work at.
@spicynomad4 жыл бұрын
thank you , sir.
@Moonerfirefighter4 жыл бұрын
What do you do with the by product that scrap off? What were? you doing when you where using the shovel
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
Greg Jeppson Melted and sold to BeeMaid
@edcoffin35144 жыл бұрын
Hey Boss, your slowing Carrie down 😎😎😎
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
Ed Coffin Lol
@petelotz84804 жыл бұрын
Amazing video as usual. how many hives do you have? that's a lot of honey. also how much money did you invest in this extraction room? Thanks
@wortel794 жыл бұрын
You two are a well oiled machine!
@phbrinsden4 жыл бұрын
How do you clean the floor with ground in wax and honey?? Presumably epoxy coated and the flushed with a hose.
@syedmasif67354 жыл бұрын
that lady worker is so into work, i like her
@dorisschonershoven31514 жыл бұрын
I´m amazed at how big this whole operation must be. How many bees do they keep?
@4copper4 жыл бұрын
Hi Ian, new subscriber here! What a fascinating process and setup! I am a novice bee keep for about ten hrs now in southeast CT. So I noticed your extractor spins two racks of about +/- 25 deep frames each. So, let me preface with, Of Course I’m sure it works great otherwise you wouldn’t be using it! LoL! 😂 .... with that being said my brain is wondering how long is the spin-off period? As I would imagine, spinning parallel to the frame surface as well as having all those frames tightly grouped seems like the inner frames would not release as much???... Also, where do you market your cappings wax or do you utilize it in house for other products? I’m kinda feeling like I could have answered that last question by watching other videos of yours! 😬. Anyway, I just discovered your vid in my feed and it’s the first of yours I’ve ever watched. Thank you for all your efforts and for sharing them with ppl who are interested. 🙏 Bee well! Best, Gary
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
4copper The centrifugal force pulled the honey out, my uncapper strips the frames evenly cut so that there is enough free room for the honey to flow out and up. Each cell is pointed upwards slightly enough to allow the spin to remove all honey drone the frames . 8 min spin
@jugglingbag4 жыл бұрын
this looks like heaven xD
@LeesBeesMB4 жыл бұрын
Great video! Nice to see the workflow and operation. At 12.40 in the video where you're loading the full boxes. You see a hanging airline a stainless steel funnel with a black plastic bag around. Is this for blowing bees out of the box if you encounter this. Just trying to figure out the purpose of the airline and the funnel assembly.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
Yes, we will blow pocket of bees out of boxes into Pail
@soapsfromhome99794 жыл бұрын
This is so fascinating. How many bees do you raise to get this kind of production ? I just found you youtube. Channel so I’m not familiar with your works.
@HiTechDiver4 жыл бұрын
I attended a bee keeping class where the lecturer stated you should leave the bees some honey to survive on. I'm curious how much you leave the bees.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
HiTechDiver They probably have some
@lukemus19444 жыл бұрын
good stuff !!!
@framcesmoore4 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the video, You have a good working helper are they family
@MrGlickClick4 жыл бұрын
Shes a damn hard worker!
@JakeBeesos4 жыл бұрын
I'd love to know how many hives total that was from.🤔
@robertgoeckel91404 жыл бұрын
A Canadian beekeeper's blog Couple of questions please . What temperature do bees prefer to keep their hive at. What temperature is too high when they start fanning. and the important one what temperature is too low that will kill him. please answer this for me I haven't been able to find it anywhere thank you. PS I know you said once that you incubate your Queens at 93 that's about all I know
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog4 жыл бұрын
let the bees figure that out , yes, about 90-94F
@YevgeniyTimchenko4 жыл бұрын
Good afternoon, Ian! I watch your videos and marvel at how you and your wife manage such a big apiary !!! For this, you have great respect! 👍👏 I have 2 questions for you: 1. Why is the hive 10 frames, not 12? Could you work on the same system with 12 frame hives? 2. How much do you evaluate your production (building and equipment)? How much have you invested in your production?
@carriemartindale-wetherup52434 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/r365iHWYrsaXp9k the lovely lady in the linked video is Ians wife, I am just a workerbee.
@HeartPumper4 жыл бұрын
@@carriemartindale-wetherup5243 Just wanted to say, Ian employing such person as you, is one lucky ... 😉. And your work ethic & skills can't be gratified enough! Please remember it!