This changes everything!

[@scotthern-gi6bt]

If you drive up closer to the hives you can use the trailer boom to pick the boxes and for go using the hive lifter and having to push it through the tall grass.

[@JeffHorchoff]

That is the future plan, but since the hives were set up prior to us having the lift, we were forced to use hand lifts first. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Scott. Mr. Ed

[@marybarratt2649]

The team in action, Mr Ed, Good time Charlie, Wreck it Ralph and now Bring it on Brian. Good work men.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I love that name for Brian, that's what I'm going to start calling him. Thanks for that and for watching. God's peace Mary. Mr. Ed

[@marybarratt2649]

@@JeffHorchoff lol. Thank you, it suits him.

[@cherylhuot4436]

As an old lady, with a lifetime of bad back problems, those tools look like life savers!! This was a fun video!

[@JeffHorchoff]

These tools really are a blessing. For all the previous years of lifting these heavy boxes with our arms and backs, we now are coasting along! Thanks for watching. God's peace Cheryl. Mr. Ed

[@MinnesotaBeekeeper]

From a Scandinavian. Yes it smells like a Swedish wedding cake! Always make me hungry.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Sometimes I have to remind Charlie you can't drink it even though he may want to. God's peace Mike. Mr. Ed

[@tonyandric4380]

At first the trailer lift looked awkward, but the more you used it, learned to use it, the better it looked as a back-surgery prevention tool!

[@JeffHorchoff]

And when you come visit us, you can help with the job and see for yourself what a back saver it really is. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@OccasusRaven]

@tonyandric4380 Except when u lift something u should use ur legs not ur back..

[@KDVoller]

Boys and their toys... What a neat setup, your back will thank you.

[@JeffHorchoff]

And these are some really cool toys...but essential for a couple of old guys like me and Charlie. God's peace Karen. Mr. Ed

[@SallyGreimes]

The difference between the men and the boys is the price of their toys.

[@lilklondikeoutdoors4116]

Waited to get all the automated equipment and bring Brian who looks like he could have just carried the trailer!! LOL. Looks like a success

[@DarrellHamner]

My thoughts exactly

[@JeffHorchoff]

Brian was moving those 75 pound boxes like they were empty, but when we went out today he let the lift do all the work. I have to say, those lifts are SWEET! God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@karenklucas923]

Cool...😊❤

[@jasonclay6218]

"Smells like wedding cake." So that's why bees run. Very smart. 😂

[@JeffHorchoff]

Agreed, bees are very smart! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Jason. Mr. Ed

[@SilverGypsyWeed]

Wow! Another Grandma here who loves seeing this new lift to keep you guys healthy and the bees happy!! I always feel uplifted by your faith, and encouraged by your positive attitude, and the respect you show "the girls" for their hard work! Keep on "buzzing" boys!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Always great to hear when viewers support our efforts, thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to watch. Until the next one, God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@bcjoey9944]

I've watched for some years now. The operation continues to grow and process. You are one successful bee keeper. Have a nice weekend Jeff and crew.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you Joey. I know you have been following for years now and have seen the slow but steady progress forward, and now we have made the most difficult job a lot more manageable. Thank you for all the time you spend watching and commenting. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@dorishansen1378]

Wowser!! 😂 ya'll are all together, and ya'll got ur shirts on! Nice. That is a kool boy toy. I say lolol all of you guys look so happy. I love this one, and I'll watch it over, too. Mr. Ed, you are some kind of somethin!!!

[@Jeff_and_Jenny_M]

What a great team working smartly! All that new equipment is going to save backs for sure. Brian was a fun addition to your normal lineup. Blessings to you, Charlie, Ralph and Brian!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you Jeff, both the lifts are wonderful to use and real back savers. Of course, it helps to have great friends out there with you. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@keithspillman]

Glad to see you folks got some mechanical help with those deep supers!!!! A learning curve for sure.....but I bet fewer meds were required after the work was done!!! 😉Great job guys!!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

You are right, I only had to take 1 ibuprofen when I got home. Thanks for watching. God's peace Keith. Mr. Ed

[@UnderwayDriftingNDreaming]

Loved the video. Save the back with the lifts and all the crew helping. Needed to wait a few days to view. We entered Canada and no longer unlimited internet 🛜. We have 5gbs for the entire month. Just celebrated Canada Day. Today we are heading up the Trent-Severn waterway. I’ll check back when we have free WiFi again

[@JeffHorchoff]

Enjoy your vacation and thank you so much for checking in when you are able to. Safe travels, and God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@texanasimmons1761]

Those lifts really streamlined the process! Im glad yall got them so your work is easier and quicker!❤🐝

[@JeffHorchoff]

Trust me, we are too, after all, none of us are getting any younger. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@HeliBoyVR]

Spray a little Honey Bandit on the trailer before you drop the box on and any bees left on the frames will make their way off the super instead of coming home with you...

[@JeffHorchoff]

WOW! Awesome tip, and you can rest assured I'll be doing that trick next year. Thanks for watching, and for the tip as well, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@johnblount1347]

I love the new equipment Mr. Ed. It was good seeing all of the Amigos together again. Im sure the more you use that new lift, the more proficient you guys will become with it. God Bless

[@JeffHorchoff]

By the end of the day we were all handling it like we'd been doing it for years. It's always great to have friends helping with a tough job. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace John. Mr. Ed

[@phillipduncan2497]

Now those are back savers. You will get more years out of your back. God Bless.

[@JeffHorchoff]

You are right about that Phillip, these lifters are back savers. And for all of us old guys the answer to our prayers. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@brucekaminskimd3417]

Good morning Mr.Ed, we are up having our breakfast with you on the big screen. I'm so impressed with that lifter . Very well organized in this event. We all have had a wonderful spring for our bees this year. I can't wait to find out how much honey you harvested this year. Ya'll, have a good weekend. Yeah, hear!!!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Hey Dr. Bruce, maybe you and the Missus could drive down and help with the honey harvest, I know you both would have a great time. Let me know. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@brucekaminskimd3417]

@JeffHorchoff Thank u for the invite, but we are on a cruise may next time !

[@annettehawkins8467]

Amazing as always! All of you run like a well oiled machine! God bless you all!

[@JeffHorchoff]

We work so well together because we have some great tools to help with the heavy work...plus we enjoy each others company. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Annette. Mr. Ed

[@SmokyMountainLashBees]

I know they were back savers and time savers but I couldn’t help but think boys and their toys 😂

[@JeffHorchoff]

Guys just love tools, what can I say? Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@NolaSpiersMitchell-gu5iu]

Omg looks like you guys are all having fun Mr Ed I Finley found one I havnt seen very goof god bless you all

[@JeffHorchoff]

This one was brand new, and this Friday's , as well as every Friday, will be a new one. Thanks for watching and for your blessings. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@jake-ps3bq]

I am so glad you are getting things to save your backs. I watched this person who is up in Canada who has a boom truck to put his bees on. His thing to pick the boxes is like yours.

[@JeffHorchoff]

All commercial beekeepers use lifts of different design, but they all accomplish the same goal, lifting the heavy boxes into their trucks. I'm blessed to now have the same advantage. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Jake. Mr. Ed

[@Phil_86]

Now that's a slick operation with the lifts and the way that trailer is setup. Nice to see a new guy, Brian, helping out. I think he could have lifted everything himself. God Bless you all!!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Brian did a lot of lifting for us on this outing, but we all went again today and we let the lifts do ALL the lifting, it went extremely well! Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Phil. Mr. Ed

[@GEEZBEEZ]

Very nice setup. Back saver for sure. After a little practice it looked easy. Honey looking good also. Take care and God bless!

[@JeffHorchoff]

We did our second run today and it got even easier. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@SweetButDeadly101]

I'm so happy to see my favourite fellas taking care of themselves. Great manual handling equipment and technique! Welcome Brian. Always great to see a new face in beekeeping. He's not one of the Monks is he Jeff? Asking for a friend ;)

[@JeffHorchoff]

Bryan will officially be a beekeeper when he receives the bees I am giving him, his very first bee hive. Bryan first introduced himself to me by inquiring a few weeks ago how he could get some bees as he was very interested in becoming a beekeeper. Now, he has been stung and is ready to begin his journey. No he is not a monk, just a hard working guy. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@LovingAtlanta]

👍🤩💝Interesting & informative. That Lifter is smart & effective.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Plus it never complains about lifting those heavy honey supers. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@NolaSpiersMitchell-gu5iu]

This channel with you guys on makes my night thank you god bless

[@JeffHorchoff]

Delighted to bee here for you Nola, and thank you so much for taking the time to follow along. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@billchriswell2925]

Looks like a mini Steppler😊

[@JeffHorchoff]

I sure hope Ian watches this video, he can tell me what I'm doing wrong. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Bill. Mr. Ed

[@timmorris7022]

So much work and looks as though you had the right tools for the job.That was a good one Jeff and you guys always seem to have fun while you are working.Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@JeffHorchoff]

After 8 years of lifting heavy honey boxes, we finally can give our backs a well deserved rest. Glad to hear you enjoyed the video, thank you so much for taking the time to watch it, now you need to watch the video on processing of all this honey....link below. God's peace Tim. Mr. Ed kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5eweqdqfKaYnbc

[@JeromeBeeFarm]

Work smarter not harder. Yet another thing Mr. Ed has that I'm jealous of. LOL Good thing you're not lifting those deep supers with your back any more! Beautiful honey frames.

[@JeffHorchoff]

It's hard to believe that the older I'm getting I may actually be getting wiser. Thank you Jesus for all the blessings you bestow on me! God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@Awfullyhotcoffeepot]

Your videos are so cool and informative

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you very much, I'm delighted to hear you enjoy them so much. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@steveshoemaker6347]

What an awesome that machine is.....Thanks Jeff and stung guy's..... Old F-4 II Shoe🇺🇸 and i am in my 80's now

[@JeffHorchoff]

We are no using equipment the big boys use...and we are loving it! Thanks for watching Old F-4 II Shoe. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@woolncathairs]

That’s quite the equipment setup! Here’s another bee tidbit: Have you ever noticed bees at work? The buzzing hive, bees zipping around like they’ve got places to be and honey to make. That is exactly what it means to be "busy as a bee." These little guys are the ultimate multitaskers, flitting from flower to flower, collecting nectar, and building honeycombs like experts. Being "busy as a bee" means you are hustling, juggling a bunch of tasks like a pro.

[@philaandrew100]

Well that was a resounding success!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Yes it was, and I am ready to do it all over again! Thank you Jesus! God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@redfish440]

Thanks Jeff, it’s always a joy watching your videos brother!

[@JeffHorchoff]

And I'm grateful you take the time to watch them, thank you. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@Huntnlady7]

Those fumes enter the honey on a microscopic level. Even though the honey will need to be uncapped; diffusion is going to happen. "Honey Robber" is a mild concentration of butyric acid with certain scents mixed in so that it doesn't make the beekeeper throw up. In 1974, my high school science teacher opened a bottle of pure butyric acid in the science lab for one minute to demonstrate the principle of diffusion. The whole science lab, and then the hallway cleared out. There was a complaint from the janitor, because even the classes downstairs could smell it. Mr. Kuehnis was not able to do that demonstration the next year; but a lot of students, teachers, and staff had diffusion hard-wired into their brains that day! (Teachers like that were instrumental in my becoming a scientist) It would be my unsolicited opinion that you modulate the amount of "Honey Robber" on your fume boards, and keep the time that they are on the hives to an absolute minimum. People with discerning senses of smell and taste can taste things like where a variety of grapes were grown that went into a bottle of wine. Napa (California) Valley vintners are not allowed to buy bulk grapes from outside Napa County to make their wines- even from Sonoma County. Yes, there is that much difference in flavors and tastes resulting from soils and regions. I would posit that honey tasters with a sensitive palate can taste the butyric acid if it is overused in the harvesting process. It certainly would be an interesting experiment.

[@JeffHorchoff]

The fume boards are left on the hive for a very minimal amount of time and to date, no one has ever said a word about the honey having a chemical taste to it. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@Aristodama]

TY from Best Jersey! (Ooh gosh, it's so late, it's Monday already. GN!)

[@JeffHorchoff]

You are very welcome, and thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video. Also, I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@christimarie402]

Well done gentlemen! Sending much love and wishing y’all many blessings from Nebraska!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you Christi, keep on watching and sending your blessings, it is greatly appreciated. Until the next one. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@moparchick63]

Really enjoyed the video. Thanks so much for always making my day brighter.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Glad you enjoyed the video and knowing and hearing that watching our videos makes your day, it makes mine as well. Thank you so much for watching, and know for certain we will bee making more. God's peace Jennifer. Mr. Ed

[@chelsealeonard-v1z]

Thank you Jeff, and the WHOLE bee gang. xoxoxoxo

[@cheneysherry50]

That is a fancy machine you got there Mister Ed

[@JeffHorchoff]

Yes it is, and we can say good by to aching backs, thank you Jesus! God's peace Sherry. Mr. Ed

[@cheneysherry50]

@JeffHorchoff that so true. god bless🙌

[@mikecabral1579]

The big guy is a keeper. He’s got the boom work down pat Brian is the man.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I agree, Bryan is going to make another great team member, we just have to come up with a name for him now. By the end of our second outing, all of us were experts on the boom lift. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Mike. Mr. Ed

[@cheneysherry50]

Pour a Good Time Charlie and the new guy getting bit right away great to see y'all that's neat how y'all remove the trays God bless you all❤ that's a great new device y'all have there y'all getting Fancy on me

[@JeffHorchoff]

Even though Charlie and Bryan took stings early on, they soon forgot about them as it was so much fun working these lifts. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Sherry. Mr. Ed

[@rikiray3370]

Both machines and Brian are awesome additions to the Abby

[@JeffHorchoff]

I totally agree, and you can expect to see Brian in more upcoming videos. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@lindacarroll3853]

So glad to see those lifts I have watched ya'll harvest honey in the past and what a struggle it was to get them loaded and unloaded and y'all were exhausted and hurting by the end of the day

[@JeffHorchoff]

It's has been a long time in coming, but we finally have gotten the equipment to move these heavy honey supers, thank you Jesus! It still is difficult work, but the job has been made so much easier, especially the loading and unloading. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Linda. Mr. Ed

[@brentehrhardt8208]

My back started feeling sore just looking at that trailer full of deep supers. Then that machine gies abd picks up three at a time! Game changer!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

What blessings have been bestowed upon me, and I am a very happy beekeeper for them. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Brent. Mr. Ed

[@leeroyjamesstudios]

You's should add a little outstop with concrete so you're not having to navigate those posts and roof for loading. Loving watching all your stuff, I'm a new mead maker finding it really interesting where the honey for my brews comes from.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Way ahead of you, by next year there will be a pad in front of the building for off loading. Check out the link below and see how the honey is processed after bringing it in. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Leeroy. Mr.Ed kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5eweqdqfKaYnbc

[@tealkerberus748]

Also I'm a big fan of the hives being placed on a concrete pad so they don't have all that grass around them, and don't have soft dirt under them for pests to hide in. Then you can put a fence around the edge of the concrete and have livestock grazing the grass. My cattle have learned to stay away from the hives when the bees are busy, but they get plenty of time overnight and in rainy weather to graze that particular part of the paddock - and because the fence is at the edge of the concrete, they can go quite close to the hives and I know they're not going to cause any damage to the bees.

[@MERRLINN]

Video started out hot! But Brian looked like he got the hang of the lift at the end of video. Wish I had that lift 40 years ago when I had to carry 40 boxes to the truck.

[@JeffHorchoff]

You should see us handling the lifts now, like we have been doing it all our lives. I really feel your pain carrying all those supers. God's peace Larry. Mr. Ed Oh yea, thank you.

[@johns8456]

You have to wonder if the first bee goes running back down saying, ":We've been robbed!!!!"

[@JeffHorchoff]

Actually they were not robbed...it was time for the rent to be paid. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace

[@lambbrookfarm4528]

Don't work harder, work smarter! Looking good guys! Peace and full supers.

[@heehaw8401]

A Canadian Beekeeper has a couple of trucks with a thingy he uses to lift his bee pallets.

[@JeffHorchoff]

It was while watching Ian's channel about 4 years ago I first saw the EZ lift being used, and after seeing it, I knew I would have to have one for our operation some day. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@heehaw8401]

@@JeffHorchoff I watch all your videos!

[@salmonhunter7414]

Friends make light work

[@JeffHorchoff]

I could not have said it better, and I am blessed with an abundance of great friends. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@manicoptio9305]

Jeepers! I don't know where you got Brian (Bryan?) from - but he's a machine on his own!

[@JeffHorchoff]

He came with the lift. Pretty good deal wouldn't you say? God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@raylucas-w8h]

Now you need an automated camera so Charlie can help get the bees!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Trust me, Charlie is VERY contend just shooting the videos, but he still does give me a hand when I really need it. We really make a great team, and I'm bless to have him for a friend. Thanks for watching. God's peace Ray. Mr. Ed

[@rickcimino743]

you guys were manhandling those things!

[@JeffHorchoff]

At least the lifts and Bryan were. Thanks for watching. God's peace Rick. Mr. Ed

[@btrent9244]

Outstanding channel. 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@JeffHorchoff]

What a delight hearing you like the channel, thank you very much for that and for watching. Until the next one, God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I'm SOO glad yall found my hero Ralph BUT you can hire Brian out for a FORKLIFT! No getting stuck with HIM around! Have a Jesus weekend and God Bless ALL Yall respecially the Fisherman!

[@JeffHorchoff]

What a work crew we had, and with Bryan there we even had an extra lift. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Lewie. Mr. Ed

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@JeffHorchoff He's a HOSS!

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

Very smart move to use these tools...My back is gone, damages from my old job :(

[@JeffHorchoff]

I have been trying to get to this point for about 8 years now, and finally the day has arrived, thank you Jesus! God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@Joeybagofdonuts76]

The new guy needs a name. I suggest "stinger". 😂

[@JeffHorchoff]

Everyone needs a name and "Stinger" is a great one, we shall see. God's peace Joey. Mr. Ed

[@BucksBeesS.C.]

Heavy

[@JJDigitalartStudio]

Great job. Good tools are the best thing. God bless you and the work you do.

[@edwardclark5211]

Dream Big brother 🙏

[@MIck1-10]

A very useful piece of equipment.

[@JeffHorchoff]

A real back saver for sure! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Michael. Mr. Ed

[@marilynrobertson6265]

Awesome guys ❤😊😊😊

[@macmccarley7817]

Show a us detailed walk around of the lift . Looks really good . Thanks

[@JeffHorchoff]

I really wish I had done that, it would have given a better understanding of how the lift works. Trust me, the next time I post a video with the lift I will do just that. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Mac. Mr. Ed

[@buggsy5]

Once you get used to the trailer lift - park it closer to the hives. If there is room, you can even park it behind them. You will then be able to do all the super handling with it and not need the cart - which is problematic on really rough ground. With your current trailer configuration, you can use the front and back notches for lifting - meaning you can place them on the trailer without any manhandling. You could also reconfigure the trailer so there isn't any space between the supers - which might allow one more row. Of course, the current configuration may be sufficient for even your largest yard.

[@JeffHorchoff]

There is for sure a learning curve to use the lift, but by the time we had finished getting our honey supers, we had it figured out and it was working like a charm. I always knew we could get this difficult job done a lot easier and this lift was the answer to it. My next job, over the winter, will be setting up our yards to utilize this awesome piece of equipment. Thanks for watching, and for your suggestions as well, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@tealkerberus748]

Having enough space for machinery access behind the hives saves on stings! But you still need the hives sheltered by their trees, so it takes some fine tuning to get that part worked out.

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Godthanks I don’t have this kind of tools, I do layens long hives and buckets .

[@JeffHorchoff]

Smart man, I do love long hives. Thanks for watching. God's peace Benjamin. Mr. Ed

[@tealkerberus748]

I'd be taking the honey supers off before putting the fume boards on them so that at least you're not putting a nasty stink into the brood nests. Maybe simply put the honey supers on top of the fume boards and let the bees leave out the top of the boxes and go home. But also, I'd want to compare this to the process with a horizontal hive.

[@JeffHorchoff]

The idea of fume board is to push bees from the top of the hive, the honey super, towards the bottom boxes, the brood boxes. It is not necessary to move boxes off the hive or rotate them and then place the fume board on. I have been using fume boards like this for over 30 years and it has served my needs each year. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@hamburghoney]

Who needs a boom? I think Brian should just come up and lift all of my suppers.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I'll pass along your request. Did you get an answer for the earwigs in the hive yet? I certainly did not have any suggestions. God's peace Lauri. Mr. Ed

[@hamburghoney]

@@JeffHorchoff Nothing realistic. we will just have to smash them as we see them in the lids. We did not see any inside the hive, so I think the bees keep them corralled up in the lid

[@superheroteach]

Maybe a concrete ramp with landing pad would work for unloading, so you don’t have to unload under the awning. And just drive your cart up the little ramp and into the honey house:)

[@JeffHorchoff]

I am considering that as well as a few other improvements as well, we shall see. Thanks for watching and suggesting. Until the next one, God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@superheroteach]

@@JeffHorchoff I wouldn’t miss an episode! Friday mornings are highly anticipated:)

[@LSUTigerMom]

GUYS! The stings in the first minute! Y’all have to get “The Bug Bite Thing”!! You put it on your skin where you were stung, pull back, and it sucks the venom out. It really works! I was skeptical until I used it. No swelling, redness or itching. Keep it with you when you work the bees!

[@kayBTR]

“The Bug Bite Thing” really works on mosquitoes, too. Google it!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Great hearing from you again, it's been a while, and I'm happy to see you are still out there watching. I will check out the product. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@Zeldasmojo]

Next time I process I will extract on a different day than I pull. I only had 54 gallons but I was working into the late hours of the night.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Smart move, spreading out the workload makes the job so much more enjoyable. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@bryanb1259]

Awesome

[@JeffHorchoff]

These lifts are real game changers when it comes to picking up honey supers. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Bryan. Mr. Ed

[@AndrewAHayes]

I was thinking of building like a loading bay to site my hives so I could back my vehicle up to the loading bay, or building risers for the boxes to sit on, this would be cheaper than a lift and make it much easier to load supers. I noticed when the fume boards were spayed that some of them hardly got any of the honey bandit and some of the supers were still full of bees as a result, I saw one super whos bottom was festooned with bees.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Anything a beekeeper does to make the job of keeping bees easier should be a goal of theirs. It has taken me years to reach this point, but I'm still looking to improve our methods. Thanks for watching. God's peace Andrew. Mr. Ed

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

Thanks guys!!!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

When are you going to get one of these toys? God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

@@JeffHorchoff When I get famous like you, I'll get one! Thanks Jeff!

[@josephrawls]

Now that is a lot of hive lifters at work.😆

[@JeffHorchoff]

You should have been with us, it's a dream come true. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@InsaneFirebat]

Work smarter, not harder. Like Charlie on camera duties!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Us old fellas have to use that theory just to keep on doing the job. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@nfboogaard]

Always alot of fun to watch your videos Mr Ed, greetings from Sodom and Gomorrah (Amsterdam) ✌🏼🇳🇱✌🏼

[@JeffHorchoff]

And I'm delighted to have you watching, thank you very much for doing so. Until the next one, God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@steveholder7289]

@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog, you need a trip the Louisiana to show these guys how to really use the lift. ;)

[@JeffHorchoff]

I talked to Ian and he already gave me some tips on making it easier to use, thanks Ian. Thanks for watching. God's peace Steve. Mr. Ed

[@steveholder7289]

@@JeffHorchoff Awesome!

[@ClaudemirHonorio-yu5ou]

Hello Mr Ed,que perfeição de favos de mel em,e essa engenhóca que vocês fizeram pra facilitar o trabalho com as caixas,ficou formidável em parabéns pelo bom trabalho, que Deus abençoe a todos.🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@JeffHorchoff]

O elevador é realmente uma grande ajuda e um protetor de costas. No entanto, não consegui, mas comprei de outro apicultor perto de mim. Nós realmente temos ótimas abelhas produzindo um mel maravilhoso. Obrigado por suas bênçãos e por assistir. Até o próximo, a paz de Deus. Sr.

[@steveh1273]

Y'all are right in chigger and tick territory; that tall grass.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Agreed, but thankfully there were none there. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Steve. Mr. Ed

[@tealkerberus748]

Aye. My favourite layout is a concrete pad under the hives so there's no grass at the front door and no soft ground underneath for vermin to burrow in. Then a fence at the edge of the concrete, and you can have livestock grazing right to the edge of the concrete without worrying about them bothering the bees. My cows have learned to stay away from the hives when they're busy, and graze the grass close to the bees when the bees aren't active. With a trailer mount lift like this, you'd lift your supers off the hives and straight over the fence - the gate is just for people to walk through. Around here long grass is more of a concern for snakes than ticks, but you don't want them biting you either.

[@birdnest5814]

👍

[@scottreese5492]

That reminded me of lost in space show......"danger,danger Will Robinson ".😅

[@ThomasSchubert-g8x]

This Video shows how ineffective these tools are. used. Go closer to the hives,took the crane to lift the supers, one man took the honeysuper ,one man took them over the bord. Much less time . The repellent seems to function very good. With greatings vom Germany. Thomas the beekeeper

[@JeffHorchoff]

Because our yard was not laid out to most effectively use the boom lift, the hives all lined up in a row, it was easier to bring the boxes to them. Next year, as we rearrange our hives to accommodate the lift, the process will be much quicker. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Thomas. Mr. Ed

[@SRW1955]

Liquid smoke boys.

[@terrysaunders8948]

them lifts make it so nice and i think you will get abot 2100 lb out of them box god bless you all

[@JeffHorchoff]

I don't know just how much honey we will get this year, but I assure you, getting those boxes off the hives and into the honey house are going to bee easy! God's peace Terry. Mr. Ed

[@uci812]

Hello Jeff, Many many many moons ago in one of your older video's you had some details about the type of gloves that you use when your doing a removal and scooping hand fulls of bees with you hands, can you please list what those where please? Thank you and please keep on making more Osama.

[@JeffHorchoff]

The gloves I wear are PVC coated, rubber gloves with a lining inside of them. They are made by Wells Lamont, and I buy them off of Amazon for about 10 dollars. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@uci812]

@@JeffHorchoff Thank you so much for all the information that you share in your videos. I hope to meet you in person one of these days.

[@thorntonrodgers365]

Nice working setup. Where can I find info on the lifts?

[@JeffHorchoff]

The dolly lifts really are a back saver as well as a tremendous help moving honey supers and hives, video link at the bottom. Here is the website where I got mine, but you can goggle bee hive lifts and you will find a lot more. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Thornton. beebreedingcentre.com kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmOnhJmXjrqmkKM

[@3Beehivesto300]

You didn’t watch Kamon Reynolds’s video about uncapped honey… the flow is over and they won’t cap it. My capped honey in central Louisiana is 19-20% moisture. Dehydrate it…

[@JeffHorchoff]

The fans, ac, and dehumidifiers are running as soon as the boxes go into the honey house...and I did watch Kamon's video. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@lisamcgowam]

Can you provide a link for the first lift you were using. Not the one with the truck. Please!😊

[@JeffHorchoff]

The hand lifts that Ralph and I were using came from the Bee Breeding Centre and they can be reached at: [e-mail]. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Lisa. Mr. Ed

[@dustbunny3824]

Heh. None of us are getting any younger. That lift is a great help! You were putting empty supers back to replace the ones you took, right? As for a raffle, a quart jar with comb in it would be nice!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Ain't that the truth, but Charlie is ALWAYS hungry. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@snoozieq4584]

I'm curious as to why you didn't put the empty supers on your best producing hives. There will be another nectar run coming, right? Stay Blessed

[@JeffHorchoff]

Actually our flow is now over, and because of that, there is no point in putting a honey super back onto the hive. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. Until the next one, God's peace Susan. Mr. Ed

[@salembeeman370]

Just a question. Do you think the hand truck would have worked better with the grass cut before hand?

[@JeffHorchoff]

With the tires being so large it makes little difference about the grass being high. But granted, it would be a lot nicer for use having to walk through it. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@raystevens687]

Just feed Charlie and he will happer than a Lark. 😅😅😅😅😅

[@JeffHorchoff]

You know Charlie very well! God's peace Ray. Mr. Ed

[@Zenshu1]

I dont have anywhere near enough hives to justify one of these, only two for now....but i still want one lol.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Ever since I knew about these lifts, about 8 years now, I have been wanting one...I guess my day finally got here. YES! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@tealkerberus748]

Two hives well managed on good forage will grow to be many hives if you can afford the boxes for them.

[@brett76544]

Why do I foresee an extension to the concrete porch of the honey house for unloading the honey.

[@JeffHorchoff]

That may be happening... but not in the near future. Thanks for watching. God's peace Brett. Mr. Ed

[@dandorosheff256]

Hello again my friend. Thanks for the informative content. I'm surprised you don't use 9 frames in your supers? Also, in regards to your fume board spray, I've used one product that smells like almonds and another that smells like vomit. I've had better results with the later (Bee Go). I have never used Honey Bandit, can you describe the smell by chance? Also, with my fume boards, I notice that I have some bees head up and gather under the fume board. Someone recommended off setting the FB to allow top escape as well as downward movement of the bees. I also need to use my blower to clear the supers completely, partly because I haul them in my station wagon.

[@JeffHorchoff]

The smell of the Honey Bandit is as Charlie says, "smells just like wedding cake," and that's because it has almond extract as one of the main ingredients. After we move the super we do blow them with a leaf blower, but there are so few in there it takes just a few bursts. Thanks for watching. God's peace Dan. Mr. Ed

[@machfukada9078]

how do you deal with small hive beetles on supers inside the honey house if you are going to extract , days, weeks, etc. after pulling from the hive?

[@JeffHorchoff]

We process the honey within 3 days after bringing it inside the honey house. Any longer than that and beetles maggots will start coming out. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@machfukada9078]

Mahalo. Something to work on for the future. We do small batches and pull and extract same day.

[@brianhills8162]

Can you put a link to the hive movers and lift crain thank

[@JeffHorchoff]

The lift on the trailer was a home made lift. However, they are also commercially produced by the manufacturer Ezyloader, and they can be easily found at: ezyloader.com The hand lifts that were used in this video were made by BeeBreeding Centre and you can find them at: beebreedingcentre.com Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Brian. Mr. Ed