Essex County Beekeepers' Association - Harvesting the Honey

[vladut06]

that car doesn't belong there....

[dREAMING805]

what time of the year is the best time to harvest honey?

[outlander271]

Aah, look at all those busy little workers gathering nectar for their young ones. FOOLS! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!

[Renew3D]

@outlander271 Lol, it's not like that. They do get fed as a reward for the job.

[outlander271]

@Renew3D LOL I must admit that I never thought anyone would reply to my comment after all this time! This is not a well-viewed video but I found it interesting. Hope the present problems with the bee population get sorted.

[Renew3D]

@outlander271 Yeah, me too. I'm a honey lover.

[Hmoob54321]

i learned alot today. thank you!!!!!! sir you are the bomb!

[workwithnature]

Ha I'm always loosing my hive tools.

[Christiansoldiering]

I did not know you could reuse the comb over a couple of years. Very interesting to watch how honey is processed.

[Naturally00Me]

Why is it preferable to have the combs capped? wouldnt it be better to get 'em while not capped?

[empjohniv]

@Naturally00Me The honey isn't finished being made until it is capped. Specifically the bees remove water content from the honey before capping. So the uncapped honey has more moisture and therefore tends not to keep well.

[Naturally00Me]

@empjohniv Thanks for the info! and your reply! I do appreciate that! I am trying to gather as much info. as possible before starting my own colony. very helpful! =)

[stonewow101]

is that urs or did u do a sharng thing?

[mwinkler67]

Great video Dave, I am thinking of starting my first hive. Thanks for the info, keep up the good work.

[ryanlaing]

i tried this method and i was attacked by wasps and had to go to the er and there was no honey in the nest either. this is incredibly dangerous and this video should be taken down

[harmonicamans]

Great video. As a beginner I am starting my first bee hive. I live in East Tennessee. We have a local beekeepers organization that is helping me get started. Your video has helped me a bunch. Thanks

CP

[OnwanashiboNarfall]

Awesome video! You must be a mechanic engineer lol great innovation.

[wb1h]

I don't think OSHA would approve... No belt guards. Beekeepers tend to be frugal (I mean cheap), so why buy when you can rob a junk pile.

[chaserehn]

OSHA! Why doesn't OSHA go off themselves like the rest of the fed bureaucrats should do. Let the people produce and keep the fruits of their labor.

[adski225]

hey,

great vid I belong to essex bee association in England!

[wb1h]

A bunch of US Essex beeks ran into a bunch of English Essex beeks on a bus trip to Canada a few years ago. Always fun to connect across the pond.

[kadhine]

Very interesting indeed!

[zeidanny]

essex county Ontario?

[soso5555]

no Essex County in Massachusetts... you can visit the Essex County Beekeepers at the Bee Building, Topsfield Fair, Topsfield, Massachusetts.... Oct. 3rd through the 13, 2008....

[zeidanny]

ohh ok thanks :)... I used to live in Windsor, Ontario there was an Essex County 20 miles out. I don't live anywhere near Massachusetts but i really like your video.

[semivanovi2000]

@soso5555

Това мисля е някво наказание!!!

[viewitnow]

Great Video. Excellent narration, no silly background music, nice camera work.

Thank you!

[ElCid4321]

You have a nice apiary and and a nice setup for extracting the honey. I think I will save your webs site if you don't mind. I used to keep bees as a kid but I gave it up because of the beestings. I don't like beestings especially from Italian honeybees.

[bigbeehoney]

Howdy,

Loved your video. I also have a small operation with twenty five hives. I like your double garage set up.

Check out my videos of my beeyard.

Ed Gagnon

Big Bee Honey

[boxa888]

thats so cool that you said they used the honey as bandages in the old days, but guess what i was reading the newspapaer and doctors are going to use it again because it has so much nutrients. thats funny we forgot the past and found it again. thanks for the information and videos.

[wb1h]

The audio was cut off in the video, but propolis (another bee product) was also used for band aids. The propolis was dissolved in alcohol and then painted onto the wound. No doubt the alcohol played a big part, but the propolis provided adhesion and bonding as well as antiseptic properties.

[joebarcena]

Makes me hungry for honey

[wb1h]

Soso, I like the way this video moves right along. Nice job.