Harvesting Honey, Part 2 - Getting Set

[hollybear61]

@ 6:24 aw, a bunch of bees that were ontop of the honey super got squished when the next was placed on top. :-(

[Stephychan0]

i just watched some guy do this in a tshirt n jeans with a feather....

[benno89er]

if you want to draw those frames out really nice put a frame feeder in and give them a feed of sugar syrup 1:1 they will draw that box in about 3 days nice white combs good for honey or breeding

[Skirowa]

my mouth is watering i want some honey

[popawg123]

what happen to the queen bee when the queen excluder is removed and the supers is place on top of brood hive and what happens to the queen when you stack the supers on top of each other ? W.G.

[MaterialSociety]

I wonder if Bee Keepers started off as Pro Gardeners that kept getting their harvest's ripped off or looted by random people or animals, and this is their Payback. Bee's have no idea they are gonna get their Honey/Home stolen by these people overdosing them with smoke,usually tobacco.But if you take a good look at these Bee Keeper video's(plural*) they all have one characteristic trait, High Cholesterol; but i guess that come's with the territory when benefiting off of others hard work...

[BudgetPhoenix]

lmao when he drops them all

[Mosesgotskillz]

Do the bees die in the removal process of the "hive"? just curious.

[newpotatohead]

@Mosesgotskillz - some do, no matter how careful you are. but most find their way out of harm's way back to the brood nest.

[DJDeonPearson]

So how much honey revenue does a hive that size produce? I'm thinking about possibly getting into the business to supplement my income, or maybe just harvest some honey as a hobby. I'm really fascinated by bees!

Just trying to get a scale of what to expect. Seems like a lot of work (and time) for little product.

[MrBagginsEsq]

Makes me kinda laugh at those cartoons that have a hive in a hole in a tree, with dripping honey!

[Lenniemather]

Great video, where do you live that you can keep your bees in a building??

[newpotatohead]

@Lenniemather - thanks! I live in an urban area, so the beehive was placed there to keep it out of view. It's just a little garden shed in my backyard. If I lived further away from my neighbors, I would keep the bees more out in the open...

[kingrapid]

Hey bro...I've been watching ure vidz ALL THE WAY from the UK..and i think they're VERY VERY INFORMATIVE..so we appreciate that...just one question though:

In YOUR OWN opinion/experience, How long do u USUALLY think it takes from the time u have the Hive up and running... until the time of Harvest???? (for eg on a typical season.)

[newpotatohead]

@kingrapid - howdy from North America! In my experience, my best answer would be "It depends". If you have a healthy colony, and you have a good "honey flow" (bees bringing in a good supply of nectar from the local flowers and making honey from it), you should be able to remove a box or two in July, then again in August. It is important to leave a box or two of honey for the colony to overwinter, so you do not want to remove too much.

[lololol36]

5:10 LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[yorec30]

@lololol36 Been there done that! :D

[lololol36]

"...And just for fun.. We'll smoke 'em some more."

[chazzaking]

haha i love they way he keeps saying be gentle or theyll get mad with me ... then he knocks the hive and god "oh now there pissed" lmao

btw awsome stuff dude ive always wanted a hive my self just no space to set one up

[fiyamage]

Why do you use plastic frames?

[newpotatohead]

@fiyamage - I find them convenient. They need no assembly, stand up well to repeated use, and the bees take to them readily.

[cleverjoe]

Just curious, why do you have your hives inside a shed? I just harvested about 35 pounds from my first hive, woohoo! Thanks for sharing.

[newpotatohead]

@cleverjoe - congrats on your first honey harvest!!

the shed gave the hive a low profile, out of sight. The bushes in front of the shed door encouraged the bees to fly above head level before going out foraging. I didn't want to bug the neighbors...

[fiyamage]

@cleverjoe Good job! 

[cleverjoe]

@fiyamage Thanks!! Hope for more next year. I also have some bee vids posted if you're interested. Cheers.

[fiyamage]

@cleverjoe I'm very interested!

[fiyamage]

@cleverjoe Could you link them please?

[supertechnofreak666]

can you send me some honey combs also can you eat the combs with honey with without extracting the honey

[supertechnofreak666]

can u eat the combs of honey just like that

[Bluemula]

whta kind f bees do you use just wondering ty :) btw love yer vids

[newpotatohead]

@Bluemula - thanks, they are Carniolans, very gentle

[slacker361]

how do you like the plastic frames? vs wooden and beeswax frames?

[newpotatohead]

I like 'em. The bees seem to be ok with them, too! No assembly required. The wooden ones you have to nail and glue, while the plastic ones just drop right in. Those plastic ones are coated in beeswax, which is supposed to help the bees accept them.

[slacker361]

did the bees take to the plastic the first year? or did it take two seasons until they were comfortable with the plastic

[newpotatohead]

They took to it right away. I guess they needed the space..

Note that there was already drawn out frames in the hive when I added the new frames...

[RogueRaven17]

How much honey would you guess that one hive you have yields (on average)?

I'm eating honey right now :))))))))))))))))))))))

[newpotatohead]

Depends on the year. Last year, I only harvested 15 lbs. The year before we pulled 40 lbs off. I have heard that it is not unusual to harvest 100 lbs per hive in a good year...

[northendgirl1]

Loved your video. I found it very informative. Can you tell me why you didn't use the queen excluder between the 2nd brood box and the super above it with the black plastic frame? Do you want laying there? Won't that interfere with your honey harvest?

[newpotatohead]

The idea was that she wouldn't lay there, and, if she did, that brood would be out and gone by the time a serious honey flow started. I used the excluder this last season, and the colony practically pasted it shut w/ wax. That may adversely affect he air flow within the hive, but everything seemed to work out ok.

[northendgirl1]

thanks for the info. You make it all look so easy!

[gumea]

that was great! really informative

[TheDouglasFarm]

I like the brush! I must put it on the list:)

Thanks,

Lisa

[algon45]

As a avid Bee Hiver i would highly recommend that you don't smash as many bees as you did in the video. In the video you could see like 8 inches of bees get smashed between your 2 boxes. Use the brush on all edges. Good luck with the bees. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WHOLE VIDEO SERIES! I recommend these videos to first time extractors.

[judge6754]

your lucky you have any honey

[lilbob369]

bees are good,and fun!

[joshuadnielson]

I like your Videos!! u seem like a awesome person!! keep up the great videos!!

[newpotatohead]

Thank you! I am so glad you like it! Good luck w/ your first hive (should you decide to get one!)

[dabedouin58]

Great video, this is very informative and useful for someone who is interested in beginning to keep bees.