Great video David. 10-year beekeeper so now you have inspired me to make some comb honey this year. I will put some empty frames in the supers this year. FYI I have been using your idea on the feeding for winter physiology for the bees and using the Burns candy boards on top. On the last warm day in February, all hives were alive! Keeping fingers crossed this could be the second year of getting all 13 hives through the winter using your ideas. Thanks for all you do.
hi Dave, I met you in 2023 Hive Life in Sevierville, Tennessee. I've been impressed with your RU-vid and beekeeping success. After 5 years beekeeping I began my own RU-vid channel. This morning I searched for How to Make Comb Honey and this video popped up first. Just what I was looking for. Thanks.
Great video. YES, I do remember the wax THINGS. Didn't until I saw it there. One thing I haven't seen you mention is how important it is to make sure the hive is level side to side. I saw that at our Beekeeper meeting.
Hi David. I grew up with the wax bottles and whistles. I am starting my first hives in April. I'm very excited and taking in all I can from books and videos. Yours are great. I just attended Bee School at the Beekeepers of Indiana meetings, so take comfort I think I know enough to get started ... but I'll probably never stop learning. Thanks again for sharing.
Thank you for showing the different kinds of comb honey. I was misled by your Headline. I was looking for the process of producing comb honey and not the kinds of comb honey. I have done regular comb honey, ross rounds, Hogg Half Comb. I've found that the best technique for getting the hive ready for producing comb honey is a method called the Juniper split. I like the modified version even better which was developed by Herman Danenhower for the Kutztown area of Pennsylvania. I would like you in the spring to do a presentation on preparing your hives for producing comb honey.
Thanks for the tips! I love comb honey! My favorite way to eat is on salty crackers! I have a couple empty frames in my supers for making comb honey this year and can’t wait to sink my teeth into some! Thanks for all the awesome videos! I tell new beekeepers the best decision I made when starting beekeeping is taking your online class! Keep it up
Thanks David for the great explanations. I enjoyed taking your basic online course and recently completed the MSU Hero’s to Hives course for veterans. Now, I have a glimpse into how to start beekeeping….hopefully this year. Thanks again from Auburndale, Florida where things are buzzin.
All of my friends ask me for comb honey. My colonies were too young in my eyes last year... But this is a goal for next season. I'm so excited!!! I'm also excited to purchase your course on raising queens next pay. Thank you for all you do! 💛🍯🐝
Fortunately for me I'm a great area for honey production. I typically run single deep brood chambers and if you have a good flow going a single hive will easily put up two ross round supers.
Hello David I have enjoyed all the wax products you spoke about on the beginning of the video. That was the GREAT old days . I think I enjoyed the wax drink bottles the best . Thanks again for all your info and video’s. Keep them coming when possible.
David, on production of comb honey, I love #1 and #4 methods, they are low cost methods. Great! Thanks for they way you explanada and by the way my outfit is called Balsam Ridge Bees.
How well do I remember that David chewing the wax lips used to get them things for like $0.49.50 something like that and the Halloween whistles the harmonicas used to get them things for nickel I mean anywhere from 25 cents to 50 cent also and the wax coat bottles oh God I remember all them it was really good memories hearing people talk about it keep up the good look good work brother have a blessed day and be safe 🙏
Yes! Haha my first year trying comb honey was last year.... made the mistake of.putting a whole super of empty frames.. yeah they were all.tied together
I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s too and my family had 400 colonies so I ate my fair share of comb and wax lips and coke bottles and any other wax treat lol
@@beek a lot of work lol , I’m just getting back into beekeeping and I have to laugh that there are still folks trying to be in control of a magnificent animal that will never be controlled yet it’s still fun to try and think we can 😄
I have learned so much from you and I want to say that I you. I am curious about non-hive bee work. I.E. what flowers do you can you grow to make better honey?
Wax harmonicas are beyond my experience😁 I do remember the red wax lips and wax coke bottles. I also remember my sister liked the comb wax. Not sure where my mom used to get it.
Hi David, have you ever tried making 6 holes in you top cover and putting empty mason jars upside down over the holes and letting the bees fill it with comb. I am new to bee keeping and just saw this and was wondering if it was a good idea.
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I did do that . I miss the old days. I'm going to get my grandkids hooked on it & yes I want to take some classes for beekeeping but work doesn't let me .
From what I have been seeing, at least in my area, 7 ounces has been selling for around $18. I have Ross Rounds (Although I haven't used them yet....maybe this year), and I plan to sell them for $20-$25. So it's considerably more, however you also have to keep in mind (and I hope I'm remembering these numbers correctly), that it takes about 7 pounds of honey to make a pound of wax. Now obviously there isn't a lot of wax (by weight) in comb honey, but I think it's fair to charge a bit more, since you could otherwise be using the comb as resources to give back to the hive.
Hard to say, different between locations but let's say a pound of honey sells for $10. Most of the time a pound of comb honey would be $15, simply because it takes a bit more work to package and handle it than liquid honey.
Can you video on the basic bee behaviour of making honey. The honey is always on the top right...the queen actually doesn't really need to be excluded as the bee somehow know to put only honey on top??
@@beek I was planning on using a shallow box… I accidentally bought them so I might as well put em to use… I’m coming out of winter with 3 outta 4 1st time in 3 years… thanks I’m hoping that there’s a spot for me on the bee team 6 again this summer
Thanks great information! What are the limits on sizes for bee frames? Can you safely eat all the comb honey with wax? Is pure honey or comb honey most profitable?
Thanks again! I have now a swarm of bees in my tamarind tree for 2 months now! I want to put them in a hive (Thailand) which sort is best? I have senn rafter hives, pipe hives, simple box hives, cathedral hives, these are Thai bees. ??
Question: During these winter days when it’s been 50’s (St. Louis area) and my bees are all out flying, I don’t see pollen on them so are they just cleansing flights and maybe getting water?
Good question. Yes, always freeze comb honey. The reason, there can be wax moth or small hive beetle eggs in the honey comb and they will molt into larvae after you sell your honey comb and gross out your customer. That does not happen in liquid honey.
Sorry to say David but I would never sell that type of Comb Honey. The reason that Comp has had brood in it & is it doesn't make for a good selling product. Maybe you just did this for this video!
They make the honey but we "make" honey in a jar or we "make" comb honey by cutting it to size for a container. Kinda like cows make milk, but I can say, "hey make me a glass of milk please".