Extracting and processing 140 gallons of honey.

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I think that there are very few bee keepers out there who do not wonder how much honey they are going to get from their bees. I know for me, as soon as I see the first blooms of spring appear, I'm thinking, I sure hope our weather is good because I want to get a some honey this year. Well, mother nature cooperated very well with the bees this spring and gave us just enough water and sun to have a really good nectar flow.
For 4 days, my good friend Chef Randy and I, gathered honey supers from all our out yards and brought them back to the honey hut at the abbey.Then, on Saturday morning, Wreck it Ralph, along with Chef Randy and myself, proceeded to process 350 frames of honey. It was a full day of sticky honey, and lots of laughs, and at the end of it, 140 gallons of the liquid gold were stored in drums and buckets.
So, get ready to watch the entire process of extracting honey from comb to drum, and a few laughs for good measure. God's peace to all. Mr. Ed

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@labella9291 5 лет назад

I swear, you are a combination of Mr Rogers, and Bob Ross of bee keeping. You just bring a certain level of calm, and kindness.

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

What a GREAT compliment, thank you very much for that. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@alexvids9232 4 года назад

you forgot ninja turtle.

@bfd1565 6 лет назад

Liquid gold

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Yea you right! Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@kevintucker3354 5 лет назад

I wish I could buy honey straight out of the spinning machine! Chewy honey like I had as a kid, 50 years ago. I miss eating the wax with the honey.

@TechyRodsWire 5 лет назад

Kevin Tucker wow so you can eat the wax? So basically you can eat the honey right off the comb wherever you get it huh?

@gukipookie 5 лет назад

@@TechyRodsWire Yes its safe for human consumption. I used to do it as a child as well.

@Dakarn 5 лет назад

I do it when I can afford it, but honeycomb is expensive. Lol. It’s like $15 for a two bite chunk.

@Dakarn 4 года назад

@Alex G I was living up in Maine at the time. It was local bee keepers that sold to a farm that operated their own business. So, pretty sure it was sold to the farm, then the farm increased the price to make a profit.

@mainlyfine 6 лет назад

These honey and wax processing are my favorite videos. I look forward to them every year. Please can we have a wax processing video soon 🙂

@MarshaNPILoveCanada 6 лет назад

xiao-echo yes I'm with you :)

@rmkenney 6 лет назад

He's done one of those. Check his video history. "Rendering bees wax", Feb 4, 2017.

@Purritt2b 6 лет назад

Robert Kenney can never have enough of those..just as the amount of honey varies, so does the amount of wax. It is all part of the processes and I happen to find it all fascinating. Have a great day!

@rmkenney 6 лет назад

Yeah, I know what you're talking about. You never know what Mr Ed comes up with each year, plus it's calming watching him. He's at peace, and so are the bees. I might add, at the end of that "Rendering" video he promised us a second video showing how they use the wax(candles, etc?), which he hasn't done yet. So he owes us. (Like he owes us anything at all. :-D )

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

I plan on making a video on the rendering of the capping wax next week, and I will post it soon after that. Stay tuned. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@TyB95 5 лет назад

11:45 that was the calmest reaction to a bee sting i think i've seen in my life. Amen.

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

May bee so, but it still hurt. Thanks for watching. God's peace Tyrone. Mr. Ed

@cherylcarnes4207 6 лет назад

Loved the honey video Jeff. Happy Birthday to your brother too. Older or younger? I loved the part where the uncapper was used. I could almost taste it. I'm a honey person myself. I live by a honey producer (www.bearmountainhoney.com), so I use their product. Raw, unfiltered and delicious. I love it. Thanks for a good video again. Ralph, Chef Randy, and as always you Jeff thank you. Keep making more, and I'll keep watching. Thank you Jesus!

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

My brother Pat is one year older than me, and I am blessed to have such a large, loving family, 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Every hobby bee keep I know loves the extraction process. No matter how it's done, weather big machines, small machines, or no machine at all, the end result is the same, pure, raw honey. Um, um good, thank you Jesus!!!! Thanks for watching. God's peace Cheryl. Mr. Ed

@mohnadmohoooo2062 5 лет назад

1-Why the employee does not wear gloves 2_It is not permissible to put the hand inside the honey

@RootedInTx 5 лет назад

This is too cool! How many bee boxes do you have? Seeing that honey flow is so satisfying. Thanks so much for sharing

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

I'm glad you enjoyed the video, processing the honey is really cool, and we have a great time doing it. We have over 100 hives here at the abbey, and are still growing. This is why we have the machinery to process large quantities of honey. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures 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

@markmann6796 6 лет назад

Very nice! Who wouldn’t like working in that environment of positive and up-beat attitudes?! I hope my countenance reflects that same degree of joy. Thank you Jeff for producing these wonderful, uplifting videos. You would have us all believe that these are just wonderful, instructional videos on the joys of beekeeping. However, I see that these are each a piece of a larger work. The love of Jesus is present in each, and is evident in your warm smile and pleasant greeting at the introduction of each presentation. If each observer could be infused with even a small fraction of that, then your efforts are reaping a much larger and important harvest. Selfishly, I would ask you to please continue, and for the sake of all who watch and all who have yet to see these but someday will, I would also ask that you please continue. You’re planting very good seeds indeed. Warmest regards from the plains of Western Oklahoma,

@GildaLee27 6 лет назад

Amen!

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Ones behavior is but a manifestation of ones heart, and if that heart is centered on Christ, what a joy it is to behold. Yes, we all have bad days where our selfishness crowds out the goodness we seek, but we ask for forgiveness, and get back on the right path. I hope to continue making videos and sharing the passion I have for life and all of God's creation. God's peace always Mark. Mr. Ed

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Thank you GildaLee, and thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@dammitboy3576 6 лет назад

Good Friday morning Mr. Ed. As much as I love my bees, this is the part I like the most. I don't have near the facility you have. But I still love cranking on that extractor and watching the honey fill up in the bottom. Thank you kind sir for all your knowledge and humor. God bless you Jeff.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

First, thank you for your blessing, and second, I do love the processing of honey also. For me, there is always trepidation because I am using some equipment for the first time and I'm not sure if it will work properly, and second, I ALWAYS worry about not having enough honey to supply the abbey's gift with. Regardless of the amount I send over there, it always runs out in a very short time. This time I will send 1,200 bottles over there, and I hope that will last till October when I make the next harvest. We shall see, but I have the assurance, God will provide. Thank you for your kind words and for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@julieenslow5915 5 лет назад

Yes God will provide. Do remember He understands supply and demand very well - so if you have trouble keeping honey in the gift shop, do understand there is a reason! 1200 bottles! That is an awesome accomplishment for all involved!

@eduardosalcedosr1727 5 лет назад

Very interesting video👍 Mr Ed, i Will keep on watching 😀more of your videos. GOD🙏🙏 bless you. EDUARDO MIAMI FL 🇺🇸

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

Again, thank you for your blessings brother, and I am honored that you are watching my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@eduardosalcedosr1727 5 лет назад

@@JeffHorchoff 👍👍🙏🙏

@SonomaBear 5 лет назад

Hey Jeff, that's disgusting that your helpers are not wearing gloves and putting their bare hands in the honey. Is this really what you've been doing all these years? What is your hand washing protocol?

@MyHollowpoint 6 лет назад

That's kinda the way DirtRooster does it :)

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Where do you think I learned it from. One day, I'm going to be as good as him. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

@robertsimmons1264 5 лет назад

Mr. Ed. Love your videos. I'm so grateful Noah got those two bees on the ark.

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

At least he did not have to make a lot of room for them, may bee he brought a few extra as well. Thanks for watching so many of my videos. God's peace Robert. Mr. Ed

@fintan3563 5 лет назад

Not a very sanitary process. Have you ever been inspected by the Board of Health? Especially if you are selling food.

@ceejay4911 6 лет назад

I just love watching your videos. I love how calm you are around the bees even when they sting you. Thank you and God bless you.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Thank you for blessing, your kind words, and for following along with my bee wrangling adventures. I hope to hear from you again. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@kevintucker3354 5 лет назад

70 gallons in 2015 and 140 gallons 3 years later! May God increase you constantly!!!

@mattd1188 6 лет назад

Awesome job, Mr Ed! I sure do miss that beeeeeeeautiful area. (No pun intended) ((Ok, maybe a little intended))

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Thanks, but I could not do it without the help of some really great folks. I will agree with you, the grounds here at the abbey are beeeeeeautiful. God's peace Matt. Mr. Ed

@samuils 6 лет назад

Can you please not stick your hands into the food products.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

One of the beneficial aspects of honey, and there are many, is that bacteria will NOT grow in it. The fact that there is contact with the honey will in no fashion make it any less safe to consume. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@gjergjlegisi1899 5 лет назад

Great video! It would be very helpful if you could provide the company where you bought the machines that are used in the video. There are many options out there, but I'm sure you know better out of experience.

@kevinbyrne4538 6 лет назад

140 gallons of honey ?! When I consider how hard the bees must work to produce just 1 drop of honey, the mind boggles. BTW, Beautiful facility !

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

A bee can produce 1/10 of a teaspoon of honey in it's lifetime. That means 140 gallons of honey represents the work of over 1 million bees to produce that quantity. Now that's an impressive number. God's peace Kevin. Mr. Ed

@redredwine1277 5 лет назад

Enjoyed watching, very entertaining, thanks for sharing❤️

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed the video. Processing honey is part of keeping bees, but most of my videos, as you will find out for yourself, are about bee rescues. I post these videos, to show just how important bees are to our very survival, and why we should not just kill them out of ignorance. I have been rescuing bees from being needlessly destroyed for over 6 years now, and hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures 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

@usakiwi5222 6 лет назад

The Lord has blessed you all. When I started watching your channel Jeff, you all had just gotten the spinner and if memory serves me right, you were bottling your own. Your goal was to have 100 hives...Have you met your goal yet? ~karen

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

I agree, God has blessed the Abbee Honey program. When i began keeping the bees for the monks back in 2012, I did not even have somewhere to store equipment or process honey, I can't say that anymore. The program really has taken off despite the flood in 2016 that wiped everything out. We are over 100 hives now, but I'd feel better if the number were closer to 200, we will just have to see what God has in mind for us. Thank you so much for your years of following along, I really appreciate it. God's peace Karen. Mr. Ed

@keithcoffin9161 4 года назад

MR. ED this is your brother Keith. good luck and may GODS grace be with you.i AM DISABLED And always watching your videos.Love you brother!!!

@JeffHorchoff 4 года назад

Thank you for your blessing, kind words, and faithfulness to following along with my bee wrangling adventures Keith. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

@MsDaddyrabbit1 6 лет назад

Excellent as per usual. God is good! Thanks for the awesome video.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Sharing my passion is all joy for me, thank you so much for following along. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

@JJDigitalartStudio 6 лет назад

To be able to see how your honey is made from catching the bees to actually extracting the honey. When does this batch of honey go on sale at the Abbey. I cannot make it to Louisiana to buy the honey but there must be some way to buy it online and I am very much looking forward to buying and paying for shipping. I really want to have YOUR honey. St. Joseph has some special meanings to me. I was born at St. Joseph hospital. My first child was born at St. Joseph Hospital. Our last name is Joseph. So you see why YOUR honey is special. I am awaiting the day when I can taste this lovely God made honey from the Abbey bees. Thank you Mr. Ed. God bless you for doing this work.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Thank you for your blessing JJ. The honey goes on sale at the abbey gift shop this Saturday, July 14th. Contact me through my abbey email at jhorchoff@sjasc.edu and I will see what we can arrange. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@JJDigitalartStudio 6 лет назад

Thank you so much Jeff. You are the best. Now I do not want any other honey than yours. Ha Ha. I will contact you.

@Bonegrit 6 лет назад

happy friday Mr Ed another great video bet it smells so nice in the Honey Hut then you are doing this away have a great day and God Bless you all.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

First, thank you for your blessing, that is so kind of you. I wish everyone could smell what the honey house smells like as we process all those frames of honey......absolutely fabulous. The smell of newly cut wax and sweet honey combined is like the smell of a clear, Spring morning. To bad I could not capture that on the video. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@MichaelClark-uw7ex 5 лет назад

Where can an amateur Mazer (Mead maker) without deep pockets get quality bulk honey at a decent below retail price?

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

I'm afraid I'm not going to bee the source you are looking for, all our honey is sold here on site at the abbey. Thanks for watching. God's peace Michael. Mr. Ed

@richardgrumpywelsh2485 6 лет назад

Another great Video by the crew of Mr Ed also known as Jeff, I noticed that everyone worked excep Mr Ed, thanks for posting and god bless all of the guys that helped you

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

I will pass on your blessing Richard, thank you. And as far as everyone working but me, someone has to supervise. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

@eugenebig-ezjohnson9731 4 года назад

Hello Mr. Ed ( Jeff ).... Im a new follower to your channel.... I live in Jersey City New Jersey i love the whole process with the bees..... I would love to do what you are doing with the bees....... But i have never seen anyone bee keeping up this end..... We get the hornets but no honey bees..... I was wondering if you sell buckets of unprocessed cappings...... I see there is honey and wax in the cappings.... If so what would the price be..... Its hard to get real raw honey up here.....

@JeffHorchoff 4 года назад

thanks so much for discovering my channel and following along! I have a buddy of mine, Tom Wilk, who keeps bees in New York city on rooftops of buildings. He sells his honey under the name of Zip Code honey, and you can find him at wilkapiary.com I'm sorry to tel you I do not sell any wax as we use all the wax we have. Glad to have you watching. God's peace Eugene. Mr. Ed

@TedBackus Год назад

i understand spinning the combs in the centrifuge clockwise for 10 minutes to extract the honey, but why do they spin it in counter clockwise for 10 minutes? its the exact same force as clockwise, unless theyre flipping the combs inside, running it in reverse makes no difference beyond what running it all in one direction would do.

@JeffHorchoff Год назад

In theory, that's how it should work, but it does work getting more honey off the frame by reversing the rotation. Thanks for watching. God's peace Ted. Mr. Ed

@JeromeBeeFarm 6 лет назад

Wow! You got some new equipment. That decapper is sweet! Excellent job by all. Thanks for the video.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

As you well know, you got to have the right tools to make the job fun and easy. I'm happy the monks don't mind me trying to improve the honey hut. Your channel just keeps on growing, congratulations. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

@JeromeBeeFarm 6 лет назад

Jeff Horchoff thanks Jeff. Thanks to you for the inspiration to get started! Keep the Monks happy.

@cynvision 6 лет назад

I dearly love your honey house. It's a dream of mine to someday have such a place in the Lowcountry. Currently I only know of one operated by our South Carolina state club president. Have you ever put together a how-to on/what you should watch out for when assembling a sanitary kitchen/extractor building?

@GildaLee27 6 лет назад

This is a great idea for a future video, perhaps for the off-season, how to set up a honey house.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Believe it or not, I'm still not finished setting the honey house up to my satisfaction. There are still issues that need to be addressed, and I think that there may be an ongoing evolution for a year or two more. Don't get me wrong, I am very happy with how things are, but I believe with a bit more mechanization, and the help of a lot of good people, the abbey's honey house could be run by just one or two people. Because I am still learning the needs of supplying a commercial honey house, I have not made a video on it, but I hope to one day. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

I do like the idea, we shall see. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@jaumearch4396 5 лет назад

Thanks for share your wisdom. Greetings from the south America. South, south in Tucuman, Argentina.

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

It's my pleasure to share my bee wrangling experiences, I'm just delighted that you are following along. The fact that you are watching from Argentina is really cool. God's peace Jaume. Mr. Ed

@Africanfrogs 6 лет назад

Incredible to think all that honey came from tiny little bees and not just that, local bees that you tend. I bet the end of that day felt great to see all that honey in storage.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

It is incredible to think that all that honey was made from the effort of bees. A typical honey bee will produce only about 1/10 of a teaspoon full of honey in it's life time, and it takes 768 teaspoon fulls to produce one gallon. Our bees were able to produce 140 gallons of honey this spring, and if you do the math, it took over 1 million bees to produce that much honey. Now that amazing. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@motherreaper7287 5 лет назад

I will have to search for videos of what you do with the wax, I can see things like candles being made for the gift shop but I remain curious about what else may be done with it. Does the abbey make honey mead too?

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

I'm going to save you some time and give you the link to the video showing what I use the wax for. Some goes to the soap operation, and more to the candle operation, but most goes right back into the honey production operation. God's peace. Mr. Ed ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lHypOrBITMk.html

@chellyw63 6 лет назад

Am in the Uk but would love to try some of your honey, if you do not ship to the Uk, I have a sister in Texas

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

You made me laugh with that one. I know my sister would eat the honey before sending it to me. I'm sorry Chelly, I do not ship honey as of now. We are looking to do that in the future however. Next time you isit your sister, make sure the tw of you stop by the abbey. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@fricksapiaries8646 4 года назад

What are the lower walls covered with? Finishing up my honey house and tossing ideas around. Pressure washing walls and floors is a nice option for cleanup

@JeffHorchoff 4 года назад

They are 4x8 sheets of food grade "plastic" like material. Water proof and easy clean up as well. They are attached to the sheetrock using an epoxy glue. Still, use care when hosing the building, even though it's green sheet rock, try not to get it wet. Best wishes with your project, let me know when it's finished. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@KaleidoSaurus 5 лет назад

If you spread the honey thinner than the bucket, you'd be able to scrape off more of the cpapings without as much honey since it drains slower in a narrow bucket.

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

Great idea, thanks for sharing and for watching. By the way, I post a new video every Friday, and I hope you will check some of them out and let me know what you think of them. Till then, God's peace. Mr. Ed

@regiaquiarato7898 2 года назад

No Brasil é exigido o uso de toucas, máscaras, luvas, jalecos e botas, e ainda banho prévio para o manuseio da extração do mel, que é feita num ambiente especialmente preparado, com cerâmica no piso e paredes, para que o mel possa ser comercializado. Quanta diferença.

@JeffHorchoff 2 года назад

UAU! Estou muito feliz que não é legalmente exigido aqui. A grande coisa sobre o mel é que as bactérias não crescem nele, então manter as coisas bem limpas é bom o suficiente. A paz de Deus. Sr. Ed

@billiamc1969 6 лет назад

I process that much honey by myself with a 9 frame extractor, 1 knife, an uncapping tank, and in my basement with no pumps or sophisticated equipment...if I had that shop setup I'd be able to process 10 times that!!!!

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Regardless of where we are in the types of machinery we use to process our honey, or not use any machines at all, the joy of extracting honey is never lost. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

@DavidLaFerney 6 лет назад

Same here - 350 quarts from apiary to quart jars using a 9 frame extractor, home made uncapping tank, a cold knife, 2 bottling buckets - and one person (me) in my garage. This operation is a thing of beauty, and it's a great video, but the operating overhead is unjustifiable for a sideliner my size (or your size even?) - it seems like the clean up alone for all that equipment would be a killer. I guess beefriendly and me should make our own videos on doing it without elaborate equipment.

@TVCanT 6 лет назад

It's a shame to have that that equipment and run so extremely inefficient. I was crying watching this. To justify the cleanup you need to be pumping a lot more through your setup.

@426superbee4 6 лет назад

been to hot to mess with bees, 102 for 4 days then hits 106 like a month > we just now getting BLESSING RAIN, now i can pull honey again cheers bro thanks for another great video cheers bud

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Hot here too, thank goodness the honey house has AC. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

@426superbee4 6 лет назад

Any place got AC stay there What i'am doing

@MME2008 6 лет назад

It's been wonderful watching your honey business grow :)

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

God has blessed us abundantly. Are you going to make our meeting this month, it this Thursday, I hope you can make it. Hope to see you then. God's peace Shelly. Mr. Ed

@grampasmurf6982 6 лет назад

Why didn't you just call Randy to clean up those capping for you? Just tell him it's "all you can eat" :D

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

There were so many cappings from this extraction, I bet even he could not have handled them. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@chuckmiller5763 5 лет назад

Put a spigot on a 5 gallon water drinking cooler, let it set like you did in the buckets, then open the valve and drain the honey out from under the cappings.

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

That would work, just a bit slower than my method. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@Xrisus94 5 лет назад

Love how the pink shirt works. Drinking coffee and pointing.

@recklessroges 6 лет назад

Isn't it always more efficient to remove the honey from the capping's rather than the capping's from the honey?

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

If the cappings are not removed, the honey will not be released from the cell. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@grayswandir47 6 лет назад

at 5:00 the catch tray of the decapping machine starts to overflow. What happens to the mixture of honey and wax that falls through the conveyor?

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

I did not show that on the video, but there is a tub that catches all the honey and wax that flows from the end of the uncapper. This mixture of honey and wax is then filtered with the honey going into the drums and the wax going into a tub. Thanks for watching, God's peace. Mr. Ed

@Makermook 4 года назад

Those frames are perfect! Do you use queen excluders in your hives?

@JeffHorchoff 4 года назад

Wait till you see this years honey frames, just as beautiful. No, I do not use excluders, and the link to the video explaining why is listed below. Thanks for watching. God's peace Mark. Mr. Ed ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2rcSZJzfqNY.html

@shifttube1283 5 лет назад

you all should get the plastic or rubber curtains that hand on door frames so when y'all open the big door you can keep you heat or a/c in the building or at least more of it and not have it all leave as soon as you open it up

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

I have already considered doing that. Plus, it helps with keeping the building conditioned even when the doors are closed. Thanks for your suggestion and for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@brianna2155 6 лет назад

Because of this channel, ive decided that when i get my own place ill keep bees (: youve inspired me! My family thinks im crazy and said that its not a good idea but i dont care what they think, im gonna do it! Have a great day Mr Edd! God bless!

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Thank you for your blessing Brianna, I truly appreciate it. May I suggest an idea to you, while you are waiting to start your own bee keeping journey, begin by joining a bee club in your area. You will meet many knowledgeable bee keepers that live around you, and they can mentor you. You will learn to keep bees specifically in your area which will become a tremendous asset for you. Please keep me posted on your journey. Thank you so much for watching my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@brianna2155 6 лет назад

Thank you so much for the advice!!! I cannot wait!

@aaknrbc 4 года назад

Love going back in time to play catch up. Really enjoying your uploads.

@JeffHorchoff 4 года назад

Keep on looking, there's only 400 of them to watch. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and leave your comment. God's peace Melanie. Mr. Ed

@delmarfavre9010 5 лет назад

Looks like a lot of clean up after the extraction. explains the price of honey a lot of work in honey. Thanks for the video

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

Actually, clean up is VERY easy. Because we have a troff/drain that runs down the center of our building, and exits under the slab in the back of the honey house, we simply wash all our machines down with hot water, we also have a tankless hot water heater just for that purpose. To clean the honey house and all the machines took 2 guys less than one hour to finish. You are correct about the price of our honey, $ 9.00 a pound is a very reasonable price considering all the work that is involved. By the way, I just posted this years edition of processing our honey, the link is below. So glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching. God's peace Delmar. Mr. Ed ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jpwmbmBbcKs.html

@lewiemcneely9143 6 лет назад

That was GOOD and Ralph is still his handsome photogenic self! Thanks for this, Pal! A-PLUS and GBWYou!

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Now that was a different wrangling adventure for you wasn't it. Ralph, Randy, and I have been processing the Abbee honey together for the last 4 years now, we really do make a good team. God's peace Lewie. Mr. Ed

@lewiemcneely9143 6 лет назад

And Ralph was in his natural element---- INSTRUCTION!!! Randy was hanging right in there too and it WAS a good video. Thanks, Jeff! I always like to see a plan come together! GBWYou TOO, Brother! And BRETHREN!

@InsaneFirebat 6 лет назад

I love the Honey Hut videos. Thanks for sharing!

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

The pleasure is all mine, thank you so much for following along. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@sleepie79able 6 лет назад

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all. As I’m allergic to bees I’m unable to keep them... I appreciate what you do and can only dream. Blessings to you.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Thank you for your blessing Lynette. It is a real pleasure for me to share my knowledge about bees. The way I see it, the more folks are aware of the value of bees, the more they will be willing to save them rather kill them. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@TheNachoDaddy 2 года назад

I just love watching your videos, and keeping up with your beekeeping. For example, the happiness I can see on your face in the first few seconds of this video. It's contagious, and it makes my day every time I see it! God bless you Mr. Ed.

@robb2056 5 лет назад

You are the Bob Ross of bees. Glad there are people like you guys that still do this. Thanks so much for the video... Keep up the great work.

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

Thanks for the great compliment, and I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed the video. I've done over 300 videos, and I'm hoping to continue making them for a long time to come. I'm looking forward to hearing from you again soon on more of my bee wrangling adventures. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@madu_murni_peisir 6 лет назад

Mr.Jeff...how Are u? I have one question...2 months ago I bought 2 hive bees...I brought it to my hometwon...when I opened it the queens died...for grafiting I don't have any eggs...my hometown is soo far from the seller of the bees..what should I do? Your suggestions I hope...thank you

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

You can take a frame of brood from the second hive, with no bees on it, and place it in the queenless hive. the bees will make a queen from that frame. I wish you well. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@madu_murni_peisir 6 лет назад

Jeff Horchoff can queen mate in one colony? Thanks

@1d1hamby 6 лет назад

It was very nice talking to you this morning. Keep up the great work. Love these videos. Please be kind and safe. We all deserve the most respect and kindness we can show each other here on this channel.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

I enjoyed talking with you also. Thank you so much for making the effort to reach out and for following along with my bee wrangling adventures. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

@Aoudhubillahi 6 лет назад

Great work. A little job envy on that...but, then I remember the skills needed for handling bees, and it is like ok I'll just be a consumer. :)

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

If you are ever in the New Orleans area at the end of June or October, get in touch with me and I'd bee more than happy to let you share in the joy of harvesting honey. No skills necessary, I'll teach you. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@kevintucker3354 5 лет назад

Jeff Horchoff Bees You are an awesome man sir! Blessed in many ways and a blessing to all around you!

@megsfromaus3863 6 лет назад

Hi Jeff that was wonderful to watch. I love chef Randy smiling as he works. Awesome harvest ❤️👍🏼

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

So glad you enjoyed the video. Trust me, we all had a great time processing all the honey. Thanks for watching. God's peace Megs. Mr. Ed

@Pinion512 6 лет назад

I would replace the switch on the decapper with one operated by foot. I can't help but think about how that switch ends up with honey all over it.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Foot control is a good idea, I'm going to run that by our electrician. It's going to be covered in honey also, but it is a easier motion than the switch. Great idea, thanks for the suggestion and for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@Bassmunchkin1 5 лет назад

Sitting here watching your fascinating videos, I have a couple of questions. I noticed in this video you were standing next to all those hives surrounded by a few thousand bees (I'm guessing) and you got stung by one of them. Firstly how bad is the sting, secondly how comes you were not wearing any protection and thirdly why don't all of the bees attack you. I appreciate your love and passion for the bees and what you do as well as really interestingly going from the whole A to B process, but I've never seen any of this before and I'm 58 and all I've ever known is that bees produce honey, how it starts and everything your showing, I've never seen before and I'm really smiling at how how it all works. Also as millions of people like me see wasps and bees and just think STING, how likely is it that we will get stung by bees. Is it true that bees only have one sting and once they sting, they will die. Well I'm off to watch more of your great videos, many thanks and all the best :-)

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

The reason the bees were not stinging me, much, is because they are mainly interested in getting honey. If I move slowly or methodically, generally, I won't be stung. Still I do not recommend others following my example. By the way, the sting does hurt, but it does not linger. A bee can only sting you once, then it dies. A wasp or hornet on the other hand not only can sting multiple times without dying, it also bites. I hate wasps. god's peace Terry. Mr. Ed

@alyssav2124 5 лет назад

I want to try some of your honey! I bet it tastes a million times better than the kind I'd buy at a grocery store.

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

Check back with me in June, we should have plenty by then. God's peace Alyssa. Mr. Ed

@barbroevanderlindquist4128 6 лет назад

Hi! Mr Edd, now when you have the harvest over with good result I think this small cocking film from Sardinien would fall on your lip in a special way. This is long way from American style, most related maybe the Amish style, Aurelias honny harvest is epic in it's own way! And the people her mother is so sweet! Vocomo COOCK, Zu Tisch in Sardinien - Wie kocht eine Hirten familie? BarbroSweden

@barbroevanderlindquist4128 6 лет назад

Since you have been at Sardinien you may be intrested in Byssus silk, if I say The Holy Veronicas sweet clothe it may say you somthing, if you follow the links from the only seasilk wewer in the world, you could perhaps SE the face if Jesus Christ the Lord ! BarbroSweden

@turnviewfarm734 6 лет назад

Hello, thank you for the information. Who makes the uncapper?

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

It's always my pleasure to share my bee wrangling adventures, thank you for watching. The uncapper machine is built by Dakota Gunness, it's a great machine. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@joehutchinson3191 5 лет назад

Wow that's a lot honey,God bless you all

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

Thank you for your blessing Joe! All the honey we process is then sold in the St. Joseph Gift Shop. We bottled over 1, 700 1 pound bottles, and sold all of in in less than 3 months. There is a great demand for the honey. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

@danameable 6 лет назад

how about just put all the wax mixed with honey in to your wax melter you have a valve at the bottom of it don't you

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

That is a GREAT idea, thank you so much for the suggestion. I'll have to put a screen over the opening inside of the melter, but it would work. I'm going to try it tomorrow and let you know how it worked. Thanks so much for the idea Dan. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

@meloon5876 4 года назад

I want to buy from u! Where can i buy? This is the kind of honey i want to buy without heat 👍

@JeffHorchoff 4 года назад

If you'd like to buy some of our Abbey Honey, I'd be more than happy to send you some. The cost is $10.00 for a one pound, plastic bottle, and $9.00 for shipping. If you want more than one bottle, the shipping cost is still $9.00 for up to 3 bottles, but each bottle is still $10.00. As soon as I get your check, I will send it out. Make the check out to St. Joseph Abbey but send the letter to: Mr. Ed 75376 River Rd. St. Benedict, La. 70457 If you'd like, I'll even sign the bottle. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@fuzzball57 6 лет назад

Thank you Mr. Ed, this was a great video. You and the bees make a great team.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

So glad you enjoyed the video Larry. I was just wondering, if the bees and I make a great team, why do they sting me so often? Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@ellenarelkin1238 Год назад

I hate trump he is mean!

@JeffHorchoff Год назад

I can assure you of this, he was not at this party. Thanks for watching. God's peace Ellen. Mr. Ed

@home-cookedandhomemade6295 5 лет назад

Do you use only deep supers? I only have mediums and how often do you harvest the honey? I live in Northeast Ohio.

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

I use all deep supers, even for my honey supers, and I don't use excluders. I harvest honey once a year, but if we are lucky and the goldenrod is plentiful, I can get another harvest in October. I just finished harvesting and processing our honey here at the abbey, and for the next 3 weeks, my Friday posts will bee concerning this event. We harvested over 220 gallons, and it is some great tasting honey. I hope you will check out the videos and let me know what you think of them. God's peace Debra. Mr. Ed

@home-cookedandhomemade6295 5 лет назад

Can't wait...Love your videos wish I could get a swarm, but they are hard to come by up by me. That is a lot of honey. Sounds delicious . Wish I would be there to get some.

@gallopingg1 5 лет назад

MR. J. YOU ARE A TRUE PRO, BRILLIANT, MICK FROM UK.

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

Thank you very much for your kind words and for watching. God's peace Mick. Mr. Ed

@loriblackwell9293 6 лет назад

Me and my sister LOVE watching your video's!! We love honey, and we love watching the way the bees work! 🐝Your videos are so FUN!! We always always look forward to them!! 👴🐝

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Thank you so much for your many kind words, and you devotion to watching my bee wrangling adventures. Please pass along my thanks to your sister as well. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@puppydogdavis 4 года назад

I love your videos. I just moved to Arizona, and I will be looking for bee keepers here just to see this stuff in person! AGAPÉ

@JeffHorchoff 4 года назад

I can see you becoming a bee keeper in Arizona, but you are going to have to deal with the Africanized bees that are there. Here in Louisiana, we do not have them. Let me know how your journey goes. Thanks for watching. God's peace Dwayne. Mr. Ed

@puppydogdavis 4 года назад

@@JeffHorchoff God has placed special people like you to be bee keepers! I'm a gospel musician and I'll stick to music! And leave the bees to y'all professionals. LOL I just want to taste the raw honey, straight from the hive! Looks delicious!

@chilled99 Год назад

Its aaaaalll hunneh. Yessir! Ralf for President!

@JeffHorchoff Год назад

I second the nomination. All in favor say yes! Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@2ezFilms 6 лет назад

10:55 Wreck it Ralph almost wrecked it hahah. Great job Abbey Team!

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

You saw that, I think he must have hit something on the floor to make the dolly tip like that. Fortunately, he had great presence and made a good save. It was a really good day, we got a lot accomplished, and we had a bunch of fun doing it. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@whereareyourparents2948 5 лет назад

We have the same Dakota gunness uncapper with a table at the end and it doesn't stop till we fill three 96 frame extractors and then do it again ... we run about 550 hives though ...

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

I'll never get to 550, nor do I want to, way to much work for me, but I sure so love those girls. I know the uncapper can keep up with the load you put on it, the machine is incredible. Where are you guys located? Thanks for watching. God's peace Richard. Mr. Ed

@whereareyourparents2948 5 лет назад

@@JeffHorchoff its definitely a workout lol . We are in ft pierce Florida

@gibbymcintyre3023 2 года назад

Great Show again. Quite an assembly you have going.

@JeffHorchoff 2 года назад

I just posted the teaser video on our processing honey for this year, the link is below. Also, on Friday the full length version will be posted, get ready. God's peace Gibby. Mr. Ed ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FD87NU15A0U.html

@silviemotheroflightgaiaqui4884 6 лет назад

Wow, what an amazing process. That honey looks so good and so full of good, healthy goodness. Love to everyone..

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Processing the honey is amazing. You would think retrieving the honey from bee's comb would be difficult, but it is very simple. The truth is, you do not even need any of the machines used in the video, you can simply squeeze the comb by hand and then filter the honey. I really prefer using the machines though, it makes it go a lot faster. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@matthewharper1367 5 лет назад

Those poor Bee's work so hard for that honey and you guys just come steal there Honey 🤣

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

The bees work so hard they make surplus honey, I just remove the surplus and share it with everyone. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@shaeshae5610 4 года назад

Why y'all not wearing hats or nets for your hair and gloves for your hands

@JeffHorchoff 4 года назад

By law, we are not required to. However, I think we will start doing it. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@mikedale1142 6 лет назад

3 in the afternoon? Still too early for the DirtRooster.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Maybe a more accurate name for him would bee the Dirt Owl. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@mattd1188 6 лет назад

I'm sure he was dealing with 3 swarms at the same time. lol

@billcoley8520 5 лет назад

What is the average size hive? How many boxes? And only one queen per hive correct... How many different hives do you put in one area?

@adriandecker7340 5 лет назад

Awesome set up Mr. Ed !!!!! Who's the lucky one that gets to clean all the machinery ? Love your videos , and always look forward to all your new posts. God Bless Mr. Ed. ...... Adrian

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

Thank you for your blessing Adrian, I deeply appreciate all of them. Clean up is very easy in the honey house. We simply wash everything down with hot water, and it drains into a troff running down the center of the building. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@justeenwade9601 6 лет назад

Another great video I love watching your Videos as I want to have my own hands but I am allergic to bees But I would love to have fresh honey of my own

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

So glad you enjoyed the video, and I'm sorry to hear of your allergic reaction to bees. Not everyone is meant to be a bee keeper, but still you can appreciate the importance of bees and the role they play in our very survival as pollinators. Plus, they make honey. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@justeenwade9601 6 лет назад

Jeff Horchoff I have watched many of your videos and I absolutely love every single one of them. Please keep them coming as you do such a wonderful job. God bless you.

@Katenpie 6 лет назад

Morning Jeff, what a sweet reward to wake up to. Just what I needed to jumpstart my long journey. I pray that this will not be my last trip to visit my mother. GB Kate

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

Hello Kate! How far a trip is this one, and know I will be praying for you and your mom. God's peace always. Mr. Ed

@Katenpie 6 лет назад

Jeff Horchoff this time I've got to go nearly to the Canadian border. My older sister has her in a assisted living facility close to her and other family.its only 2 or 3 hundred miles from the ranch we grew up on. So moms brothers and sister come visit as often as they can. One way for me will be 1537 miles. Thank you for the prayers as I know they help. GB. Kate

@lindawathen9138 6 лет назад

The back porch....still my favorite part of the honey hut.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

You just like it because it's at the abbey.......me too. God's peace Linda. Mr. Ed

@bertbattersby9220 4 года назад

Why not put the de-capper right in line with the honey spinner or extractor?

@JeffHorchoff 4 года назад

It works very well in it's location, but thanks for your suggestion. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@princessamber18 5 лет назад

They say you taped this was my husbands funeral :( he passed away June 25 of a massive heart attack and we have a 14 month old together:/ but thank you for posting great videos! It really helps me to keep my mind off of things!!! You’ll never understand how much your videos have truly helped me! Thank you ☺️

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

You have my deepest sympathy Kamber, and rest assured, I will keep you, your husband, and your child in my prayers. I am happy to know that the videos I produce offer you a place of retreat. God's peace always. Mr. Ed

@joehutchinson3191 5 лет назад

I said a Devine Mercy chaplet for you your family

@kevintucker3354 5 лет назад

Kamber Craighead Stay strong in Christ Kamber, you can do this! In fact you can raise your child better than you ever imagined!

@gallopingg1 5 лет назад

@@JeffHorchoff AND GOD BLESS YOU MR.JEFF.

@GourmetGaloreNET 5 лет назад

Stay strong for your Baby Kamber, it gets much, much easier after the 2 year mark - You can do it - And it will be so worth it. Stay focused on the future and keep focusing on the positive, not the past. Lots of people are praying for you.

@pamelaconley9744 5 лет назад

Will bee's wax last quite a while or does it get old?? I use it when I make solid perfume with my essential oils. If it does have a shelf life, how long is it??

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

To my knowledge, just like the honey, it never goes bad. I render the wax and give it back to the bees. Here's a link to one of the few videos I've done on rendering wax. God's peace. Mr. Ed ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tfSfsfkynK4.html

@matthewbivens1299 5 лет назад

Technically it can last forever if the conditions are right

@spaaggetii 5 лет назад

Ahh. The Church has gone from fishing to bee keeping, Good transition.. At least you known when you are getting stung on the spot.

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

The Church continues to fish, and will right up to the end, but saving bees is a good thing as well. God's peace Spaaggetii Man. Mr. Ed

@FloryJohann 4 года назад

Some of the churches always had bees because of the wax for the candles. I believe it was in England where each farmer back then was required to have at least 3 hives for the wax.

@jeremyklein953 5 лет назад

My mom said honey is bee poo! Maybe my poo is nice and sweet too! Will report back later.

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

The honey starts out as nectar that has been ingested and then regurgitated with extra enzymes added to it to make it honey. So I guess the closest word to describe it is puke, thought that is not what it is. I'll wait to hear your report. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@darkoa2336 5 лет назад

Great job. Can you tell me name or where I can see more details of machine who open comb? It works wery nice, and I am curious how.

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

There are many manufactures of uncapping machines. The one I have is a Dakota Gunniss Chain uncapper. I recommend it highly, but that is just my opinion. Do a Google search on honey uncappers and you will see many options. Thanks for watching. God's peace Darko. Mr. Ed

@darkoa2336 5 лет назад

@@JeffHorchoff Thank you a lot.

@stevenjohnson664 4 года назад

How many hives do you own/maintain to produce that amount of honey?

@JeffHorchoff 4 года назад

Presently we have about 200 hives which is as big as I want to be. In case you have not seen my latest video on processing our honey from June of this year, here's the link for you. Thanks for watching. God's peace Steven. Mr. Ed ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PluHRF-oMog.html

@philjanikjr9805 6 лет назад

Nice work to you and the crew! Thanks for sharing. HBM

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

The machines really make the job easier, and you will soon find out for yourself about that. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

@christinemcdonald8705 6 лет назад

So does that honey taste that much better than the commercial type? Ive never tasted real honey. I’ve always gotten my honey from a bottle shaped like a bee.

@JeffHorchoff 6 лет назад

A lot of the honey you buy in a grocery store has been pasteurized, and is not much more than sugar water. As long as the label says "raw" or " pure"honey, that's the good stuff, and that's what you want to eat. I know for a fact you will bee able to find it at any farmers market in your town. There is always a bee keeper manning a table, selling the product of his girls. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@christinemcdonald8705 6 лет назад

Well I never thought of that. I know where I’m going this weekend. Thank you Jeff

@eipi5173 5 лет назад

Would a drain at the bottom of the 5 gal buckets work?

@JeffHorchoff 5 лет назад

That is a vey common way for a lot of hobbyist to bottle their honey after extracting it. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

@darrenguy4300 4 года назад

hi nice video what are the name of the equipment in the honey hut love the set up

@JeffHorchoff 4 года назад

I use a Dakota Gunness Uncapper, a Mann Lake 48 frame extractor, and a Mann Lake honey wax seperator. It's all great stuff and a perfect combination for our operation. The link for the extractor is below. Thanks for watching. God's peace Darren. Mr. Ed ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XFoh4-PUX4Y.html