@Jude Fitzgerald I saw in another video, where he had like 2 hives, one on top of the other, separated by a fine mesh. The bottom hive is for the Queen and the other bees (sterile females and fertile males to mate with the queen) to lay eggs and reproduce. The top hive was where the worker bees made the honey that actually gets collected. The mesh barrier is to stop the Queen from going and laying eggs in the cells of the top box.
AWESOME!!! I'm a new bee keeper, so is my dad, but he is a truck driver and he has been haling bees for years. We thought we needed those $90 buckets and filters, and that $250 decaping knife with the $350 spinning drum lol, thank you! This will save me much more money and time!!!!! I just wished I saw your videos before we bought that stuff.
You are the best!!!!!! We just started beekeeping this past spring and your video's have been a God send!! Reading about it is not as informative as seeing you demonstrate how to do it!! And, Since we arrest starting out... I Love that you show us how to do it on the cheap!!! Thank you for all the help you've given us!! Bless you!
Love your video's - a small tip from the UK - wave a paint stripper gun (Heat gun) gently over the surface of the comb and watch the cells pop, then place the frames in a new basting tin. Mine stand up on their own on the internal wire frame. Leave overnight and enjoy the honey in the morning. No mess and easy. Again love your video's
Thanks Fat Bee Man. You're my newest best friend. I really appreciate our method of extracting honey. It's perfect for my two hives. I was dreading having to buy an expensive piece of equipment for such little honey. LOVE you methods. Thank you soooo much for putting up your videos.
thank you so much for this EXTREMELY helpful and educational video. I'm a future beginner beekeeper. I have been watching videos on RU-vid for months now which adds up to a lot of videos on just beekeeping. I have not even started my future in beekeeping yet and I just wanted to tell you that your video was by far the most helpful I've watched by far (no joke). I'm one of many who is trying to find ways to do things as cheap as possible, by cheap I don't mean harmful shortcuts that hurt the Bee's or don't work. from what I just saw all your methods of cheap extraction work fabulous, it love that you gave a variety so people can pick and choose what works best for their own situation. It's like watching 3 videos all in one! what a time saver, I just learned 3 methods done cheap, safe and effective in under 10 mins. sir you rock! keep it up I look forward to watching any other helpful beekeeping tips you have.
I am a first year beekeeper and so far my two hives are doing great so I am expecting some honey. I've spent so much already this year getting started - THANKS for posting this! What a help it will be....
When you first get started, it is a little on the pricy side. ( I think that's a bit of a shocker to newbies.) But eventually it pays for itself. They are amazing little creatures. And the more you learn about them and their ways, the more you see the direct print of their Creator.
Thank you sir, you have been a blessing to me! I'm hoping to start up my bees next spring and was kind of dreading the cost of everything. Keep posting great videos!
It's called frugal or in Spanish pinche. Just had my first swarm move in. I like seeing someone use Texas ingenuity. Will watch all you put on RU-vid. Thank you. Ya'll are welcome on my ranch any time. Bless you, your wife and the bees.
Thank you so much for this video. I live in Sweden and I am starting my first bee keeping course tomorrow. I have always dreamed of keeping bees, and my husband's grandfather was a beekeeper. All of his hives, screens, and tools were put into storage after he passed away and I am hoping that I will be able to have my own hive next year in them. Thanks once again, keep up the great work.
Awesome Video, uncapped my first 10 frames of honey over the past month... this video put me at ease when you advised that the bees will rebuild it if you go down to the foundation :) thank you!
Really appreciate this video. I only had two shallow supers with honey and the bees vacated the premises, therefore doing it on the cheap. Learned a lot here.
Gotta love those Finlandia filet knives.. They're good for just about everything.. I've owned and used them extensively for years and I have yet to filet a fish..
This is great. I knew an 80 yo man who traveled every year from WA to CA to run his bees in the orchards. I'd love to have some fresh honey, but I'll just let someone else do the work and buy it from them.
I have a question: Since I'm a master woodworker, I'm planning to build myself a couple hives. I'm going to start with a typical Langstroth 10 frame medium setup, but I'm also going to build a top-bar hive. When building the Langstroth, should I plan for an entrance at the top or the bottom or both? I'm in mid-Michigan and will be setting the hives on top of a platform approximately 24" off the ground.
Don, you share a lot of good tips thanks, I have one you should try, a heat gun on low will melt the tops right off the cells and you can let it drain out. A lot less trouble and less wax waste, a cheep heat gun is the same price as your knife.
If you still want to strain your honey, some muslin/cheesecloth makes a great fine strainer! You can buy that at most fabric shops for a reasonable price, too! I think I'll use a spaghetti strainer, then some cheesecloth, once I get a hive up and running! Thanks for the awesome vi, you seem like a real top bloke!
God Speed Mr. Don the Fat Bee Man. 🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝. will like to know if you have beE honey on demand or at a store somewhere. You are loved by many in the Bee Keeping industry
Great video! This is my first time extracting and to say the least, i'm no where near properly prepared, yet your video and your instructions helped me a great deal. I get so caught up in the need for this gadget or that gadget, that I forget people have been extracting honey for thousands of years without a hot knife or a spinner. LOL Thanks again! Pulling my frames today!
Thank you, i meet a guy that did not like me learning from looking at his equipment. I just need to buy frames because there hard to make but he could not stand i made the rest of it. Now he lost me from buying frames from him and i already have a guy that sells the frames for the same price. Lesson is on that one for people, dont stop the guy from being a cheap guy or you will loose the bit of business you're getting and the more down the road as i grow.
I'm wanting to start a beehive. I use the wax in my candles, soaps, hand creams etc...I also use the honey in my soaps. I'd like to start a beehive. I always buy raw honey, but it's terribly expensive. I'd like to get my own going. What would you recommend starting with...the bare basics? My hubby is good with wood working, so he could make the boxes for me. Where would I order the wax stuff for the frames? Can I make my own bee suit? I can sew. I have so many questions...I'm probably driving you crazy.
Good video - although it makes the commercial hot knife look real handy :D. What did folk do before centrifugal extractors though? Smiled watching those 2 bees hovering around the comb! IA bumble bee will usually drop by when I beeswax my garden furniture, it doesn't stay long tho'.
have you ever heard of someone making Holly flower honey? I have a special interest in that plant and the perfume of it is wonderful! Every holly tree will be abuzz with delighted harvesters. Hankering to taste holly honey...lol
How close to the plastic frame are you cutting with your hot knife? Would you want to take all of the wax off and out(hot wash etc.)? How many uses will a frame last for?
I heard that hot knives can caramelize the honey they touch, changing the taste. In your opinion, is this true? Or is it just when you buy some cheap Chinese knock-off hot knife?
