My annual honey harvest. This year 121 lbs of honey. (video link)

Aug 12, 2017
11:35:14am

Acorn All-American

For those of you that think this kind of thing is interesting...I haven't rendered my beeswax, so that is excluded but all of the other steps are on this video. The display of the honey harvested is at the very end.

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My annual honey harvest. This year 121 lbs of honey. (video link)

Acorn

8/12/17 11:35am

It'd be interesting to watch a time lapse of the bees cleaning the pans.

byujacob

8/12/17 11:50am

I suck at videography. Someone's gonna have to teach me that one.

Acorn

8/12/17 1:18pm

What was last years production?

SanDiegoCoug

8/12/17 11:58am

And this year's overhead?

Ocho Cuatro

8/12/17 12:05pm

49 lbs. A good colony can produce 100 lbs, but you need good conditions

Acorn

8/12/17 1:14pm

What kind of motivation do the workers respond to? How do you get more out of

SanDiegoCoug

8/12/17 1:24pm

That would be a great year.

Acorn

8/12/17 1:30pm

I can imagine it would be difficult to film and catch a swarm at the same time

SanDiegoCoug

8/12/17 1:56pm

And this is why I love the internet. Thanks Acorn.

mudpupper

8/12/17 12:01pm

Cool! You live in Midwest somewhere?

CLCougar

8/12/17 12:20pm

I think he's in Missouri.

zonacougar

8/12/17 12:34pm

Saint Looo-ay with Nelly

Big Daddy D

8/12/17 12:36pm

With BYU Mizzou not far away. He's living my dream

Acorn

8/12/17 1:15pm

He's an attorney....that is your dream? You need to drink better stuff

Nat Gas Man

8/12/17 1:37pm

We all have to have day jobs. I am an accountant, so I won't be throwing

Acorn

8/12/17 1:40pm

Probably dumb question but you seemed fairly concerned about robbing. What

IceCreamButt

8/12/17 12:36pm

Once the honey flow stops (usually July here, but intensifies with a dry August)

Acorn

8/12/17 1:18pm

Mind your own beeswax.

BW84

8/12/17 1:39pm

How much mead does 121 lbs of hone make?

Nat Gas Man

8/12/17 1:48pm

I had bees for about 3-4 years and loved your video and updates.

Hank Rearden

8/12/17 2:25pm

Answers to your questions

Acorn

8/12/17 8:03pm

Very cool. Thanks for posting.

tribUTE

8/12/17 4:51pm

Thanks for the info. We hope to start beekeeping next year.

phageman

8/12/17 6:55pm

Find a local beekeeping club. Many times there are people that can mentor you.

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