Processing over 3,000 pounds of honey in just six hours
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I always love making the video on the processing of our honey, and this year I get to show how our new uncapping tank solved the issue of spilled honey. Once again we had a great crews of volunteers working the line, and we had a lot of fun getting the work done.
You may notice the configuration of the process has changed, the honey/wax separator has been removed, and the uncapping tank in now in it's place. I decided to process the wax mixed honey at a different time so as not to slow down the process of running honey frames through the uncapper and extractor. By focusing on just running the frames and not dealing with the wax, a lot of time was saved. Plus, I can then run the wax at a leisured pace instead of a break neck speed. And don't worry about missing how I do that, I will be making a video and posting it in 2 weeks.
You may also notice that we only had half the honey boxes this year compared to what we had last year, that was purposeful. My goal for Abbee Honey is to keep honey from the abbey bees in the Abbey Gift Shop all year. To do this I only need about 300 gallons. Therefore, because I don't want surplus honey, and I definitely don't want to do the extra work to get it, we cut our production in half. With our Spring harvest of about 220 gallons, and hopefully our Fall harvest about 50 or 60 gallons, we will meet our goal.
Unfortunately, because both Charlie and I were working the entire time, and our hands were covered with honey, not much was videoed of the process of running frames through the machines. We did however manage to video the entire clean up process which so many of you wanted to see.
For those interested in buying some of our Abbee Honey here are the details:
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 2 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
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Go Canada !!
Where in BC, Bob?
Bees don't care about borders. Except their own, of course. Lol
The bees at St Joseph Abby speak with a southern accent and say there is no intelligent life north of the Louisiana state line 😁.
@@gullreefclub I gotta admit that Wisconsin bees might not have the smarts those Southern Belle's do. But what they lack in cranial fortitude, they make up for in numbers.
My money is on a Canadian with Scottish ancestry…..just saying, eh!
As someone who has had back surgeries, I think $1300 on lift equipment is a smart investment. Even if your health insurance covers all the costs of a Dr.'s visit, we only have one back. It is easier to protect your body from permanent damage than it is to try to medically repair it after the damage.
I could not agree more, you only get one back. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I'm getting older and developing the beekeepers' back. I still thinking about switching to comb honey because it's lighter to carry
I am currently recovering from a serious car accident in the hospital I reached out to one of my beekeeping friends and him and his crew are going to take over my bees while I am recovering. I live in Canada and will be purchasing one of these lift systems.
@@JeffHorchoff is that $1300 US or $1300 canadian? if its $1300 canadian thats like $0.45 USD after taxes, good deal
Or a few young people that you dont have to pay.
You'all are so fortunate to have each other as such good friends. Your community is so refreshing and healthy to see.
I'm always ready to say "Hello! Mr. Ed Here! Let's Wrangle!"
I love that there is absolutely no waste.
Everything here is impressive: the teamwork, the dedication, the thoroughness, the lack of waste. Great job! You're all amazing!
Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching, they are greatly appreciated. If you enjoyed the video on processing the honey, you may be interested in the video that I post tomorrow morning, it's all about the machinery we use, and I hope you will check it out. God's peace Kaitlin.
Mr. Ed
Heck Mr. Ed you even make the clean up look fun.
Love "It's a lot cheaper than a Dr. Visit."
The cleanliness of your honey house and equipment always amazes me.
It seems very inefficient and labour-intensive though.
@@neuralwarp Nothing about Bee keeping is not labor intensive and 99 out of a 100 Bee-Keepers worry little if at all about being super efficient if means possible harming their bees or effecting the quality of their honey. The equipment Jeff (aka Mr Ed) has at the Abby to process this honey is basically the same way that a large honey coop or company does. The processing line that a large honey coop or company has might be a little longer and laid out in a slightly more efficient way because they have more room but the basic equipment and the step are all the same. That said have you ever processed or watched a video of how your average beer keeper processes their honey now that is labor intensive between decapping the frames by hand with either a scraping tool, sharp knife, or a hot knife decapping frames by had is very labor intensive and relatively slow process especially compared to a machine like they have at the Abby. The average home bee keepers has a small hand cranked frame spinning machine that holds between 2 and 4 frames and is far less efficient at spinning all the honey from the frames and that is provided they have a spinning machine because many people who have less than 5 or 6 hives decap the frames and let gravity do the work. Lastly you have to remember the honey still needs to have capping wax etc that was not strained out during the processes you saw in this video separated/strained out and then the honey needs to be bottled, labeled etc. and them wax from the capping any frames that the foundation is not suitable for reuse is melted down, skimmed for debris allowed to solidify further cleaned and the process is repeated several more times to get perfectly clean beeswax.
I wish I had a Ralph in my life. Jeff, you have the best helper there. The rest of the people are great, but keep seeing Ralph everywhere he's needed and knows exactly what to do!
Everyone needs a Wreck it Ralph. Thanks for watching. God's peace Veta.
Mr. Ed
Had my first honey harvest this pass week. I was able to harvest 7 full medium frames of very sweet honey. Thanks to you and your crew for the videos. Please keep them coming.
Nice Facility. You're lucky to have so many helpers.
Those bees were in food comas after all this. Love all the videos, Mr. Ed! God bless you and all your crew!
Everything done is so perfect, I wrote a seminar on Nutritional and health benefits of honey last year during my under graduate program. Happy to see farming in such a well coordinated way.💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
And don't forget about being fun, we really have a great time harvesting the honey. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Yagwan.
Mr. Ed
Yes I have gone through most of your videos. I wish you could read my paper on bees( Nutritional and health benefits of honey). Your Attitude towards your works is greet keep it.
From Yagwan
Your positive energy and laughter are so contagious! Thanks so much for being a bright light. God bless.
Thank you so much for your blessings and kind words, they are greatly appreciated. Also, thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 480 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Watchin' Mr. Charlie hangin' on to Miss Patty, makes you wonder who is comforting who! hehehe.
What a cute couple they are. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
The cleanup of all the parts was new to me. Thanks for showing that.
I love how he take care of his equipment
I was taught that if you take care of your tools, they would take care of you, and it is very true. If you have the time, please check out my latest post giving a detailed look at our honey processing equipment, the link is below. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
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Here in Australia it's illegal to leave the stickies out like that to be robbed. It's a biosecurity risk because it attracts bees from other apiaries or wild colonies and that would spread any diseases that happened to be present. So we put the boxes of stickies back onto the hives for each hive to clean out at their leisure.
Thank you for sharing your day with us. :)
I can understand the logic behind the ban. Still, I'm very happy we do not have that law here in the US. Thanks for watching. God's peace Teal.
Mr. Ed
What a wonderful group of people! Thanks for all you do for the bees and to help educate us to become better beekeepers.
This is a fave video (one of many)... And yes, the very end is where we get to see the bees become full-on Gangsta as they rob out the empty supers. The moment when Chief Gangsta MC Ed selfie's with all of his homeys is priceless. Thanks to the entire gang who elected to come and to assist The Abby with what would otherwise be a massive chore.
I am blessed in so many ways, and I am ever grateful for each and every one of them....as well as all the ones I am not aware of. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Wow, thinking about every single thing you all do to produce honey is mind bending. Including the work of the bees. I'm so grateful the Abbey lets us see this process because it truly heightens our awareness of everything involved in that jar of honey.
What a Beauitful comment Chelsea! You said it so perfect...
@@brucekaminskimd3417 Thank you !!! So sweet for you to say that!!
Makin me feel nice and cozy here alone in my living room at 2am, eating peanut butter and honey sandwiches and watchin Mister Ed & Co.
Loads of fun, and some bee-ASMR at the end...what more could a girl want with her morning coffee! God bless ya'll!
"Yeeeaaahhhh" We got the Crew today.They are all ready to get "Beesy".
I watched Mikes video the other day and was waiting for yours to drop. What a pleasant surprise when I logged on... great way to start the weekend. 🐝🐝🐝
Like being right in the middle of a swarm there at the end. Great video, great bounty, great fellowship!
Good, pure, healthy fellowship feeds the soul and is a pleasure to watch.
Wonderful, fun! To see you, all working together! 🙏😊
The back porch!! I have you on speed dial for my order.
Thank you for saving the bees. Love your videos and your super gang of helpers!
What a lovely team of friends you have. A blessing for sure.
Now that is a fun crew!! Great job everyone!! Great video!
Thank you to Jeff and the whole wonderful team!!! Thank you for sharing this part of the honey process. Everything you do is fascinating, and I appreciate each of the videos.
What a great group of people! Nothing beats having fun while you work 😄
Fabulous videography! Congratulations.
I always love watching the honey-processing videos Jeff. This was a treat. Great teamwork from everyone, including the little ladies. God bless and see you soon.
I appreciate how detailed you were showing and explaining each step of the process. thanks for a good video!
Thanks Jeff & all the gang. You guys always make me smile.
Cheers from downunder!
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Amazing! Have to honor your hard work!
You guys are really great. Worked very hard . Spirits like brave warriors
God bless you all. I really cannot wipe the smile off my face 🐝
This was awesome. Had a bad day yesterday, watched an accident about 100 feet in front of me. 3 cars one fatality. Sat there for hrs , could not make it home till today. Say a prayer for that drivers family. And thank you guys for making me laugh today.
Very sad news, traffic fatalities are always bad news as they are so unexpected. My prayers to all who suffered from the incident, especially to the family of the deceased. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Brilliant Jeff
Great work folks!
Love the team spirit. Great T-shirt too.
Blessings rest upon all of you. This was really intriguing. The clean up is as involved as the initial process itself.
Great video.
Nice to see Mike with y'all!
Great numbers too 3000 lbs!
Its so great, see you all come together to accomplish all that work!
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Lol great video Mr Ed!!! And a great group if freinds as well !! So much clean up at the end ! Thanks for sharing and God bless you all.✅😁🏴☠️
the energy of this crew is amazing
It's the honey that gives them the energy. Thanks for watching and leaving your comment, it is greatly appreciated. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Wow!! That is poetry in motion!! Amazing!!!
We really do have a lot of fun processing the honey, glad to have you watching. 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
Many hand make for light work
Plus great fellowship! Sweet!!!
You guys are just as busy collecting the honey as the bees are making it. And just as fast too
Great job, and cleaning up the equipment is so important, takes alot of time but always pays off .
Another Epic Harvest! Thank You God for these gifts and for the crew that did the work. 🥳🎉❤️💯🥰🐝
Great crew. From Ontario Canada
Yes they are, a lot of laughs are shared when we get together.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 Deborah.
Mr. Ed
Absolutely loved the end listening to the bees ferociously cleaning up that honey!! What a blessing given to us by our Lord! God Bless everyone involved in the abbey.
Nice harvest. Really like the new tank. Keeps the honey off the floor and has a big collection capacity. Like Mike’s new machine also. Good help and good times. Thanks for the video and God bless you all.
Thank you for another great video! I really liked this video of how you processed this years honey. Not just the extraction of the honey but how you breakdown and clean your equipment. I'm a cleaning kind of guy and would get into this process. Your surrounded by great people which is a blessing!! God Bless you all!!!!!
Great job folks. I love your products. Keep keeping those bees busy. A hard working Bee can make 1 tablespoon of honey in its lifetime. 3,000 lbs is a lot of Bees.
Hi Mr. Ed! Now i see how much better you've organised the whole process this year in comparing to the previous one. You could cut your losses i guess. Thank you for all the videos!
I enjoyed watching you guys, hard work but looks fun!
Every honey harvest is a great time...especially with all the friends sharing the fun and excitement of all that 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 Ernst.
Mr. Ed
Mr. Ed , even with all the extra help & the machinery to help with extracting the bees wax from the honey ; this is still a very labor intensive process . No wonder Organic Honey tastes so wonderful & natural bees wax products are so costly ! It's so worth it . Plus your keeping the planet healthier as well . Organic Gods Law way to doing this is so much better than "conventional modern mans way" of getting things done . God bless you & keep up the good work ya'll do putting some good back into the world .
Thanks for showing the details of your operation and having Mike there with another camera. There is so much good information to cover in a short time period that you just about need a second camera just to catch it all. Thanks for showing your improvements in the honey house as this helps me with my own honey house. Bee thankful and God bless.
Another awesome video! Thank you!! It is always enjoyable to watch the friendship and teamwork that goes into the whole harvesting process. Isn't it amazing that the bees themselves are such an efficient clean up crew? Did they go for that really old dark honey?
It must have been bitter sweet to have your mom's house sell so quickly. I think of her often and miss sending the snippets of life. I looked out my window yesterday and saw my magnolia has tons of new flower buds. I wished I could have shared my excitement with her to have it blooming a second time this year. Thanks again for taking us with you on your honey adventures. I look forward to them each week. God bless you.
GREAT LOOKING CREW! MAY THE BEE FORCE BE WITH YOU ! LOL 🐝🐝🤣😂😅💞💞
And its all volunteer unreal nice job Mr ed and crew
We are a very happy crew! Thanks for your kind words and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Love you, Mr. Ed. You always make me smile. But Good Time Charlie is my favorite.
That was just a fun video to watch. Enjoy the fruits of your labors! May God continue to richly bless you all!
Y'all are "BIG TIME" Mr Ed! Cool video.
Thanks Jeff 👍
the attitude of these people is just so amazing! wish more were like them
I have to say, almost every beekeeper I know shares the happiness that was shown in this video. I think it has something to do with eating a lot 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
A sweet beginning, a sweet middle, and a sweet ending. Great time together. Thanks Jeff and everybody. Thank you Jesus.
I'm with ya Charlie!
Hi Jeff. That's a lot of honey !! Happy Friday
Jeff Horchoff is an amazing person. It is so rare to find the kind of joy, humility, enthusiasm and just general kind heartedness that he embodies. Whenever I watch one of his videos I always find myself smiling because of his positive vibes. Dude is one of a kind and I wish more were like him (including myself).
Great job Mr Ed
God bless you all .🕇
20:00 Just the Facts: Sounds like @ 90 hours of work among you for 62 box @ 230 gallons of honey. Took 9 people (@ 54 people hours) to process @ 3000 lbs of honey. Those are big and productive numbers. Love the videos. You all are great. Congrats
Amazing process. Lots of good Honey. God bless you guys
Nice video, thank you.
Another great video Jeff! One of these days I'm going to have to come down and hang out with you on extraction day. Lol
Your help would bee greatly welcomed. God's peace Scott.
Mr. Ed
Many hands make light work! You guys seem to have a great time.
It is a lot of fun processing the honey, and it does take a lot of hands, but who does not love seeing all that honey flowing? 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 Paul.
Mr. Ed
What a great group of people!!!!!.
Yes indeed! Each year for our processing of the honey, we have a great crowd of volunteers that show up wanting to join in the fun and experience of the honey harvest. 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 Kathy.
Mr. Ed
Great shirt my guy! 🤘🏾One of my dream jobs
I like the shirt as well, my sweetie pie gave it to me. I have to say, processing honey really is a fun job.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
You guys are just as busy collecting the honey as the bees who made it. And you're just as fast too! My favorite part is where the bees come back and help you clean up.
My favorite part is when the bees come to clean up the honey supers, it's such a thrill to "walk among the bees." God's peace Lorraine.
Mr. Ed
The bringers of the sweet.....fantastic
Good job
Yall are awesome
I bet it feels good to have all that help
Yes it does, I could not do it with out them. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
My favorite time. Love watching that liquid gold. 👍😊💕
Hi Jeff! What amazing timing, I've just pulled off my harvest for the year yesterday, nothing like the quantity you do but enough to stock a little market stall once a month. We had a terrible spring but a great summer.
Regardless of the amount of honey from the harvest, it's always sweet! Congratulations, and God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I just bought one of those carts. Have fun in the Smokey’s at the hive life con!
Good stuff
I would be paranoid being around so many bees. And you guys are just so relaxed :)
I have to admit, it is a real rush hanging out with the bees when they are cleaning up the honey. You have to experience it. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Someday I hope to have an operation like yours.
As do I. Thanks so much for watching. God's peace Floyd.
Mr. Ed
Hey Mr. Ed!
Fortunate enough to visit my first bee field and do some "honey wrangling" with some Canadian friends.
It was as much fun as you make it look in your videos.
Good crowd hope you all have fun I’m sure it’s a big job I’m going to look at the hives to morrow
Muy buen video.
Muy buen trabajó.
Esa miel seria espectacular para una hidromiel lindo color tiene. Saludos
This was interesting, I have never seen the whole extraction process.. Cleanup reminds me of cleaning after the Lenten Fish Fry.
I'm just glad there is no oil to clean up. God's peace Karen.
Mr. Ed