Hi Fred, back in my honey/ bee days, I would place a nice chunk of comb honey in a small wide mouth jar, cut with a heated bread knife, and put in enough liquid honey to fill the jar. I usually had a case or two of 12 of these jars and would sell each for $12. I would almost always sell out to tourists around labor day on the road. Miss those days of selling honey. Honey sales and selling cord wood was my main source of income for the year. It took all summer, but payday was worth it in the fall. Regards, Bob
Hi Bob, that's great that you were able to make your income that way. Chunk honey is still very popular because of its novel appearance. It's also great to put irregular comb of honey to good use, just as you've described :) Thanks for commenting!
Make my mouth water any leftovers I'm your guy and will pay you for your troubles ever year I watch you harvest honey plus all your vids stay healthy thanks for taking us along Fred
It's the least amount of processing for any honey product. Cut it, drain it, box it up. Done. :) We have to hide them from the grand-monkeys... something about biting into comb that just makes it exciting :)
Hi Fred, just setting up for honey comb using the Carecell Ross Round system; will be waiting for a strong nectar flow so plump well formed comb is produced. more satisfying than chewing gum.
@Frederick Dunn I would like to hear more in your Q&A about cut comb honey. I understand what it is, how it's harvested, but why is it so popular? I've come across it at restaurants and hotels but each time I use it, it just seems to be more of a chore than what it's worth. Where does the appeal lie?
Great Video Fred. I'll have to look into getting one. Going to get into comb honey next year, its very much in demand like you say! Any tips for the shallows to get them drawn out straight like you have there? or do the bees naturally set it up like that with an empty shallow. Thanks again for the great video! -Brandon
@@FrederickDunn Thanks Fred I appreciate the tips. Thanks for the video and hopefully get a video of the round ross results also! Have a great day thanks much, -Brandon
That cut comb looks great and the cutting tool works perfect. I have been using a knife and it's a mess and the results aren't great. You mentioned long term cut comb storage in a freezer. How would you store 5 gallon buckets of honey over winter and what temperature? Thanks Fred
Well, if you have larvae, it's too late. If you have eggs then they don't develop and you won't even notice them. If they are alive and go unchecked, the eggs hatch and they begin their consumption of the goods. People do eat wax worms, even on salad. You just don't want them ruining your products that include wax comb.
Last year I tried selling 4" by 4" honey comb squares and they didn't move very fast. Too expensive. So I went with the 2 x 4's and they are selling much better. Not as big of an investment I guess. Thanks Fred, your honey looks good.
Also, the 2 x 4 size is easier to just bite a piece off of :) You're right, the larger 4x4 is a harder sell. If someone has a cough or cold, this is a great remedy :)
Thanks a lot Fred. We appreciate you showing this products.
You're welcome, I appreciate quality equipment. Your products are the best I have found anywhere :)
Hi Fred, back in my honey/ bee days, I would place a nice chunk of comb honey in a small wide mouth jar, cut with a heated bread knife, and put in enough liquid honey to fill the jar. I usually had a case or two of 12 of these jars and would sell each for $12. I would almost always sell out to tourists around labor day on the road. Miss those days of selling honey. Honey sales and selling cord wood was my main source of income for the year. It took all summer, but payday was worth it in the fall. Regards, Bob
Hi Bob, that's great that you were able to make your income that way. Chunk honey is still very popular because of its novel appearance. It's also great to put irregular comb of honey to good use, just as you've described :) Thanks for commenting!
Perfect teaching
Thank you :)
Make my mouth water any leftovers I'm your guy and will pay you for your troubles ever year I watch you harvest honey plus all your vids stay healthy thanks for taking us along Fred
We're not done harvesting, I have the lower field to do on Monday. It's bee a great year here.
Looks very nice indeed yum yum 😀
If i get bees im definitively trying this!
That looks really good Fred, thanks for sharing!
You're very welcome! :)
Thanks! Another wash out here in the northeast.
Wow Fred, these look amazing... You can get these cut & boxed quickly... thanks for sharing.
It's the least amount of processing for any honey product. Cut it, drain it, box it up. Done. :) We have to hide them from the grand-monkeys... something about biting into comb that just makes it exciting :)
Great video, Fred
Thanks, Robert!
My son's in high school and loves to give his friends stuff from the bee's
Looks good. Less labor than harvesting via a centrifuge. Cheaper than flow frames. Seems perfect. Thanks for sharing Fred.
It is definitely the best profit to energy expended.
Less work for you. 100x more work for your bees to re-introduce all of that comb they built
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Hi Fred, just setting up for honey comb using the Carecell Ross Round system; will be waiting for a strong nectar flow so plump well formed comb is produced. more satisfying than chewing gum.
I'm pulling my Ceracell Ross-Round frames this week :) We'll see how that went!
@@FrederickDunn I would be most interested in the result.
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I want one..... 😮
Awesome looking, how’s the taste?
perfection... that's all I can say.
I am going to try comb honey next year. I haven't been able to do mason jar comb honey. My bees swarm every time I use the mason jar honey super.
I definitely plan on at least 1 Ross Round super next year. 🤞
We're pulling the Ross Rounds on Monday :)
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Ok you did it. This morning I’m making a shim that can take 8 glass jars that the bees can build comb in.
@Frederick Dunn I would like to hear more in your Q&A about cut comb honey. I understand what it is, how it's harvested, but why is it so popular? I've come across it at restaurants and hotels but each time I use it, it just seems to be more of a chore than what it's worth. Where does the appeal lie?
I just added to my list of topics for today :)
Great Video Fred. I'll have to look into getting one. Going to get into comb honey next year, its very much in demand like you say! Any tips for the shallows to get them drawn out straight like you have there? or do the bees naturally set it up like that with an empty shallow.
Thanks again for the great video! -Brandon
Hi Brandon, my tip is to alternate foundationless frames with foundation, that goes a long way in keeping the bees from running wonkey comb.
@@FrederickDunn Thanks Fred I appreciate the tips. Thanks for the video and hopefully get a video of the round ross results also!
Have a great day thanks much, -Brandon
That cut comb looks great and the cutting tool works perfect. I have been using a knife and it's a mess and the results aren't great. You mentioned long term cut comb storage in a freezer. How would you store 5 gallon buckets of honey over winter and what temperature? Thanks Fred
Great question! I'll talk about this today during the Q&A :)
How is a dead wax moth larva/egg in the honey any less gross than a live one ?
Well, if you have larvae, it's too late. If you have eggs then they don't develop and you won't even notice them. If they are alive and go unchecked, the eggs hatch and they begin their consumption of the goods. People do eat wax worms, even on salad. You just don't want them ruining your products that include wax comb.
I didn’t know it wouldn’t crystallize in the freezer, I thought it would
Nope... it's one way to also stop any potential fermentation if the water content is too high.
Last year I tried selling 4" by 4" honey comb squares and they didn't move very fast. Too expensive. So I went with the 2 x 4's and they are selling much better. Not as big of an investment I guess. Thanks Fred, your honey looks good.
Also, the 2 x 4 size is easier to just bite a piece off of :) You're right, the larger 4x4 is a harder sell. If someone has a cough or cold, this is a great remedy :)
Wow, this would save a lot of time compared to an extractor, minimal time spent cleaning.