I just wanted to tell you how impressed I am with whoever is doing your camera work and editing. There is nothing amateurish about it. This is good professional work. I really enjoy watching you work with the mill and the other things that you're doing around the place with your family. Earlier this morning I watched you take that one last cut into that log with heart rot.. and I was thinking 'no.. I don't think you should..' Good call on your part! I got goose bumps when you slid that sawn piece off the top. I would never have thought that one more slice could have made that big a difference. You have a good life. I hope you and your wife and kids are still there living it 50 years from now!
I greatly appreciate your comment. I do the filming and editing myself, thank you for the compliment. Very glad you are enjoying the channel! We are very blessed to live where we live.
"This honey does not taste good" ... as he takes a fourth helping. Sometimes you are a natural comedian while not intending to be. That's a sign of being good natured. Great video today.
I live in Utah. We don't have goldenrod, but we have a goldenrod cousin -- rabbit brush. Your "dirty socks" description fits. It's why I harvest in August and leave the rabbit brush honey for the bees. They get tons of pollen from it too. Last fall, another beekeeper called me asking why his honey smelled and tasted so bad. I told him rabbit brush. He asked, what do I do with this stuff? I answered, "You can cook with it or you can give it to somebody you don't like. Next year, harvest in August."
"Ouch, oh that smokers hot." Well yeah! There's a fire in it. Lol. You sure tried that gross honey enough times. Thanks for your sacrifice to explain it's taste to us. Have a great day!
Goldenrod honey makes the comb yellow. We've got a great fall flow too in SC. Lots of rain this summer & an extended warm fall has got the bees packing it on.
Learned something new about the bees today. Of course I know very little about them anyway. I find them quite fascinating & try to grow flowers to help preserve them. Thanks for a great video.
Really nice hive you have there, bit touchy but better bee's for being that way. Lovely watching them fly out at such a rate, bless them. First swarm I caught this year were real touchy, but have calmed down a lot now, but given it was there first year they are such good workers I had around 5 liters of honey can't complain about that.
@@falllineridge Thanks was pretty amazed and chuffed they did so well. That bee that wouldn't leave you alone, my hive known as the Psycho's because of their attitude problem, have calmed down no end and all the other hives are the same although wasn't as ill tempered as the Psycho's and I put this down to the fact I visit them everyday sometimes 2-3 times a day and just watching them come and go in front of the hives. I'm sure the bee's get used to me doing this and don't see me as a threat, but I could be wrong, just my little theory.
Thanks for this! I ordered some raw "Spring blossom" honey awhile back that just smells and tastes rough. I bet the health benefits are probably great still though. I'm just going to use it for vinegar and medicinal uses
Once they dry and cap it it tastes great. It only stinks while they are bringing it in. Smells like wet socks. Capped goldenrod remind me of clover honey. Good in everything !
5:34 Yuck, this is some rough stuff! Lets take another bite. Yeah, it’s nasty. Tastes like sour socks. Let me take another taste to confirm. Yup, disgusting. 🤣🤣🤣
Lol. I thought the bad smell was the mite treatment they were getting, but your description of the smell is spot on. They haven’t pulled this much goldenrod in the last few years, so it wasn’t as stinky.
Goldenrod happens to be our state flower I have seen hundred of acres of Goldenrod which is actually a beautiful site but a nuisance to the farmers. Looks like the honey from Goldenrod isn’t the tastiest but I’m sure the rest of your honey is delicious and looks like one of the bees 🐝 tried to steal the show! Thanks for sharing your videos with us and God Bless
I've been using Mite Away Quick Strips (now it's called Formic Pro) for years, but switched to oxalic acid vaporization recently. Not much experience with it yet, but my non scientific observations tell me that the results are good. The formic works great, but tends to be harsh on the bees, especially when the weather is at the upper end of the temperature limit.
Gerald Boxer That would be another delicacy I will stay away from. While I was in the Philippines, almost ready to hatch ducks rotting inside the shell is a delicacy too. I stayed away from them back then, and now I will stay away from both, forever!!!
Our golden rod flow is over here in northwest Mississippi, i went down and put entrance reducers on the other day and talk about knock your socks off at the smell of the bees drying down the nectar. I seriously thought someone was in the woods nearby making a run of moonshine.
Good chance they'll eat nearly all of it. They consume tons of honey in the spring before the nectar flow starts up. I always have to supplement them with sugar syrup in the spring.
Watching you go back five times for that yucky, nasty taste of foul smelling goo is almost like hitting your thumb with a hammer and then hitting it again 'cause you can't believe it hurts so bad! "Tasting much sweeter that wine" NOT! 🤣Great video Wes, swollen thumbs up (from the bee stings).
I leave boxes on the hives. If the hive is strong enough, they will take care of the moths. It works pretty good in my area because it does not get cold for extended periods of time, so the bees are able to break cluster frequently to police the hive. When it does get down to freezing, the empty boxes freeze too, which kills any pests that might be there.
One got me on my hand at 7:33. I have gloves, but they are thick and get in the way. When gloves get in the way, that can agitate them more because of rough handling. It is much gentler on them just to go barehanded. Usually don't get very many stings.
they say honey is actually bee vomit - doesn't sound good - but I love honey - hehe Also there is a LOT of golden rod this fall in Pennsylvania as well....
I have a screen shot of an article from November 1922 Popular Mechanics about making white beeswax. I don't know how to post it to you. If you are interested I can link the magazine and note what page it is on.
Gems willnt live in honey saw picture of a man hand bite by a spider head by raw honey He was in bad shape they said he would probably lose his hand I to had a bee like that too
I would not recommend eating honey with bees around you. I saw a TH-cam video where it was said that a man had died after a bee stung him inside the throat while eating honey; the bee must have gotten into his mouth as he opened it to eat the honey and that was the last thing he ever did; his throat swelled and he was not able to breathe.
I just wanted to tell you how impressed I am with whoever is doing your camera work and editing. There is nothing amateurish about it. This is good professional work. I really enjoy watching you work with the mill and the other things that you're doing around the place with your family. Earlier this morning I watched you take that one last cut into that log with heart rot.. and I was thinking 'no.. I don't think you should..' Good call on your part! I got goose bumps when you slid that sawn piece off the top. I would never have thought that one more slice could have made that big a difference. You have a good life. I hope you and your wife and kids are still there living it 50 years from now!
I greatly appreciate your comment. I do the filming and editing myself, thank you for the compliment. Very glad you are enjoying the channel! We are very blessed to live where we live.
"It's not good" *goes back for more*
"It's really not good" *has another helping*
I honestly cracked up and rematched the entire thing with my mom
Ha! Hope she enjoyed it too. Thanks to both of you for watching.
I was thinking the same, like does the milk taste bad to you.
Exactly what I was thinking-typical guy, "This tastes bad, try it" :)
“I’ve got one bee that won’t give up! Dude, go home!” 😂😂😂😂😂
Not a dude, it's a dudette!
"This honey does not taste good" ... as he takes a fourth helping. Sometimes you are a natural comedian while not intending to be. That's a sign of being good natured. Great video today.
Around here, we call that, "Being a glutton for punishment" lol. It look's like some dumb stuff that I might do. :)
Thanks!
I live in Utah. We don't have goldenrod, but we have a goldenrod cousin -- rabbit brush. Your "dirty socks" description fits. It's why I harvest in August and leave the rabbit brush honey for the bees. They get tons of pollen from it too.
Last fall, another beekeeper called me asking why his honey smelled and tasted so bad. I told him rabbit brush. He asked, what do I do with this stuff? I answered, "You can cook with it or you can give it to somebody you don't like. Next year, harvest in August."
"Ouch, oh that smokers hot." Well yeah! There's a fire in it. Lol.
You sure tried that gross honey enough times. Thanks for your sacrifice to explain it's taste to us.
Have a great day!
your bee videos make me so happy!
Goldenrod honey makes the comb yellow. We've got a great fall flow too in SC. Lots of rain this summer & an extended warm fall has got the bees packing it on.
I am a bee keeper and I Love your Bee🐝videos! Your girls/hives look healthy! Good job man
They've got to live with that taste and smell all winter. That's probably why they're testy. Lol!
Ha!
Thank you for these videos, im hopefully going to be starting my hive next year, Washington state
Learned something new about the bees today. Of course I know very little about them anyway. I find them quite fascinating & try to grow flowers to help preserve them. Thanks for a great video.
Keep making more videos about bees, you explain them very good!
Bees are so beautiful. 🐝
Hard work, but living the dream. Thanks for sharing your lives with us.
Really nice hive you have there, bit touchy but better bee's for being that way. Lovely watching them fly out at such a rate, bless them. First swarm I caught this year were real touchy, but have calmed down a lot now, but given it was there first year they are such good workers I had around 5 liters of honey can't complain about that.
That's great! Can't ever complain about honey.
@@falllineridge Thanks was pretty amazed and chuffed they did so well. That bee that wouldn't leave you alone, my hive known as the Psycho's because of their attitude problem, have calmed down no end and all the other hives are the same although wasn't as ill tempered as the Psycho's and I put this down to the fact I visit them everyday sometimes 2-3 times a day and just watching them come and go in front of the hives. I'm sure the bee's get used to me doing this and don't see me as a threat, but I could be wrong, just my little theory.
Good information on bee hives.
Thanks for this! I ordered some raw "Spring blossom" honey awhile back that just smells and tastes rough. I bet the health benefits are probably great still though. I'm just going to use it for vinegar and medicinal uses
Once they dry and cap it it tastes great. It only stinks while they are bringing it in. Smells like wet socks. Capped goldenrod remind me of clover honey. Good in everything !
5:34 Yuck, this is some rough stuff! Lets take another bite. Yeah, it’s nasty. Tastes like sour socks. Let me take another taste to confirm. Yup, disgusting. 🤣🤣🤣
Had to make sure!
@@falllineridge don’t worry, we loved it! Keep up the great content.
So interesting. Thanks for sharing
Nature is always fascinating...
"Dude, go home!", said the bee. **grin**
Lol. I thought the bad smell was the mite treatment they were getting, but your description of the smell is spot on. They haven’t pulled this much goldenrod in the last few years, so it wasn’t as stinky.
Yup, there's plenty of golden rod around here. Had to smile over your persistent "co-host" trying to steal the camera time from you. 😜
5:42 - "Yeah that's goldenrod.. YUCK!"
*proceeds to take another sample*
lol.
Thanks for the video
Thank you for watching.
The bee that wouldn’t give up was funny. He just wanted to be in the video too!
Have you given any thought to gradually converting to top bar hives? What is your assessment of that method?
Hi good video's! Just curious about your setup. What kind of camera and mic are you using?
That's a very interested question ? 🐝🐝🐝
It is still honey even if they haven’t capped it yet. If you shake the frame and nothing comes that means if you harvested it would never mold.
LOL, that last warrior bee so so funny!! DUDE!!! GO HOME!
Thanks Google video. Terveisiä täältä suomesta pohjois-karjalasta.
Goldenrod happens to be our state flower I have seen hundred of acres of Goldenrod which is actually a beautiful site but a nuisance to the farmers. Looks like the honey from Goldenrod isn’t the tastiest but I’m sure the rest of your honey is delicious and looks like one of the bees 🐝 tried to steal the show! Thanks for sharing your videos with us and God Bless
Thanks! It's rough stuff, but it's good for the bees. Thankful to have it around.
Mine quit working the Goldenrod and now they're working the asters
Hey from NC, I’ve enjoyed your videos on honey bees. What do you use to treat for mites in your colonies?
I've been using Mite Away Quick Strips (now it's called Formic Pro) for years, but switched to oxalic acid vaporization recently. Not much experience with it yet, but my non scientific observations tell me that the results are good. The formic works great, but tends to be harsh on the bees, especially when the weather is at the upper end of the temperature limit.
I'm in west central Arkansas and our goldenrod is heavy this year as well. And the hives stink lol
Mate I think the bee at the end was trying to tell you to buzz off home! Sorry bad humour, thanks for the video....Take Care and Be Safe
Where in GA are you guys located
Rotting fish produces a delicacy, but FLR makes me laugh! I'll be buying honey!
Gerald Boxer That would be another delicacy I will stay away from. While I was in the Philippines, almost ready to hatch ducks rotting inside the shell is a delicacy too. I stayed away from them back then, and now I will stay away from both, forever!!!
Our golden rod flow is over here in northwest Mississippi, i went down and put entrance reducers on the other day and talk about knock your socks off at the smell of the bees drying down the nectar. I seriously thought someone was in the woods nearby making a run of moonshine.
😂
If the bees don’t eat all of the Golden rod stock pile. What do you do with it (before) the spring flow
Good chance they'll eat nearly all of it. They consume tons of honey in the spring before the nectar flow starts up. I always have to supplement them with sugar syrup in the spring.
Watching you go back five times for that yucky, nasty taste of foul smelling goo is almost like hitting your thumb with a hammer and then hitting it again 'cause you can't believe it hurts so bad! "Tasting much sweeter that wine" NOT! 🤣Great video Wes, swollen thumbs up (from the bee stings).
Awesome video. We plan to put some bees in service in the spring. Nothing like natural honey that doesn't come in a plastic bear. :)
-JTF
No comparison to the store bought stuff! You'll never go back .
I think the 🐝 🐝 bees are hyped up on 🍯 honey ! 🤔😅🤣😂😆
Muito bom, parabéns, bom trabalho
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Obrigado.
hi can you ship it to illinois? thank you
"I only sell my honey local" Me 'Road trip'....
Une belle de miel
Are you based near Macon?
That last bee had a mission! To get rid of you! I didn't realize goldenrod had such an odor....a purpose in everything. 🤔👍
The honey you got 4 months ago (I think) were you able to sell it? Just curious not trying to pry.
Will be bottling and selling soon, have not had much time lately. I only sell it locally though.
Good morning from St John Parish, Louisiana 17 Oct 20.
Hello!
How do you store empty honey frames during fall and winter, to avoid wax moth damage?
I leave boxes on the hives. If the hive is strong enough, they will take care of the moths. It works pretty good in my area because it does not get cold for extended periods of time, so the bees are able to break cluster frequently to police the hive. When it does get down to freezing, the empty boxes freeze too, which kills any pests that might be there.
@@falllineridge thanks
does the goldenrod honey stay disgusting even with age?
Very strong hive. They will definitely survive the winter. Do you treat and if with what?
I've been using MAQS for years, but I switched to oxalic vapor this year. I like it so far.
@@falllineridge Thank you very much.
Ha, How terrible this honey is, then taste it 5 times to make sure...Thanks for the chuckle
But what about the bees? Your germs! An old man's emoji--SMILE. Modern emoji--😀🙂🙃😋😇.
Ha! I don't think they're too worried about it.
What do you do with the honey made from this goldenrod?
Leave it for the bees over the winter.
What keeps them from stinging your hands? If they do sting your hands why don’t you wear something to protect them?
One got me on my hand at 7:33. I have gloves, but they are thick and get in the way. When gloves get in the way, that can agitate them more because of rough handling. It is much gentler on them just to go barehanded. Usually don't get very many stings.
Eat Tastes bad smell bad but am going to keep eating it 😂🤣😉
Had to make sure!
they say honey is actually bee vomit - doesn't sound good - but I love honey - hehe Also there is a LOT of golden rod this fall in Pennsylvania as well....
Do you use queen excludes in your hives?
Nice video! Can sell some stinky honey with stinky tofu! Ha
No, I don't. I don't have anything against excluders, I'm just too lazy to deal with them.
It seems to me that the bees have found a way to keep beekeepers from stealing their "golden treasure".... Gary
I have a screen shot of an article from November 1922 Popular Mechanics about making white beeswax. I don't know how to post it to you. If you are interested I can link the magazine and note what page it is on.
Lol!
This tastes horrible proceeds to try it 5-6 more times. LOL
Had to make sure it was bad.
Sour Wet Sock Honey. Add some clever graphics and you have a winner.
Gems willnt live in honey saw picture of a man hand bite by a spider head by raw honey He was in bad shape they said he would probably lose his hand I to had a bee like that too
no golden rod here...
I would not recommend eating honey with bees around you.
I saw a TH-cam video where it was said that a man had died after a bee stung him inside the throat while eating honey; the bee must have gotten into his mouth as he opened it to eat the honey and that was the last thing he ever did; his throat swelled and he was not able to breathe.
Bad flowers maybe?
Goldenrod. Naturally stinky.
"Really not good" and yet you keep tasting? Ha!
Takes another taste.... ooooh that's not good.
Interesting but not delicious. I always have a cringe feeling when someone puts a knife into their mouth. 🤢