Martha Kearney's set honey

[idg]

Did anyone see Martha Kearney this week. She was seen tasting a very pale creamy "set" honey that she was describing as spring honey.
Is there a way of creating or ensuring you get this, or is it forage dependant?
Sorry if its a daft question.

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

Yes its forage dependant, though spring set honey quite often means OSR. See the sticky at the top of the Honey section for how to make it
http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=10494

 

[alanf]

...is it forage dependant?

I think the clues were the repeated shots of her driving past fields of OSR in bloom.

What I thought was odd was that earlier in the series she tried various varietals and the OSR was least favourite. When it was from her own bees, however, it's just wonderful spring honey. If it's only part OSR that may make a difference but I suspect being her own produce ups the rating somewhat.

 

[Ely]

If OSR nectar is mixed with dandelion and various other types of nectar, will it still set rapidly? I have two supers on the hive that are nearly full and I am wondering how long I can leave them before I should be taking them off. Slight cheesy smell so lots of dandelion in there

 

[dn170221]

One scene she was extracting nice flowing honey the next she was eating set honey from a jar. Either there was a bit of time between shootings or ...

 

[leonotron]

One scene she was extracting nice flowing honey the next she was eating set honey from a jar. Either there was a bit of time between shootings or ...

It's not big brother, it doesn't have to be live.

 

[alldigging]

One scene she was extracting nice flowing honey the next she was eating set honey from a jar. Either there was a bit of time between shootings or ...

What did you think of their jarring technique?

 

[BILL.HEARD]

What did you think of their jarring technique?

Dreadful, as are her nucs, there can't have been more than a couple of hundred workers, they also didn't give much detail on the management of the parent colonies after queen cells had been found.

 

[dn170221]

Don't get me wrong I actually think the programme is a positive thing!!
Re honey setting it definitely seemed to be inferred they were jarring the honey and then eating it pretty soon after.
The jarring techniques seemed to be hampered by some sort of extra sieve or filter they had between gate and jar!

 

[pargyle]

Don't get me wrong I actually think the programme is a positive thing!!
Re honey setting it definitely seemed to be inferred they were jarring the honey and then eating it pretty soon after.
The jarring techniques seemed to be hampered by some sort of extra sieve or filter they had between gate and jar!

I think they had a funnel between the settling tank and the jars .... Could have been a filter funnel ... But either way there seemed to be more going on the floor than I would like ! The equipment didnt look too foodsafe either ?

 

[lorrick]

I know some of the people involved in the filming of it as it is local to me, Certain people wanted to edit it before the BBC to take out some of the bad management side of things, as it shows a lot of things not to do as a bee keeper, but unfortunately they would not take the certain bits out, so it makes the Bee Overseer look like he does not do things correctly or know his stuff "He Does", but a lot of it was filmed before he was asked to take part as they could not understand why Bees where dying until he was asked to pop over and have a look and pointed out they had starved and where starving, "why's that then" they asked, the original person doing the bee supervising left, and left them in a bit of a state, where the next person had to remedy it all ?

 

[pargyle]

...but a lot of it was filmed before he was asked to take part as they could not understand why Bees where dying until he was asked to pop over and have a look and pointed out they had starved and where starving, "why's that then" they asked, the original person doing the bee supervising left, and left them in a bit of a state, where the next person had to remedy it all ?

 

[Stiffy]

The scene of her uncapping the honey doesnt reflect the scene of chomping on set honey. The uncapping of badly arranged frames with lots of brace comb looked like floral honey, the honey being bottles was very pale and looked like OSR to me. I think the film editing leaves a lot to be desired. Part of tbe last programme made me think though, I may produce a bum hive ie one in the shape of my axxxe just to see what comes out! ;-)
S

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[Ely]

I think Hivemaker, Oliver90, Finman and the other experts should start youtube channels showing various techniques in beekeeping and honey extracting/bottling. I'd subscribe. If everyone on the forum subscribed they might even earn a few quid from youtube as well

 

[SireeDubs]

I think Hivemaker, Oliver90, Finman and the other experts should start youtube channels showing various techniques in beekeeping and honey extracting/bottling. I'd subscribe. If everyone on the forum subscribed they might even earn a few quid from youtube as well

 

[Cazza]

I think they had a funnel between the settling tank and the jars .... Could have been a filter funnel ... But either way there seemed to be more going on the floor than I would like ! The equipment didnt look too foodsafe either ?

I have a cone shaped filter just like it which I use sometimes to take off the largest pieces of wax before running into a fine filter.
Cazza

 

[Hachi]

What I thought was odd was that earlier in the series she tried various varietals and the OSR was least favourite. When it was from her own bees, however, it's just wonderful spring honey. If it's only part OSR that may make a difference but I suspect being her own produce ups the rating somewhat.

..... and ups her sale price for this year

 

[charlievictorbravo]

Martha's Honey

There's been a thread in the forum's Media section - http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=28704

General concensus seems to be, despite the odd manipulations, that this programme has captured the public's imagination. If you're selling at any public events, you'd better be able to enthuse about and discuss The Wonder of Bees.

CVB

 

[itma]

What did you think of their jarring technique?

I don't think she understood the order of doing things.

You strain it BEFORE you try to put it into jars. Then you can use the special "honey gate" (valve/tap) to stop the honey stream when the jar is full - and don't spill/waste honey outside the jars, including on the threads.

Those cone strainers are really coarse. Use them on the extractor outflow, if you have a lot of dross in with your honey, to prevent the finer double strainer quickly blocking up with wax chunks, bees, etc …

 

[Hachi]

There's been a thread in the forum's Media section - http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=28704

General concensus seems to be, despite the odd manipulations, that this programme has captured the public's imagination. If you're selling at any public events, you'd better be able to enthuse about and discuss The Wonder of Bees.

CVB

I'm watching it as is most and if it ups my sales

Well done Marty