Yummy Honey.

[Millet]

It has been in the 10L bucket for three weeks now and showing no sign of setting so into the jars it went.. i'm not to keen on Honey personally but i like the taste of this stuff and i have another bucket of it to jar and more on the hives so happy days..into my third season and with the previous bees i had less than one quarter of this amount over three seasons so it just goes to show you need the right bees if you want a bit of honey for yourself..

 

[Swift Nick]

Looks good, congratulations. I am just interested, what bees did you go from & to, to get your improvement?

 

[Beefriendly]

It has been in the 10L bucket for three weeks now and showing no sign of setting so into the jars it went.

I make that 39 jars at say £5 jar = £195 and you have another bucket

 

[Millet]

Looks good, congratulations. I am just interested, what bees did you go from & to, to get your improvement?

Local North Yorkshire angry mongrels to Buckfast from three different lines.

 

[Millet]

I make that 39 jars at say £5 jar = £195 and you have another bucket

Not far of ..37 but less than a fiver here but it is going quick so the price might rise..

 

[Erichalfbee]

It has been in the 10L bucket for three weeks now and showing no sign of setting so into the jars it went.. i'm not to keen on Honey personally but i like the taste of this stuff and i have another bucket of it to jar and more on the hives so happy days..into my third season and with the previous bees i had less than one quarter of this amount over three seasons so it just goes to show you need the right bees if you want a bit of honey for yourself..

Not always the bees though
I have mish mash bees and some Carni
I have had more honey than I ever have because the sun has shone and it’s been warm for two months.

 

[Millet]

Not always the bees though
I have mish mash bees and some Carni
I have had more honey than I ever have because the sun has shone and it’s been warm for two months.

Sounds like you are tying to put my fire out. this fire will smoulder and reignite anytime soon.. ;-)

 

[mike99]

It has been in the 10L bucket for three weeks now and showing no sign of setting so into the jars it went.. i'm not to keen on Honey personally but i like the taste of this stuff and i have another bucket of it to jar and more on the hives so happy days..into my third season and with the previous bees i had less than one quarter of this amount over three seasons so it just goes to show you need the right bees if you want a bit of honey for yourself..

Looking good Steve. And more to come.
I need some super wireless foundation as I love honey comb. I think someone said you can get honeycomb from wired but it’s more difficult?

 

[Millet]

Looking good Steve. And more to come.
I need some super wireless foundation as I love honey comb. I think someone said you can get honeycomb from wired but it’s more difficult?

You can but i can't see it being to difficult.. pretty much the same as unwired..

 

[Jambo]

More difficult to chew maybe

 

[Millet]

More difficult to chew maybe

If you have a comb honey press you can push the wire through the frame like a cheese wire.

 

[Ian123]

foundation for cc is thinner and obviously no wire...maybe you could get some starter strips out of normal foundation if you cant get the thinner sheets

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I think someone said you can get honeycomb from wired but it’s more difficult?

Whoever said that obviously didn't have a clue what they were on about. Unless they meant honeycomb mash with extra chewy midrib.

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[Millet]

Whoever said that obviously didn't have a clue what they were on about. Unless they meant honeycomb mash with extra chewy midrib.

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Weird eh ...

 

[pargyle]

Weird eh ...

Not as weird as suggesting you can get decent cut comb from wired foundation !

Personally, the best cut comb comes from foundationless frames.. the mid rib is very thin the way bees build it themselves and at least you know where the wax came from and what's in it.

I'm not sure I would like to chew on some of the commercial foundation I've seen. A starter strip of a triangular bit of timber under the top bar of the frame painted with your own beeswax will set them going in the right direction.

I suppose it depends upon whether you want your customers to return for some more ...

 

[Beefriendly]

Not as weird as suggesting you can get decent cut comb from wired foundation !

Having wired foundation left in several frames I have found myself making cut comb from wired frames. It works out fine the wires just get pressed out, assuming you use one of those excellent cut comb cutters that most disparage. I don't sell it because of the thicker midrib. But to all other intents and purposes it is fine.
Just goes to show some supposedly knowledgeable beekeepers don't have a scoobies.

 

[Ian123]

mike to try and give you some perspective on the posts above and am guessing you would like to try some cut comb.
you can certainly make yourself some from wired foundation but indeed as suggested above the best will come from thin starter strips with the resulting product made entirely by the bees. Thin cc foundation in general will give better results in terms of max production in particular if the flow at the time is a bit iffy......i have the odd time been forced to get my fix of comb honey by using a a wired frame and indeed the thick midrif is not great but wont kill you...simply scrape back to this or remove once mashed on your bread, obviously you would not be expecting any paying customer to do this.....if you want to try some wired then simply lay the frame on a chopping board as you would normaly and cut around with a good knife...wire on the top bar edge is normaly held firm so cuts easily......the loops on the bottom bar can pull out uncut as the are not held firmly...snip these loops if needed then simply using pliers draw the short sections of wire through, so you are pulling the wire horizontal to the midrif and not out through the cells/cappings..just ensure that all loops/bends are cut or it will make a messs.
so if you have a frame you want to try this year for yourself go ahead.....if you are going to produce some next year go and get some thin foundation sheets for cc...good luck

 

[pargyle]

Just goes to show some supposedly knowledgeable beekeepers don't have a scoobies.

I can't disagree with that ...and some less knowledgeable ones appear to be completely clueless but seem to spend their entire time cruising and polluting every thread with complete gibberish. I wonder that some have the time to look after their bees ....indeed I wonder whether they actually keep real bees or just imaginary ones ?

 

[Beefriendly]

I can't disagree with that ...

Makes a pleasant change/.
But thanks for the further pleasantries Mr. Trollargyle.
Your suggestion that perhaps I don't even keep bees will be treated with the total contempt it deserves which is similar to the way I hold views about you. If you insist in giving advice on matters you have obviously never experienced than expect that others who have experienced these matter's might disagree with your erroneous "book" opinions.

 

[pargyle]

Makes a pleasant change/.
But thanks for the further pleasantries Mr. Trollargyle.

Kettle saucepan black ? Best look in the mirror ...