So much mindless crap posted here, take a second to look at my first jar of honey

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[–]JoeyJoeJoe 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Good work bees!

[–]Node 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

That is poison to me, but very nice. What kind of setup do you have?

Have you heard of that new type of 'no disassembly' hive (box?) that allows you to drain the honey from the outside? And if so, gimmick or viable alternative?

[–]Jesus 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

yes, I do honey too. Have three hives! love me some honey

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Sweet!

I wish saving the bees were a much much higher priority.

(It would be helpful to boycot Bayer, Syngenta, BASF, Dow AgroSciences, Monsanto, DuPont, Makhteshim Agan, Nufarm, Sumitomo Chemical, and Arysta Lifescience)

[–]Brewdabier[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Just have the one bee hive so it's a start.

[–]LarrySwinger2 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I see that you've switched from brewing da beer to keeping da bees. Good stuff!

[–]Brewdabier[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Nope, still brewing beer. I just thought of the idea after watching YT video on mash and drain honey.

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    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    based

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      [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      kek

      [–]HiddenFox 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

      That's pretty cool!

      ...also Trump or racist or LGTBQ... I don't know....it's just habit now....it donst even have to make sense....

      [–]Jesus 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

      Bot cannot comprehend

      [–]Brewdabier[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

      And what does honey have to do with rump or racist or LGTBQ, you on crack ?.

      [–]HiddenFox 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      It's a nod to the mindless crap op is taking about in the title.

      [–]slushpilot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

      Beautiful! How did you process it? We just got a spinner after doing it the messy way for so long. And you have to heat it too much to separate the wax which I really don't want to do to good honey.

      I got about 20lb from 4 hives in our early summer harvest before the drought and wildfire smoke put a damper on all the bee foraging. I had to feed a lot this summer, and we're not taking any more from them this season so they can store up.

      I started with a single hive as well, but I would advise any beginning beekeeper to always start with two. Firstly, you can observe if something they're doing is "normal" because the activity is similar, or if one of them needs your help (failing brood, swarming, robbing, disease, etc.): as a beginner, it's hard to know what to expect when you observe your bees. Secondly, if one of your hives is in in trouble because they lost their queen or something, you can donate a frame of young eggs/brood from your spare hive.

      [–]Brewdabier[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

      I used my apple press and it worked but clean up was hard. I just got the one as an experiment and yes the dude I got this one from said I should have 2 or 3 hives, the farm by my home has alfalfa and the bees seem to love going out there.

      [–]slushpilot 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

      "as an experiment" is always how it starts.

      [–]Brewdabier[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

      Lol, I know. I own 3 jeeps, 15 RC planes, 8 RC helicopters, 5 RC trucks. It always starts out as an experiment.

      [–]la_cues 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

      Holy moly nice!

      I've been really interested in brewing mead lately, send sommadat honey my way for the fall months.

      [–]Brewdabier[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      I think mead is about the easiest thing to make, I use Lalvin D-47 and Wyeast 4184 . I go for 10.70 The worse part is waiting at least 8 months so I make two 5 gallon batch's.

      [–]filbs111 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      sweet.