Re: Pulled some more honey
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Looks good Matt, we've taken 240 quarts off ours so far this year, and will easily surpass 300 quarts. Everyone has had a great year around these parts That's a load of honey. Y'all must sell some that's a hole lot to eat.
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Re: Pulled some more honey
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08/04/19 10:58 PM
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Matt what size are your 14 frames you pulled? Your harvest seems awful good for that few of frames. A serrated bread knife works really good and quick to uncap with, and a small uncapping scratcher for the little areas you miss with. Course we are only doing a few hundred frames by hand so no need for anything bigger yet. We do have a capping tray to let all the honey drain from cappings. I run all deeps and 9 frames in the top box. Some of what I extracted I pull out of the second brood box.
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Re: Pulled some more honey
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Yea but my uncle sells a lot to a local produce stand for $12/qt, what does it bring down your way Matt? I am not sure what a quart would bring I just sell in the 1 pound squeeze bottles. I think one guy sold some quarts for 15
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Re: Pulled some more honey
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08/04/19 11:06 PM
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I sent 3 lbs to a friend in Alaska last winter. The shipping cost way more than the honey was worth. Not in flat rate boxes.
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Re: Pulled some more honey
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01/16/20 08:44 PM
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You need to have the queen bee when you move them is what I have been told.
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Re: Pulled some more honey
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Yea but my uncle sells a lot to a local produce stand for $12/qt, what does it bring down your way Matt? I am not sure what a quart would bring I just sell in the 1 pound squeeze bottles. I think one guy sold some quarts for 15 I'll buy at those prices all day long. I'll mark it up as I sell mine 10/lb.
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Re: Pulled some more honey
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Pulled 14 frames and got 83 pound. Fresh honey is awesome. Mmmmm honey is awesome I been trying to eat a teaspoon everyday, heard it helps allergies.....
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Re: Pulled some more honey
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01/16/20 09:29 PM
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I'll buy at those prices all day long. I'll mark it up as I sell mine 10/lb. I don't know what it sells for here but a rancher brought me a fresh 5lb jar today as a thank you for trapping coyotes on their place. This time of year we eat a lot of honey on buttered biscuits and homemade bread.
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Re: Pulled some more honey
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01/16/20 10:40 PM
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My parents (north Texas) have a hive in their barn and they don't want to kill them, but I'm not sure how to successfully move a hive. A couple years ago they ripped out the hive and sealed up the site, but they came back. Can I get a box and frames and transplant them, or will they just try to go back in the barn? I keep hearing that bees are disappearing, so if I can start a box, I'd prefer that. If anyone has any helpful information, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks y'all. If you try to cut them out I would make sure they aren't Africanized being your down in Texas.
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