Honey extraction without an Extractor

This is the first time we've extrated honey from our new hive. It was a lot of fun and a learning experience. We didn't have access to an Extractor at the time so we used this method.

[lifeonsibuyanphilippines]

WOW!! So many negative comments here. . .At least he is doing it and not just sitting on the couch watching and criticizing somebody else. You should see the way they collect honey here in the mountain. They just squeeze it into bottles. No frames because all wild-collected. . I will try to get a "honey hunt" on video and post it.

[ronlemon]

Enjoyed the video. Many of us new keepers don't have an extractor and I love your tips . We can all learn something. Thanks.

[wwkolo]

Perfect! This video is exactly what I was looking for, as I'm about to harvest my first honey batch with no extractor. Great stuff. Thank you!

[juliuscaesar]

Very nice. Thank you. This is my first year at bee keeping. Without buying the extra tools and extractors….this really has helped me. I robbed four frames and need to remove the honey from it. Thanks again for this simple method.

[kittsage]

I have not used an extractor because the honey you just made keeps its sparkle and most of the flavanoids and antibacterial properties. The honey house with an extractor smells great, but the honey spinning out forms a thin film on the side of the vessel and then gets blown by the frames acting as fan blades. If you want to have great turn around time on harvesting, just uncap the honey as you did in the first part. Do not destroy the cells. Do one side at a time and leave it overnight open cell down to drain. They will refill the frame in a shorter time and you will harvest more often. Also do not remove all the frames of honey just before winter. Let them use a few to overwinter. Your honey will be exhibition grade and smell and taste fantastic. Your bees will also be more resiliant. If you fill your bottle of honey and the air bubble struggles to rise, then you are doing it right. Feeding costs money and weakens bees and ads no value to your honey. Sugar is not nectar.

[smcelroy]

I came across your video while researching beekeeping. I just want to say the gentleman in the background helping you out is so sweet. You can tell he’s truly interested and so pumped for you. It reminds me of my grandpa, doesn’t matter what we’re doing but he loves seeing our efforts pay off and he gets just as excited. It’s really lovely.

[yoursafari]

Hi We followed your instructions to the letter yesterday, and it was a great success. We only have one hive and so far, the honey is working out at $40 a pot :-) so we didn't want to buy a extractor!
Thanks for some good old common sense advice.

[crazycoyote]

Nice to see the whole family exploring and learning.
And great sweet memories from the grannies.
Thank you.

[Junebug-jsol]

Excellent video! I've been trying to visualize how to do honey extraction manually. This is the perfect video showing how it can be done and materials needed. Thanks.

[TriCityConnections]

I think this is a GREAT video - I'm a beginner so this just shows me you can improvise if you don't have all the necessary tools :) getting excited!!

[tracieclarke]

I love hearing your Dad. Reminds me of mine. Hug him for me.

[shannonpollmann]

I am a new beekeeper and really appreciate your video! Simplicity is great! I loved seeing that golden goodness coming out from the cheesecloth. So glad I ran across your video. Love the tip about the difference between nylon and regular cheesecloth another viewer mentioned.

[magikknights]

very good job! > p. s. to all the whiny folk about this style of simple harvesting. some people do raise honey bees for the bees wax and the honey is just an added benefit. [some big religious church groups will only use 95-100% bees wax candles and pay high dollar] also selling comb honey pound per pound brings a higher price also. my personal saying " the less people and processing of any type of food, the better of healthy quality you will get "

[NiallHoranMonkey]

Learning curve. Don't diss the guy too much! It's all a learning process

[hellamilles]

Awesome video! But no point in uncapping it if you're gonna strain the whole thing, wax and all

[casienwhey]

Good video overall, and I noted that some honey has the best darker color, but we have to be careful about destroying the comb and making the bees do more work than you. In the future, just cut off the honey caps and then lay it along the bucket and let it sit overnight.

[andrewveitch]

I have an extractor, but just wanted to harvest 2 frames and found your video. Thanks for showing us how to do this.

[juliewapo]

Im new and dont have a honey extractor yet so appreciate this video

[baconneggs]

No reason to uncap the comb if your gonna scrap all the comb anyway

[hanapandori]

Love the sweet old man commentary, so heartwarming.