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hello Randy. part number at tractor supply sku:1350429 hope that helps .thanks for watching and god bless

@@morninggloryapiary7001 do you remember the price on it?i can’t find it they have probably changed some things up and don’t carry the kit anymore

looks like it is 319.99. if you look online at tractor supply store ,its on there. sku-1350429 is the part number. any trouble shout back

@@morninggloryapiary7001 thanks I’ll check again

many thanks Cody. i does really taste good. been a great year for me. thanks for watching and commenting. really appreciated. god bless and hope to hear from ya again.

I live in central Kentucky

thanks, seems to be working for me pretty well. doesn't make for a very good video, but me by myself I like to crowd everything close together and eliminate as much walk time as possible. Thanks for watching and God bless

thanks for watching and thats the best way ive found to drain the cappings.god bless

Thanks alot. Very pleased myself.got lucky,the end of June there was nothing . They made that honey in July. God looking over me for sure.thanks for watching and god bless. Hope your season is going well

Congratulations. Your girls deserve a pat on the back but that might take a while . What I have trouble with is getting them all to ware there winter coats to stay warm. LOL. Ya starting NOW is the start of what kind of year next year will bring. Have you done a video on your uncapping . I would be interested in seeing just how that one works an the internal parts . Just thought if you have not cleaned it up yet an needed to take it apart to do your cleaning. It sounds like you an your girls have a great plan on working together with a few troublemakers just like it happens most of the time . I think I also had more queen problems than I did last year but it all worked out. Thanks

Hi kathy, and your absolutely right, our 2025 bee season starts right now. they need queen right checks,beetle blasters on, feed syrup, and start treating for mites. Get all that done and we should be on the right road to a good season next year. I'm gonna try to make a descent video on the uncapper. ive searched for videos on utube and theres just not much out there on it so ill try to do a review video. The queen acceptance this year was kinda tough this year here in kentucky. I think it probably had alot to do with the drought. First round was decent at 75%, but the second round was only 45%. still thank god for each and every queen I ended up with.Want to thank you again for watching and commenting on my videos.It means alot and is very much appreciated. Feels like I've made a friend.Until the next time,God bless and take care

Hello again. That uncapper to say the least,has been a real work in progress.when I first tried to use it ,I thought I was gonna be sick. 3000 dollars was alot of money for me to spend and then it sucked . Have done several things to make it better and has finally worked out pretty decent. At least good enough so I don't feel like I waisted my money. By the way,you have a super nice honey house. Maybe one of these days I'll be able to afford something like yours . Thanks for watching and god bless

hello and thanks for watching. the base on the uncapper is four wheels welded on and cut a piece of plywood to in between the legs. not much to it, but definitely made a big difference. You can go back and watch last years extraction videos and see what modifications i made to the uncapper and the differences it made. I'll try to make a better video and show exactly what I did. god bless

hello and thanks for watching my video. this is a maxant chain uncapper. was a pretty rough product out of the box but have done several mods to it to make it better. seems to be alot better now. if you have the time ,go back and watch last years extraction videos and it shows everything i did to make it better.any more questions, please feel free to ask. god bless

hello and thanks for watching. my honey house size is 12 by 28.no such thing as being big enough. Its usually fine except a few times a year when you start extracting honey and packing supers in and out, then trying to bottle honey all at the same time, it gets kinda crowded but I get by. appreciate your time and hope to hear from ya again. god bless any more questions,please feel free to ask

yes, I put all these frames right back on. I start feeding right away and try to get these boxes full before winter sets in. I try to get the frames that has pollen even as possible in these boxes because this is the pollen that gets them started in the spring. hope that answers your question and I'm grateful for your time watching and commenting on my video. any more questions, please feel free to ask. thanks and God bless

it was very rough on frames until I got it adjusted right.it doesn't even scratch them now. you can go back and watch last years extraction videos and see what all i did to make it better.thanks for watching and god bless

Yes I run plastic frames thru it also.

hello and thanks for watching. that jig has really been a big help. I used to set there and hold them up the whole time. I need to find some better clamps and i think it will be alot better. Really appreciate you watching and commenting. Next video coming soon so stay tuned. God bless

Gets better every year. I'm over 2000 pounds this year. The last video will be out soon so stay tuned and tha m KS for watching. God bless

Thank you

hello again Kathy. Always a pleasure hearing from ya .Hope all is well in your neck of the Woods. Wish I would have started out with all medium hives from the beginning. Can't afford to replace all boxes now.Didnt know any better when I started out. Sure hate to pack those deeps but they sure make alot of honey. Not gonna complain about those little vivo extractors,but they cant handle the deep broodbox frames very well.They got me by for 5 years but I love the ultramax.Most definitely looking to get another one.Gonna call john at hillco and find out what all has changed from the Ultramax. I don't think I would benefit from the upgraded program control .I like turning it up and down myself that way I know there's nothing getting stupid.My last honey extraction video will be coming out soon so stay tuned and ill have a year end total on the next one. God bless and take care. Catch ya on the next one

@@morninggloryapiary7001 I think the new extractor with a flip of a switch you can go from automatic or manual. Thanks

Funny I was just watching a video on that. Its a cool feature and definitely has appeal, but don't think I would trust leaving it alone to do its own thing and if I'm going to be right there with it , I think for a 160 dollars, , don't think I really use that feature. Kinda like to be in control of the speed myself. Another thing I noticed, I didn't see any way to reverse spinning. I use the reverse spinning feature on my ultramax quite a bit. Especially when the honey is dry and thick. And I know this is picky and kind of stupid, but I really don't like the black color on the motor and control box . I also really don't like the honey comb shaped control box, but that's just me being picky, at the end of the day its the best extractor for the money on the market.i bought those 2 little extractors because all extractors in the 18 frame range was well over 2000 price range and shipping was a ordeal. searched and studied about every extractor out there for 5 years and when john came out with the ultramax for the price he did, and free shipping to my house, there was no shaking it off. had to buy one. And in the 5 years I looked at extractors, I never saw anything about any warranties.hillcos warranty is unheard of.what kind of extractor do you use?

maxant makes good stough most of the time. wasnt real pleased with the uncapper when it first came in, but its worked out ok . good luck on the new yard.god bless

Thank you very much and glad to hear from ya again . It's been wonderful. God bless

hello again Bruce.Feels like I've got a celebrity watching me.Ive not figured out any other way to get away from extracting the deeps.I run double deeps thru the winter. I don't like wintering in singles. I think that a deep and a medium is plenty of space, but i don't like the thought of having 2 different sizes of brood frames.So I guess my picky butt is gonna suck it up and keep packing those deeps for now.Love the setup you and rusty has going on.Most definitely got another ultramax on my radar.Not gonna complain about the smaller vivo extractors,the've got me by for five years,but they can't handle the stress from the deep broodbox frames. Well it's great to hear from ya and want to say I really loved the video you made about setting up your camera. Would really like to know more about the setting on your wireless mics.I can't seem to get my breathing noise out of my audio.thanks for watching and I'm gonna tell everybody I've been chatting with Brucesbees, its an honor for me. God bless

Thanks alot. God bless

Hello again kathy. Great to here from ya again. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Been pretty dry here ,really needing some rain.hows your season been so far.

It took a monstrous hit on one of my out yards . Someone around me sprayed there garden, flowers or whatever it was an killed a complete yard of my Bees an I heard there way another bee yard about a mile an a half from me also lost five colonies at the same time. A big hit but what do we do 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️. But my other yard did really good so my season was not a total loss. I guess we have to take the good with the bad an just hope it all works out next year. Hope you have had a great season. Thanks

been really good so far. queen mating wasn't very good the second round. ended up with 45% mated. fixing to start the second round of harvesting honey.ill pull all the deeps first and then the mediums. Usually done the first week of july but gonna push it back a couplke more weeks . Were starting to get a little rain so the clover is trying to produce a little nectar, nothing to write home abouit but their getting a little anyway. great to hear from ya again , God bless

@@morninggloryapiary7001 ya with the dry conditions we need to let them get every little drop they can . The best I can figure I lost maybe around a thousand pounds by losing that yard this year. So will just keep my fingers crossed an hope for a better outcome next year an take it day by day an enjoy all I get weather it is little or a lot. Stay cool in this weather. Thanks

uncapper is working well this year. Cant say its the best machine out there but it seems to do well for me.thanks for watching God bless

Thanks for watching God bless

I think in the video I have it hooked to a 12 volt power supply. I hook it to the battery on the garden tractor when I'm out feeding. The tractor charges itself. Thanks for watching god bless

@@morninggloryapiary7001 didn't know you could do that thanks for the response!

@caven930 thank you for watching .any more questions please feel free to ask. God bless

Many thanks my friend . That lifter has been a work in progress for a good while. Switched from the corded rocker switch which was awesome but the cord was always in the way. The cordless switch is ok but need to figure out the best way to mount it . Thanks for watching my videos , it means alot .God bless

Yes I bolted mine down. It can be used not bolted , but sooner or later it will get wild on ya . There's no perfect way to load it perfectly every time so I figured to save time and aggravation to bolt it down. Thanks for watching and feel free to ask any questions you might have . It's always a pleasure to hear from people out in the bee world.god bless

Kentucky

Hello and thanks for your time and advice.need all I can get . Gonna put them in the nucs on day 10 so I shouldn't have any trouble with them hatching but just in case I'll check and make sure they cant get out the bottom . Have been using roller cages just thought the foam would be better. Thanks for watching and god bless

Thanks so much. Really appreciate your time watching my video. Means alot god bless

Thanks so much! God bless

Where did you get the magnet that you use for your hive tool. Your hive box lifter is very cool.

hello and i wish i could answer that question,but seems my memory aint that good anymore. im gonna guess that i bought it off of amazon. and thanks my hive lifter has been a work in progress for a pretty good while.i switched from a corded rocker switch that really worked good except the cord was always in the way and srarted using the cordless remotes so definitely some bugs to work out there thanks for watching my video and god bless

Hey good to hear from ya again. Don't think I got it down pat but definitely gettin better. How's your season going so far ,we're kinda in a dearth . Hopefully the clover will get going pretty soon . Definitely in need of some sunshine. Thanks for watching and great to hear from ya again.god bless

@@morninggloryapiary7001 I have had a really odd season . I think I have told you about my queens not making it back an the rain an storms washing all the blooms off well that was my good part of my season. Well Someone had the bright idea an thought it would help everything if they were to spray there garden or fields or whatever ( WRONG ) . Well I use to have a out yard .

I ended up with about 60 % of queens gettin mated first round and the rain is really hurting the necter flow here to.hate to here about the spray. I guess I've not experienced that yet and hope I dont.sorry it happened to you,sounds like you really care about your bees.wish people could understand that their not just bugs to us . I love my bees and that would certainly flatten me .wish there was something I could do for ya . Gonna pray for your season to get better. Let me no how things are going and thanks for your time . It's always a pleasure hearing from ya. God bless

Thanks so much , I feel blessed every day . Have a great family and great friends, and a great life . Really appreciate you takin the time to watch my video.god bless

Yes mam ,just had a video using the lifter

Yes it does deeps the same . I like the mediums better but definitely does both.many thanks for watching my videos and will try to get more videos out with the hive lifter. God bless

@@morninggloryapiary7001 awesome!! My husband is so jealous of your lifter..he keeps trying to justify buying an EZLoader but just can do it🤣🤣

hello and let me say first that i felt the same way. not made of money here so purchasing that uncapper really drew blood when i purchased it. and to be honest it really sucked when i first got it. if you have the time go back and watch my 3 honey extraction videos from 2023, you can see how it stared out and how i modified it to get it useable. many thanks for taking time to watch my video, i know time is precious.God bless

currently I think I have 47 colonies total. i have 29 production colonies but not all are making honey. have a few that are lagging.

thanks alot and appreciate you watching,god bless

Thank you! god bless

still diggin the hive stands. they have to be good on the bees.great idea

This building is a 12ft by 28ft. Would love to have a concrete floor with a metal building instead but it's not in these bees budget . Sorry for the focus issues , I've goofed up my camera and don't no how to fix it. Not very tech savvy here . Thanks for watchin, have been enjoying your videos as well. God bless

Changed the winch out for rope pulleys.i thought the winch looked pretty cool to haha.god bless and thanks for watchin.check out my 2024 honey harvest kickoff video just uploaded

Hello and thanks for watching. Those gloves came from manlake. They used to be blue but they changed the color this time. I started out wearing the leather gloves, but I like these alot better .when they get nasty and sticky, I leave them on and wash them in the sink. Thanks again and god bless

Hello in New Zealand hope you are well and hope you don't get stung in the eye again . I'm not allergic to bee stings but if they get me around the eye I'm gonna swell alot .thanks for watchin my video and hope to hear from ya again. God bless

So glad to have ya watchin my videos . Im just learning myself and never really had much luck up until now. Hopefully get another round or two of queens grafted.thanks for watchin and hope to hear from ya again. God bless

Hello kathy ,as always great to hear from ya again. Your exactly right, things never goes as planned in the bee yard. Your also right about feeding the cell builder . It makes a big difference even if they already have plenty. Hope the necter flow kicks back in for ya . Ours has slowed down drasticly but it usually does after the locust trees and honeysuckle finishes. The white clover is starting to ramp up.hopefully it won't dry up on it. We'll as always, great to hear from ya and thanks for takin the time to watch my video. It's always appreciated. God bless

Funny and interesting thing ,all the queens I grafted were blondes, but they parent hive superceded the queen and made a dark tiger striped daughter like their mother and they made her on the same frame I grafted from . Crazy thanks again for watchin

Hello and thanks for taking the time to watch my video. It's greatly appreciated. God bless

I adore your hivestand roofs. That hive lifter is starting to come together pretty well. The worst thing about it is that slows ya way down ,but it's definitely alot better on ya. Thanks for watchin and god bless

Thanks alot just about time to do it again .thanks for watching God bless

It's a work in progress but it's gettin better. Thanks for watchin