Dealing with the Abundance: harvesting honey and beeswax!

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  • čas přidán 10. 07. 2023

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  • @alisonfink474
    @alisonfink474 Před rokem +17150

    Peppermint must've been in bloom when the bees filled that area of the comb. Happy clean up crew. Enjoy!

    • @EchoLog
      @EchoLog Před rokem +927

      Mint is one of those plants, very prolific and goes unnoticed until the whole neighborhood is like "huh... i guess there's a bunch of mint around here..."
      mint basil and rosemary, amazing herbs for your garden, bees, and kitchen

    • @tjsMAR
      @tjsMAR Před rokem +407

      very possible. Some bee keeper friends of mine once had Fennel/Willow honey that tasted like licorice. It also helped with headaches.

    • @55Quirll
      @55Quirll Před rokem +19

      My thought too.

    • @egobrain6826
      @egobrain6826 Před rokem +3

      Yep.

    • @sanorarae5478
      @sanorarae5478 Před rokem +8

      @@tjsMAR😍 wow!

  • @tripsy038
    @tripsy038 Před rokem +7995

    I used to get honey produced by hives based next to lavender field, It was wonderfully floral and fragrant. I also recall a story where bees produced blue honey due to a nearby M and M plant. Perhaps you have mint not too far away.

    • @danielleburchette2599
      @danielleburchette2599 Před rokem +174

      That's what I was thinking, too. They either have it in the garden or somewhere wild on their property. Lol. It looked really good, though. ❤

    • @AbigailChildOfGod
      @AbigailChildOfGod Před rokem +111

      I have heard that honey made from Oleander, I think, is toxic. Oleander is toxic, and I don't know if toxic flowers = toxic honey all of the time, but I would advise caution 😥

    • @starlady333
      @starlady333 Před rokem +17

      This is true! *you are what you eat😄* ❤

    • @EmilyMSmith93
      @EmilyMSmith93 Před rokem +49

      ​@@AbigailChildOfGodsomething to look into for sure

    • @starlady333
      @starlady333 Před rokem +105

      A bear that has been eating only berries will have purple fat and the meat is SO good!

  • @dalishrogue3621
    @dalishrogue3621 Před rokem +859

    Honey is literally a product that proves “you are what you eat”

    • @glycerosfournaris2512
      @glycerosfournaris2512 Před 8 měsíci +14

      Well honey is vomit sooooo....
      But I get what you mean.

    • @amandasummers8423
      @amandasummers8423 Před 6 měsíci +5

      That's what Joe Rogan said about a blue berry bear...they claim a bear that eats only blue berries I the best meat ever and that the fat is literally blue because of it.

  • @deanawells4395
    @deanawells4395 Před 11 měsíci +262

    If your hive is close to peppermint plants or lavender, basil whatever they pollinate from it and your honey tastes like it. Bee farms actually move bees to areas where lavender or clover is to flavor the honey. My hive is nearby my hot peppers and my honey tastes like a bit of hot peppers. I also feed my chickens hot peppers and my eggs have a pepper background note to them ❤

    • @TheEMC99
      @TheEMC99 Před 7 měsíci +16

      Your chickens eat hot peppers?! 🌶 I love it! ❤😂

    • @ez_lacr0ix141
      @ez_lacr0ix141 Před 6 měsíci +9

      ​@@TheEMC99birds are actually inmune to spiciness, to them it probably tastes likr bell peppers lmao

    • @mikegardner107
      @mikegardner107 Před 4 měsíci

      The capsaicin molecule which gives chile its heat does not fit the receptors on birds taste buds and their stomachs do not digest pepper seeds. They get all the nutrition and spread the seeds about, with free fertilizer. Elephants are highly sensitive to capsaicin, and detest it. Farmers have learned to plant a few rows of habaneros around their fields to keep the elephants from eating their other crops. Then they harvest the chiles and make hot sauce which they also sell.

  • @jadusiv
    @jadusiv Před rokem +4551

    Linden tree flowers produce minty honey, as well as mint flowers themselves.

    • @Locomaid
      @Locomaid Před rokem +46

      True! I have honey right now that is largely from Linden flowers. It is from hives kept in the middle of the Tierpark in Berlin (not my hives). It was an odd taste at first, but now I cannot get enough!

    • @Locomaid
      @Locomaid Před rokem +22

      The one from chestnut tree blossoms is also very tasty (from the same hives, different season!)

    • @alissacheck4194
      @alissacheck4194 Před 11 měsíci +11

      Linden honey is the best

    • @MsMookalate
      @MsMookalate Před 11 měsíci +5

      True my son loves linden honey

    • @ruthpaans4275
      @ruthpaans4275 Před 11 měsíci +6

      That's exactly right! We had bee yards that had Linden trees around. It was one of our customer's favorite types of honey!

  • @markmclean8858
    @markmclean8858 Před rokem +2732

    I can't tell you how jealous I was of that Winnie bite. 😂

    • @danross4953
      @danross4953 Před 11 měsíci +7

      🍯

    • @liamg9410
      @liamg9410 Před 11 měsíci +49

      For real. WHEN IS IT MY TURN

    • @daniellestickley1713
      @daniellestickley1713 Před 11 měsíci +27

      One of my aunties had bees. This was a treat every year they were harvested.

    • @MakeSureYouCleanUp
      @MakeSureYouCleanUp Před 11 měsíci +11

      I bought a honeycomb like that from the grocery store and i dont know if i got a bad one because i took a bite and it tasted like crunchy chemicals mixed with honey. 😢

    • @zer0nix
      @zer0nix Před 11 měsíci +15

      ​@@MakeSureYouCleanUp that's my fear with buying honeycomb honey. It looks so good to bite into but if the honey quality isn't good or isn't to my taste...

  • @chebetkiplangat1489
    @chebetkiplangat1489 Před 11 měsíci +747

    As a Kenyan, I am very proud to see the inspiration

    • @gtest5117
      @gtest5117 Před 10 měsíci +18

      Me too,, feeling proud

    • @johnblic6405
      @johnblic6405 Před 10 měsíci +17

      Loved the mention of my homeland. Land of honey too

    • @beyondbackwater4933
      @beyondbackwater4933 Před 9 měsíci +7

      Lol Canadian men invented it and took it to Kenya to use.

    • @mohamedsalim436
      @mohamedsalim436 Před 9 měsíci +19

      @@beyondbackwater4933 so how was the kenyans doing it before the canadian person you talking about? and why named it kenyan when he got it from canada as you claim !

    • @beyondbackwater4933
      @beyondbackwater4933 Před 8 měsíci +4

      @mohamedsalim436 it's not a disputed fact that it was developed by Canadians and used for projects in Kenya.

  • @ambergris5705
    @ambergris5705 Před 11 měsíci +96

    "time to deal with some abundance" I love this sentence so much, it speaks to my soul. And eating that raw honey comb is still a dream for me 💓

  • @ImmortalLemon
    @ImmortalLemon Před rokem +1183

    Dude I love raw honeycomb. I’m neighbors with some people who are starting up a honey business and while touring their home I got to go home with some fresh honeycomb that I harvested from their hives and I ate it within like 3 minutes of getting home. Self control left the building after the first bite

    • @ImmortalLemon
      @ImmortalLemon Před 11 měsíci +105

      @8thaccount321 yup. Only beeswax is completely edible. It’s basically pollen that’s been chemically turned into fat

    • @Chadius_Thundercock
      @Chadius_Thundercock Před 11 měsíci +26

      @8thaccount321 it tastes like sweeter honey but there like paper in it, idk why people like honey with the wax so much

    • @ImmortalLemon
      @ImmortalLemon Před 11 měsíci +68

      @8thaccount321 not really. It has its own neat flavor. And it dissolves in your mouth because it’s organic matter

    • @zaidonthemoon144
      @zaidonthemoon144 Před 11 měsíci +34

      @8thaccount321its very chewy and sweet

    • @doodlesnapssprinkles5671
      @doodlesnapssprinkles5671 Před 11 měsíci +12

      woah ur lucky, man!
      how sweet on a scale of 1 to 10 is raw honeycomb (10 being unbearably sweet)?

  • @patrickhayes3099
    @patrickhayes3099 Před rokem +715

    Honey will always pick up flavor from the source pollen. Lavendar and citrus are my favorites.

    • @zachm241
      @zachm241 Před 11 měsíci +13

      I bought a chunk of honeycomb because my girlfriend wanted to try it
      What flowers taste like smoke?
      Biting into the honeycomb, it was the smokiest chewing gum I ever had. I don't think liquid smoke could compete with that, nor wood grills
      I have never had anything taste as purely of smoke as that honeycomb

    • @ninjireal
      @ninjireal Před 11 měsíci +3

      @@zachm241bees can be influenced by a lot of things, a pack of skittles can actually make them multicolored, which has happened.
      Maybe something else occurred?

    • @junktruck
      @junktruck Před 11 měsíci +13

      ​@@zachm241sounds like you got a mouthful of bee smoker soot

    • @KinDiedYesterday
      @KinDiedYesterday Před 10 měsíci +4

      ​@@zachm241they go hard on smoking the bees lol

    • @larissastauffer
      @larissastauffer Před 28 dny +1

      Mustard and rhododendron honey are both amazing

  • @8Jory
    @8Jory Před 11 měsíci +24

    Our dog, and now kittens, will wake up from a dead sleep and come running when any of us holler "clean up crew!" They know the assignment 😂

  • @yossariangirl22
    @yossariangirl22 Před 11 měsíci +32

    My granny kept bees in her garden in Ireland and biting straight into the honeycomb is one of my happiest childhood memories. There is nothing like it 😊🐝 ❤

    • @TheEMC99
      @TheEMC99 Před 7 měsíci +1

      I thought that said your granny kept beers. ❤ I thought you'd enjoy a swig and some honeycomb together. 😂

  • @ButterflyLoverGirl
    @ButterflyLoverGirl Před rokem +907

    Winnie-the-Pooh style 😅🤣😂 💛

    • @louskunt9798
      @louskunt9798 Před 11 měsíci +3

      Xi JinPeng😂😂🤣✌️

    • @Slyj
      @Slyj Před 11 měsíci +3

      @@louskunt9798chinese living rent free in your head. You didn't even get the name right LOL

    • @louskunt9798
      @louskunt9798 Před 11 měsíci

      @@Slyj that’s sooooo funny and original!🤦‍♂️ “Rent free!” That was hilarious 5 years ago when it had already been said for the ten millionth time. What’s next, are you going to hit me with a “whoop there it is?”🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    • @Slyj
      @Slyj Před 11 měsíci

      @@louskunt9798 that’s sooooo funny and original!🤦‍♂ “Xi JinPeng!” That was hilarious 5 years ago when it had already been said for the ten millionth time. What’s next, are you going to hit me with a “im a yt cracker?”🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

    • @andromedamessier3176
      @andromedamessier3176 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@Slyj The more xi get mad, the more this meme gonna exist 😂 stay mad

  • @3katfox
    @3katfox Před rokem +302

    My friends grandparents kept bees and had multiple fruit trees growing on their property
    You could tell when the honey was harvested by how it tasted
    You could taste apples, raspberries, cherries, and sometimes wildflowers and roses
    He insisted that the one year they kept a garlic patch, the honey legitimately tasted like honey/garlic

    • @thirtythreeeyes8624
      @thirtythreeeyes8624 Před 11 měsíci +17

      I infuse honey with garlic and chili peppers for hot garlic honey and it's amazing.

    • @thedigitalrealm7155
      @thedigitalrealm7155 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@thirtythreeeyes8624Honey and chilli is always a great combo

    • @_the_Necromancer
      @_the_Necromancer Před 10 měsíci +5

      mmmm yummy. I love bees.

    • @Slammaa
      @Slammaa Před 10 měsíci +9

      omg garlic-honey could be such a cool ingredient for soy sauce-based sauces

  • @godlesslippillow
    @godlesslippillow Před 11 měsíci +10

    Bees can be flower loyal which is how you can have flavor profiles of specific trees and flowers. Some personal favorites of mine are Meadowfoam, blackberry, flax flower, and Italian chestnut honey.

    • @starfishhhhh79
      @starfishhhhh79 Před 8 měsíci +3

      yea its always such a treat, i really love the taste and thicker viscosity of plum honey 🍯

    • @deker0
      @deker0 Před 7 měsíci +3

      Meadowfoam honey tastes like smores with a hint of vanilla to me.

  • @willowgalusha4161
    @willowgalusha4161 Před rokem +6

    nectar from linden/basswood trees produces a minty or wintergreen flavored honey, so you must’ve collected this when they were in bloom!

    • @HomegrownHandgathered
      @HomegrownHandgathered  Před rokem +3

      I think that’s what it was! We have a lot of Basswood around us

    • @amariea03
      @amariea03 Před 4 měsíci +1

      I have the same here, and I like to keep that honey too use in tea❤

  • @Lillian2167
    @Lillian2167 Před rokem +292

    The honey will often taste of the pollen that the bees gathered to make it. You can get some interesting flavours by putting certain crops/plants near your hives. :3

    • @thegulpergulps
      @thegulpergulps Před 11 měsíci +3

      Thank you for the infooo

    • @Joseph-lj4sp
      @Joseph-lj4sp Před 11 měsíci +1

      Wait a minute this is a real thing? Lol I just thought that was Stardew Valley

    • @holyboiamethin2790
      @holyboiamethin2790 Před 11 měsíci +8

      ​@@Joseph-lj4spyes it's a real thing. There's a beekeeper at my local farmers market that sells different types of honey. Blackberry, orange and peach are my favorites! Very fruity and sweet taste.

    • @Earthstar_Review
      @Earthstar_Review Před 9 měsíci

      Sage is a personal favorite of mine.

  • @bi_swamp_thing
    @bi_swamp_thing Před rokem +55

    Tip from a fellow beekeeper: look into making or DIYing a solar wax melter. It's way easier to set it out and let the sun do the work than what I did when I first processed wax -- fuck around with a crock pot and a double boiler for a few hours and get beeswax all over my kitchen. Congrats on the healthy hives!

  • @emilydesjardins2837
    @emilydesjardins2837 Před 11 měsíci +2

    We are beekeepers too and we are always surprised how different the honey is every season! This year, it has a real citrus flavor and we love it! Very light and lemony! Last year was more dark and molasses-like. We haven’t moved at all! Just something different they found, I guess! Peppermint honey sounds amazing!

  • @Popcornnomnom
    @Popcornnomnom Před rokem +5

    There is a huge field of chamomile down the road from me. One of my neighbors has a beehive and it is so prevalent throughout the honey. Just beautiful.
    A few towns away from me there's a greenhouse where they have bees that only have access to certain parts of their garden. They have almost every flower you can think of in honey form. Bees are so amazing

  • @Yume10605
    @Yume10605 Před rokem +357

    Most likely there is peeper mint plans near your hive and so they collected from them

    • @gemnicherry2670
      @gemnicherry2670 Před 11 měsíci +4

      Gosh darn peeper mint plans….. you wouldn’t have meant peppermint plants would have you???🤔🙄

    • @Yume10605
      @Yume10605 Před 11 měsíci +8

      @@gemnicherry2670 yeah a mix of auto correct and dislexia messed that up

    • @mincat1412
      @mincat1412 Před 11 měsíci +1

      man, let me guess. those peeper mints swim around in the water and have a large yellow eye along with a yellow beak? they should be small fish

    • @YouTubehndl
      @YouTubehndl Před 11 měsíci +5

      @@Yume10605You little peepermint I love how you left your original comment up like that and didn’t go back and edit it 😂😂😂.

    • @Yume10605
      @Yume10605 Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@CZcamshndl yup

  • @flaviaconde112
    @flaviaconde112 Před rokem +55

    Honey reflects their harvest. If there is abundance of some flower, the taste shows that.

  • @Phoenix-gd4xw
    @Phoenix-gd4xw Před 11 měsíci +6

    The clean up crew is adorable ❤

  • @CommanderCodyChipless
    @CommanderCodyChipless Před 11 měsíci +2

    Honey is just insane that it exists. A literal natural candy

  • @Ms.Royalty7743
    @Ms.Royalty7743 Před rokem +103

    The dopest thing ever, instead bees actually flavor the honey from different plants. That is so cool. No artificial flavoring😂😂

  • @lililleo
    @lililleo Před rokem +11

    Honey has a tendency to take on some flavor from whatever flowers were used to make it. If the bees find mint flowers, you get minty honey. Lavender will impart that flavor and possibly some of the calming effect. It's certainly a nice way to naturally flavor and impart even more benefits to honey!

  • @susanorr8348
    @susanorr8348 Před rokem +3

    We have hives too and peppermint grows like crazy and flowers cute purple flowers-which we also have and ive noticed all types of bees love it, even bumblers and native bees.

  • @normahamilton2985
    @normahamilton2985 Před 10 měsíci

    You have it all figured out. Grow what you eat & eat what you grow. I love your chanel.❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏

  • @christianwalker7895
    @christianwalker7895 Před rokem +35

    It's amazing how much healthier u r wen u source ur food locally...such a great video

    • @LastRookie
      @LastRookie Před 9 měsíci

      It's also the classic tip "everything in moderation". When you choose to rely on your less abundant, homegrown (or locally-sourced) foods for eating, you eat less and meet the simplest fact of weight loss which is burning more calories than what you consume.
      Of course, there's still the possible downside that you may not get the full range of calories, nutrients, and minerals if you rely on a food source that is not (yet) sufficient.
      And then there's exercise... which is a wasps nest I don't care to talk about.

  • @BIGNickHenry
    @BIGNickHenry Před rokem +62

    Love the content! I’d suspect your have a lot of mint growing in the area. I love raw honeycomb. Such a great treat. Freeze small squares of it and they’re like little honey drops

  • @younglivingmargo
    @younglivingmargo Před 11 měsíci

    I love your abundance and i totally love your clean up crew

  • @zytheyw
    @zytheyw Před 11 měsíci +1

    The clean up crew is the best! ❤ 🐶

  • @DarthBalsamic
    @DarthBalsamic Před rokem +46

    Yeah the bees are probably feeding on mint somewhere. They usually flavor honey professionally by planting numerous types of pollinating flowers that the bees take in. This changes the flavor of the honey.
    Nonetheless, this looks so tasty.

  • @GreatLakesGirl311
    @GreatLakesGirl311 Před rokem +7

    There must be mint plants somewhere in the vicinity, the nectar and pollen will lend flavor, and sometimes color too. My neighbors raise bees, and we have about two acres together. In the spring, our yards are carpeted with blue Siberian Squills. They harvest that honey shortly after the flowers are done blooming, and it has a delicate, sweet floral taste, with blue honey, and bluish gold wax. Beautiful and Delicious! 🐝🍯🐝

  • @nekomochi486
    @nekomochi486 Před 5 měsíci

    Sonetimes I just... can't deal with all your abundance. I feel like sh*t looking at how wonderful your lives must be and how much you share with your community. I feel really lost.

  • @aprilcarlson08
    @aprilcarlson08 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I love this. bees are so helpful to us.

  • @whiterosesj
    @whiterosesj Před rokem +21

    Please tell us the stuff you use beeswax for around the house! 😊

  • @adirtysock9720
    @adirtysock9720 Před rokem +17

    Jordan and Sylva are the most wholesome couple on CZcams. Your content always brings me joy!

  • @ganger9
    @ganger9 Před 11 měsíci

    bros energy is mad calming i gotta get on this lifestyle

  • @moralebooster8437
    @moralebooster8437 Před 10 měsíci +2

    When I want to feel like a queen I'll make myself a plate of honeycomb, almonds and cheddar presbytere 💅

  • @phunkybarbie
    @phunkybarbie Před rokem +14

    When my mint gets over grown and flowers bees flock to it! I bet you have blooming mint somewhere near you!

  • @thalinororcbreaker2840
    @thalinororcbreaker2840 Před rokem +109

    A friend gave us honey that the bees made from mint flowers and it was awesome!

    • @blackburned
      @blackburned Před 10 měsíci

      You two made me want some mint honey 🍯 😋 that would go sooo well in a piping hot cup of green tea

    • @thalinororcbreaker2840
      @thalinororcbreaker2840 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@blackburned It is sooooooo good. I'm planning on starting a beehive next year, and you better believe it's going to be surrounded by mint.

    • @moralebooster8437
      @moralebooster8437 Před 10 měsíci

      That would be good on some chocolate ice cream!

    • @thalinororcbreaker2840
      @thalinororcbreaker2840 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@moralebooster8437 Yeah, except for the Diabeeeetus, lol!
      I'll see myself out....

  • @rugeramerican308
    @rugeramerican308 Před 9 měsíci

    Dude thats my childhood dream!! Ive never heard of that type of hive. When we are getting into beekeeping we will def try them out

  • @christiancadillo6360
    @christiancadillo6360 Před 8 měsíci

    I love the bit you take! Looks so good!

  • @LuluTook
    @LuluTook Před rokem +8

    They must have had a large patch of some mint family flowers! Y'all are an inspiration !

  • @MrBusta30408
    @MrBusta30408 Před rokem +5

    My family kept bee's when I was younger, great memories!

  • @d.n.9909
    @d.n.9909 Před 11 měsíci

    Wow you’re blessed to have that honey comb bite!! Keep up the amazing work!!

  • @Amyym
    @Amyym Před 11 měsíci +1

    I tried honey from a hive in my hometown and it blew my mind. It tasted like how the air smelled when the wildflowers would bloom. It tasted like childhood. It was the first time I had non store bought honey. I would every so often just eat a spoonful of it for a boost of serotonin.

  • @SeanKelly1
    @SeanKelly1 Před rokem +3

    I've had friends who keep bees in multiple locations near different herb crops tell me that lavender vs. mint vs. other herbs have hives that produce some honey with different subtle undertones. I'd gotten to try a few. It does seem that whatever volatile oils do this degrade fairly quickly given honey's long shelf life.

  • @swimmycakes
    @swimmycakes Před rokem +11

    you might have some wild mint near your hive! mint blooms all over my friends land on her farm so her honey has a minty flavor sometimes!

  • @thatdirtymichiganmusician1038
    @thatdirtymichiganmusician1038 Před 11 měsíci +1

    As said by a ton of other people, you’ll grab flavors from any flowers growing near by that they pollinate. That being said, you should try planting some flowers close by that you like so you can get those flavors!!

  • @TheDaneofCoosCounty
    @TheDaneofCoosCounty Před 9 měsíci

    Ya your honey will always take on different flavors based on what kind of flowers they have access to. I love buying amen bee products because they set their bees up in orchards and fields will specific flowers such as orange blossom, sage, olallieberry, avocado (my favorite because it has almost this spicy flavor to it…) and a few others. Honey is amazing in so many ways!!!!

  • @hannahricket7093
    @hannahricket7093 Před rokem +4

    Can you make a vid about how you process the honey & wax & separate then from each other? Thanks!!

  • @christensmith6814
    @christensmith6814 Před rokem +4

    Honey tastes different based on the available wildlife they harvest from. They must have gotten some tasty blooms from a peppermint or eucalyptus plant (eucalyptus honey can come across as minty in certain amounts)

  • @DonCarlione973
    @DonCarlione973 Před 9 měsíci

    Wow, u guys even keep bees!!
    That's hella cool! And I love that u appreciate what you do so much that u refer to it as, "dealing with abundance".
    I respect that.
    Awesome Work!! Be Well 🙂

  • @Silo1776
    @Silo1776 Před 11 měsíci

    Livin the life! Continued blessings to you!

  • @julieturley6486
    @julieturley6486 Před rokem +4

    Flavor of honey determined by what they are eating...you can tell how far they are going to feed😊

  • @WendyRed69
    @WendyRed69 Před rokem +5

    I wish I can live on the land everything so fresh and good and wholesome what a beautiful blessing with all that abundance

  • @freegirl5422
    @freegirl5422 Před 11 měsíci

    Bees are my absolute FAVORITE I love them so much!

  • @barbaradaniell4950
    @barbaradaniell4950 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Looks amazing too! Great job!

  • @jv_likes_plants
    @jv_likes_plants Před rokem +4

    I would think that the peppery medicinal taste comes from wildflowers and honeydew. My godfather is a hobbyist beekeper and his honey is realy dark and similar to your description.

  • @nathalies.4026
    @nathalies.4026 Před rokem +5

    Wow merci beaucoup! Nous sommes devenus tellement ignorants de la base de la vrai vie

  • @gabriellahsdancingheart8808
    @gabriellahsdancingheart8808 Před 9 měsíci

    What a blessing! Everything about this is beautiful! I'm so grateful for you and your family to have this honey and these healthy bees and hives! That is so lovely!

  • @sallysmith956
    @sallysmith956 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Happy Bees for sure!

  • @beetroot48
    @beetroot48 Před rokem +5

    Oh wow, your apiary, bees, and resulting abundance are incredible. And I loved how you became Winnie the Poo. Childlike exuberance spreading all around, ending with the canine cleanup crew. ❤😂

  • @haikubarbie
    @haikubarbie Před rokem +2

    Neat! I love raw honey fresh from the hive.

  • @AmyFairchild-jy8hz
    @AmyFairchild-jy8hz Před rokem

    Awesome job you guys! To be honest, I am envious of your set up, makes me want to start anew.

  • @jjudijo
    @jjudijo Před 6 měsíci +1

    Honey has a hint of flavor from whatever the bees were harvesting. There must be a blooming mint patch nearby.

  • @Brixbury
    @Brixbury Před rokem +7

    Sticky is my absolute least favorite feeling in the world so this stressed me out but at the same time, I would love to go ham on a honeycomb. I'm so conflicted 😅

  • @mariar.2006
    @mariar.2006 Před rokem +22

    Thank you Lord for all these blessings 🙏💯

  • @lex9435
    @lex9435 Před 8 měsíci

    I cannot wait to start keeping bees with my husband and kids! I NEED to take a bite of some honeycomb!!

  • @rebeccatowne3000
    @rebeccatowne3000 Před 11 měsíci

    My dad was a beekeeper hobbyist
    We got lots of stings but also lots of beeswax to chew on. Barefoot in the hot Georgia summers...fun memories!😊

  • @vaneesafxavier7503
    @vaneesafxavier7503 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Yov bruh the clean up crew tho!😂😂🐶🐶

  • @Chizzard
    @Chizzard Před 11 měsíci +1

    The raw honeycomb bite is such a sweet, rewarding thing.

  • @br1ghtl1ght
    @br1ghtl1ght Před 8 měsíci

    brings back good memories of sneaking honeycomb from the buckets when it was first harvested, just makes me smile

  • @emilyknight963
    @emilyknight963 Před 11 měsíci

    Yup, a middle school teacher of mine was a bee farmer with her husband and they had a great business producing honeys of different flavors. She taught us that whatever is in bloom like for ex. grapefruits, mint, avocados, will transfer its flavor and color into the honey. We tried each, the honey made from the nectar of grapefruit blooms were very citrusy, the honey from mint blooms was so strong in mint, and the honey from avocado blooms was very dark in color and more bitter in flavor. Delicious!

  • @Sarafara7
    @Sarafara7 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Bees are amazing 🤍

  • @bloodingmark
    @bloodingmark Před 11 měsíci

    That look on your face after biting the comb was just perfect

  • @kurtlowe5825
    @kurtlowe5825 Před 9 měsíci

    I'm jelly. Pooh bite, happy clean-up crew, boatloads of honeycomb, all while being covered in honey and amazing wax products! Yes amazing Happy and healthy adventures!

  • @macywhitney3869
    @macywhitney3869 Před 11 měsíci

    Different plants create different tasting honey! Tupelo honey is incredible!

  • @iffyfox9749
    @iffyfox9749 Před 11 měsíci

    Thank you for keeping bees, I love bees and honey

  • @marcys.1316
    @marcys.1316 Před 11 měsíci

    Nice to see someone actually using proper protection!! ❤❤🎉🎉😊😊

  • @notresponsibleforyourtears
    @notresponsibleforyourtears Před 10 měsíci

    My favorite part is how the doggo looks sooo happy to be eating the honey❤

  • @46SN
    @46SN Před 9 měsíci

    That smile of satisfaction on your face is all we need is this world for everyone to feel😊

  • @tory198511
    @tory198511 Před 8 měsíci

    I love this. I also love the cleanup crew

  • @KH-tx6lg
    @KH-tx6lg Před 11 měsíci +1

    I have never really cared for honey, but every time i see someone take a bite like that i want a bite too 😅

  • @valkyrie1066
    @valkyrie1066 Před 11 měsíci

    Hand sewing, working with leather, linen, wood, bone, heck just for camping (sealing seams) We always have a chunk of beeswax around. We still use it for topping jam jars. You likely have a LOT of mint blooming nearby. Go check it out and harvest some of that, too!!! I do love the chewiness of the comb honey. You have an adorable cleaning assistant.

  • @SweetChicagoGator
    @SweetChicagoGator Před 11 měsíci

    Winnie the Pooh style indeed ! Love this presentation !! 🤩

  • @barbaradaniell4950
    @barbaradaniell4950 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Wow!! So awesome that u can do that!!

  • @jacquesmeyer9467
    @jacquesmeyer9467 Před 8 měsíci

    I am jealous ! Eating that honey like a piece of cake!!!!!

  • @chrismcdaniel3367
    @chrismcdaniel3367 Před 11 měsíci

    This is FANTASTIC!!! I have never seen one of these. And, I can only imagine what all the bees wax is used for ..... Excellent!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @owooperator8824
    @owooperator8824 Před 11 měsíci +2

    If it taste like mint, you probably have some mint growing near the hive. Wild mint is really awesome

  • @Bumbledette
    @Bumbledette Před 11 měsíci

    I remember having blackberry honey because beekeepers used to keep the hives all in the blackberry fields of my hometown. It was super delicious!

  • @marshajamison7463
    @marshajamison7463 Před 11 měsíci

    I agree with Alison Fink.
    I used to have Honey bees.

  • @user-jp6cj7df6y
    @user-jp6cj7df6y Před 9 měsíci

    Depending on elevation the bees could be pulling mountain mint (I think regular mint produces nectar too) Also if you feed the bees peppermint candies (some colder climate bee keepers do) they would render that down into feed and you could have some of that left over in the comb. It could be a lot of things honestly haha

  • @sherondalewis8053
    @sherondalewis8053 Před 10 měsíci

    Oh that looks soo good!

  • @Dr.George.K.K.Gichohi.
    @Dr.George.K.K.Gichohi. Před 11 měsíci +1

    As an actual Kenyan,I approve the video, and I can comfortably say that what you see is actually done Kenyan style.😅

  • @amyfreeze1808
    @amyfreeze1808 Před 11 měsíci

    Oh, my gosh! Your dog is so enamored!

  • @churchofthelambofsat
    @churchofthelambofsat Před rokem

    That dog looks so happy.

  • @annakeye
    @annakeye Před rokem

    I have tried many different honeys that have one plant dominating, and the most amazing to my taste buds was a thyme honey. It had a texture like silk velvet and the least overtly sweet flavour, that clover and borage honeys tend to exhibit. It really was quite delightful and a flavour I will never forget.