Turning crystalized honey into liquid easily.
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I love honey, but what I don't love about it is that it crystalizes, and all too often just weeks after harvesting it. Over the years, I have employed many different methods and techniques to bring crystalized honey back to its liquid state. Now, after all those years, I have discovered the simplest way of performing this tedious task, and doing it in big fashion.
Not only do I show how I bring the honey back to its liquid state, but then how I move it from the drum to the bottler is a very efficient way, I use a rotary lobe pump. Why this type of pump? It does not aerate the honey causing it to foam.
I realize this is a rather lengthy video, but because I discuss methods and equipment, I thought it relevant to comment on many issues, I hope you will agree. Thanks for watching. God's peace to all. Mr. Ed
The absolute best way to deal with crystalized honey is to spread it on hot toast. It might take a while to get through 55 gallons though :)
Agreed! The stuff spreads like warmed butter. Thanks for watching. God's peace Rob.
Mr. Ed
You are a man after my own heart.
I think I would give a 55 gallon drum the ole college try, given half a chance, lol.
@@labella9291 would never go bad so it would so be worth it lol
@@protectoroffaith Exactly. I could take my time eating my way through it. Might even take me a couple years, lol. But no rush, since it would never go bad, lolol
There was a time, before CZcams, before honey houses, before stainless equipment, before lobe pumps, there was a time, you were just like one of us. Now look at you.....big time...
My suggestion to everyone, get yourself 38 monks that pray for you and get ready for things to improve. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I believe some of your viewers also lend a prayer too. God bless, and as always, your in my thoughts and prayers.
@@rlsingle00 Thanks so much for your prayers and blessings Ricky, they are immensely appreciated. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff well, all joking aside, you have done so well and you, as well as many of us, are so very blessed to be able to do what we do.
@@JeffHorchoff, I certainly believe that prayer does without a doubt work but Mr Ed also revealed another reason in one of his recent videos why he’s so successful, he has the Rooster to consult with!
Rooster doesn't have a lift, he just bear hugs them and picks them up :)
No need fo a bear hug, he just puts one of those watermelon hands around the drum and lift. He can lift 2 drums at the same time enabling him to work twice as fast as me. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I thought the big bad rooster just squeezed the barrel till the honey popped out of the top like a volcano..
I am a Beekeeper here in Michigan. I love crystalized honey. I keep most of my crystalized honey for myself. To me it just tastes better that way.
I always love hearing when folks like their honey in the crystalize state. In truth, it makes no difference weather the honey is solid or liquid , but so many ONLY see honey as being good if it is in the liquid state. I'm on your side, I love it when the honey gets crystalized. God's peace Stan.
Mr. Ed
Think of crystalized honey as candy! 🍬 🍭
I love it when it's about 50/50 crystalized, it has a nice crunch to it when I eat it on bread and it doesnt drip from it
The funny thing is I LOVE crystalized honey. I even make my own by adding crystalized honey seeds to uncrystalized honey to make more. It's delicious.
Sometime soon I'm going to make creamed honey, which is crystalized honey smashed to a creamy spread. It's AMAZINGLY delicious.
Like yourself, I am a fan of crystalized honey. For me, it makes no difference what state honey is in, it is always great tasting. We will be adding creamed honey to the inventory at the Gift Shop next year, there is a big demand for it. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hey Jeff to avoid the plastic drum from slipping out of the clamp, once the drum is a few inches off the floor, use a chain attached with an "S" hook to the side of the clamp, wrap it under the drum and back up to the other side of the clamp with another "s" hook. This will cradle the drum from tje bottom and prevent it from slipping down
That is a GREAT suggestion, and I am going to make a chain strap for both the 30 and 55 gallon drums. Thanks so much for your help and for watching. God's peace Roy.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff if the chain digs into the plastic drum, you can either use some wood between the chain and drum or a simple round piece if plywood at the bottom.
Your the best jeff! Love watching your channel
@@JeffHorchoff I was going to suggest nylon straps, thinner, less abrasive to the plastic and strong enough to hold 700 lbs. also would fit between the bands and the drum
Sadly, I wish the American and European companies responded to you, even if they can't do the job. Yes, I appreciate your commitment to buy American first. As I understand it, China graduates 10X more engineers than the US each year, and the US graduates 10X more lawyers than China each year.
I love the statistic, I did not know that, but I'm certain it is true. It certainly reflects the mindset of a nation. God's peace Monica.
Mr. Ed
Actually i would say go china most things are made there and then just assembled in another country so they can put the stamp on them.
They have amazing factories who create great things. yes they also have alot of nonsense trash but as usual you get what you pay for.
Only downside would be warranty but even if it says made in US it is most likely partically made in asia
When you said you had 55 gallon barrels of completely crystallized honey my first thought was, "Oh no!" I couldn't imagine how to get it out without scraping it out. Then you explained everything. Wow! Necessity really is the mother of invention. This is so awesome. My husband was very interested in the pump and said that he was impressed with it. He liked the fact that you could open it up and look inside. I find this aspect of the honey business so fascinating. Thank you for sharing and taking us behind the scenes. Merry Christmas to you and your family! May angels attend you all.
I love the challenge of figuring out ways to fix situations that arise in the honey house. Of course, there are many different solutions to the same situation, but this is just my solution for it. Thank you for your blessings, your kindness to my mom, and your Christmas wishes. May you and yours have a blessed Christmas as well. God's peace Stephonie.
Mr. Ed
There should be millions of views on these videos. This was great. Makes me want to be a bee keeper 😄
I love your support, thank you for it. I am very sure you will be a beekeeper in the future if you continue to watch. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I prefer crystalized honey. At least 50/50. I once tried to google the topic, to know how and why it happens and how to maybe help it happening when honey is completely liquid, but all I found was articles and videos dealing with fixing the "issue" LOL. It's not an issue, it's delicious!
I agree, it makes no difference to me the state of the honey, it always tastes great. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Congratulations on purchasing the new pump although I am disappointed in the US companies ignoring your enquiries, home sales are the backbone of any country's economy and I support homegrown UK industry wherever I can, I hear regularly that Chinese companies are really bad in QA and customer service but like yourself, I have experienced the exact opposite and with multiple Chinese companies. One Chinese company (Creality 3D) even sent out free face masks at the start of the pandemic to its customers even though it had been six months since I made my purchase of a 3d printer with them.
It was not just the American companies that ignored my inquires, it was also the European companies as well. I was very sad about that development, but in the end I'm happy with my purchase. This company, FenFan, really turned out to be a great company. Thanks for watching. God's peace Andrew.
Mr. Ed
I try to buy as local as i can for most stuff as well, its a real let down when the local companies have no incentive to help when you are willing to spend money with them.
It probably would have liquified in only two days if you hadn’t been taking the blanket off for the dogs to sleep on at night.
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LMAO 🤣
What do you mean for the dogs, that's MY good, heavy blanket. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff ... He thought it's the roosters blanket.
...............uh....................!
I remember this qizmo in another video you made. Alot of your newer subs make you compelled to re-visit some topics.
Epoxy some rubber grips or build a base for the barrels with a rigid ring that the barrel can ride in.
My old employer built a jig that went on a skid and he lifts the whole thing with a pallet jack or forks.
We use metal barrels, though different monster entirely.
God's love, mercies and wisdom be with you.
I wrote this before I saw the caster system, Mr.Ed.
Those are nicer than a pallet.
As you were.
Now I want one!
Not yours. That would be covetous.
I have some 4×6 slabs laying around, though. I've seen those casters at Lowe's the other day!
I went with the deluxe model dollies, 5 wheels and a load capacity of 1,000 pounds. Of course I paid for them, almost $70.00 each. Thank you so much for your blessings and for watching. God's peace Reggie.
Mr. Ed
@@gazinta Don't cheap out on the casters, get good ones and you won't regret it later. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I work at a youth campground. They bought beds and like 30 of the good casters to make chariots out of.
Bed races, basically.
I spent $700 on those things, and they got bored in about 15 minutes.
They're all over the place in the shop, but it was fun to watch them having fun.
That, and I got an eight hour day building those contraptions!
But yeah. We bought the better ones.
Safety first!
During the Covid lockdown, my wife and I found ourselves with an abundance of extra time on our hands. We discovered your channel on CZcams and have enjoyed watching your hive removals and also appreciate the behind the scenes explanations like this one. My friends all laugh when I tell them about how interesting we've found these beekeeping videos and you've been a Godsend for helping to fill many hours of idle time. Merry Christmas to you, your Mom, Wreck it Ralph, Good Time Charlie and, yes, even the Dirt Rooster. Thanks for creating, keep on creating, and we'll be waiting for more!
Finally a good thing about COVID, new viewers! Thank you so much for allowing me into your home to share my bee wrangling experiences. From all of us to all of you, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Until the next adventure, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Very cool Jeff. I'm glad you found a solution to your crystalized problem. I too want to buy only American made products, but they are so hard to find.
I'll bee watching. Thank you Jesus.
I do love coming up with solutions to issues that crop up in our honey house, thank you Jesus for your inspirations! Thanks for watching. God's peace Cheryl.
Mr. Ed
That heat “blanket “ works fantastic 👍🏻
Yes it does, and it is available for 5 gallon buckets as well. Thanks for watching. God's peace Brian.
Mr. Ed
I'm enjoying this video with "Honey Santa" in his workshop.
I wish those elves would do more work instead of just eating the honey. Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching. God's peace Nathania.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff the elves are being to naught on shelves. You have to keep a close eye on them elf's.
Look good Jeff!..its a real shame no US companies got back to you. I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Safe and Healthy New Year! Take care my friend.👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you Mike, and a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours as well! God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
You do what you have to do. I tried to get a 2nd hand log splitter but nobody was interested in really selling one so I ended up with a China made rig and am VERY pleased with it. Happ-y honey bottling and I like it crystalized, or did. GBWYou and Mom!
If you needed a log splitter all you had to do was ask the Rooster to splinter the logs with his watermelon hands, he would have had the job done in minutes. Thanks so much for your blessings for me and mom.....as well as all the time you spend watching and leaving your comments. God's peace Lewie.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff That's a fact but it's too far and snaky between here and there. This is a furrin land to yall but there would be a furrin land to me. This is a good place to hang out with yall. Rooster will always be watermelon Rooster and you'll always be in the middle somehow! Thanks for the family content. Mom is a given! GBWYall!
I wonder if a big tank of heated water that could hold a few barrels might be a better process. Like a used hot tub. Or just cut the crystals up and sell them as candy. That blanket takes a lot of patience. We use those blankets up here to thaw out the elderly who stroll out for a copy of the Sunday paper. Have a nice weekend Jeff.
I love the idea of a tank that heats up, it would certainly work, but it still would cost way more than $400.00 to buildit. I was wondering, how often does the Sunday morning patrol make it's rounds? God's peace Joey.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I was thinking that a water tank or water jacket would be the ticket and can be built and heated for VERY inexpensive. Make the tank out if strong wood (oak), line it with a rubber Matt like a shower liner. Install water ports at top and bottom. Use a typical water pump that they use in a hot water heating system. Run the lines through rhe building to an outside, small wood fired firebox with a copper coil inside. The water would be nice and warm and cost you nothing to run. Running an elec blanket for days on end will be very expensive.
Just my $0.02USD
@@rty1955 Love the comment Roy, thanks for sending it. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Amazing lifter. If you know a metal fabricator, you could talk to them about making a new chain part. Replace the small surface area plastic part with a large bent/rounded rectangle that has rubber attached to the inside surface for grip. The chain is then welded to each side of the plate.
I already have a piece of 1/4 inch rubber matting going all around the inside of the clamp, and the drums still slip. I'm sure there is a way to correct the issue, and your idea is a good one, but for now, I'm sticking to the pump method. Thank you for your suggestion and for watching. God's peace Matt.
Mr. Ed
As a backyard beekeeper with 4 flow hives I love videos like this so I can see what the big boys do. Merry Xmas and much appreciation
I do love sharing my experiences, and it is always with hope that it may help someone with their own issues. Thanks so much for watching, and a very Merry Christmas to you and yours as well Matthew. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I have a quart of honey from a local keeper that works with my wife. Yep, the honey crystalized because we use it during the spring/summer/fall for marinades and such. Well, yea, it crystalized. Thanks to you I remembered I had a Temp Controller (SC-1000) that I built up for controlling a freezer (for a keggerator). I just put it into heat mode, set it for 100F, and using an old cooler and a 25Watt light bulb? Worked a treat. Decrystalized that quart in about 8 hours.
Amazing what just a little bit of heat can do. Enjoy the honey! Thanks for watching and leaving your comment. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Nicely done 👍👍👍Thanks for sharing
Thank you, glad you liked the video, and thanks so much for watching. Until the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I’ve just been down the same path here in Australia, Jeff. I couldn’t find Australian made, European out of stock l so I reluctantly went Chinese. Took eight weeks, customs and fees stung like a hive of angry bees. But boy oh boy, was it worth the wait. Transferring is now a breeze. Now I’m eyeing off one those drum hoists. Mmmmm.
Glad to hear it went well for you on the pump, and I agree, they are really sweet! Like you, I'd have preferred to buy a native product, but circumstances would not allow it, and in the end, I'm very pleased with my purchase. The drum lifts are super nice, and you can find them for half the price if you don't go with the hydraulic kit. For me, the extra money was well spent. Best wishes for all your successes, God's peace Mike.
Mr. Ed
I absolutely love honey videos, almost as much as honey extractions and melting wax.
That is wonderful, and I'm delighted to share all my bee wrangling experiences. Thanks so much for watching and leaving your comment. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hello Ed. That pump looks like a Waukesha made by SPX. We use them where I work to pump thick food products. In case your interested.
The manufacturer is called FenFan, and their product is a VERY good one. They were very helpful to all my needs and did a great job providing the necessary pump for our needs. Thanks for watching. God's peace Rod.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff. Yes sir I heard you mention that in the video. I was just wanting to let you know that there was another style like that one incase you were going to look into another one.
Thanks for the response.
@@rodbeckstedt8588 Thanks so much Rod, I will look into it and compare. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Its very peaceful to watch your videos and after I started watching I felt better, My BP came to normal. Thanks. God Bless you
Honey does have a soothing effect, it just makes the heart happy! Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I put 5 gallon buckets into large water coolers and slip in a seedling heat mat and within 2-3 days the bucket is completely liquid again. Cost me about $50 bucks for the cooler and heat mat...
So many ways to get the honey back to the liquid state. I'll call soon Bill. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Your videos are so wholesome and educational, you’re the Mister Rodgers of the Bee Community!
It's been a while since you have left a comment, I'm happy to see you are still following along. Thank you so much for your very kind words, it's so gracious of you to say them. Until the next time, God's peace Kayla.
Mr. Ed
I can see it now.... a new business venture.....Mr. Ed’s honey pumps.
Man, that sounds like work to me, and I really don't like to work. Thanks for watching. God's peace Dwight.
Mr. Ed
Happy you got yourself a paddle
A stainless steel one at that. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff, You should add a 2" foam top to that drum it would help keep the heat in.
A very good idea. The foam along with a blanket would definitely help keep the heat contained. Thanks for the idea and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Another Friday and another amazing video. You are an amazing teacher. I hear the phrase a lot around my house, “are you watching Mr. Ed again?”
I will always be watching! Keep making More!
Merry Christmas Mr.Ed!
I can't tell you how happy it makes me when folks tell me they love watching my bee wrangling adventures, thank you for doing that for me. Merry Christmas to you and yours, and I'll keep on making videos. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
1) The remelting of anything is based on the surface area of the mass (honey crystals). I would think that each day as more of it melted, you could use the giant paddle to scrape off the sides of the block in the drum allowing the softened honey on the edges to "float away" and expose new surface area to be heated.
2) Or after a couple of days, use the paddle to break up the block so you're melting many smaller blocks rather than one large one.
3) Create a copper 'straw' as it were, and put it into the drum after a few days. Hook it up to the honey pump. Create a copper output tube and run it through a heater (coiled inside of a water heater or fireplace or the wax melting kettle?) and have it discharge back into the drum. Then you'd heat of the honey faster and use it dissolve the crystal honey.
All very good suggestions, and I actually implement 2 of them in our operation. Thanks for your suggestions and for watching. By the way,I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Wooody.
Mr. Ed
Good morning. I learned a lot today. I love your channel
Good morning to you as well Brian, happy to hear you enjoy the channel, thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Oh man I would not be able to resit licking that spoon.
Trust me, I did lick it before I washed it off. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
You give me great ideas. I like the fact that the blanket will not overheat the honey. Thanks for keeping it interesting. Always learning. Thanks Mr Ed.
It is a real pleasure to share my experiences, I'm happy to see you can profit by them. Thanks for watching. God's peace Garry.
Mr. Ed
I bet that smell is incredible
To bad I could not capture that on the video......delicious! Thanks for watching. God's peace Chloe.
Mr. Ed
Jeff that pump works and look's the very same as the oil pump in any car or truck engine...l mean the very same thing.....Thanks my friend and Merry Christmas to you.....!!
I remember the oil pump on my '65 VW bug was the same way. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well Steve. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
You ain't kidding about 8-9 days. I received a powerblanket on 11/30/20. I got the 5 gallon model with the notch for the spigot. Even after a week it wasn't completely de-crystalized. I drained my bucket 3 times to finally get it all de-crystalized.
After putting the moving blanket over the blanket, it really stared working great. I'm not saying you should do it, but it worked for me. Thanks for watching. God's peace David.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff Next time I will add the moving blanket. I will also add the moving blanket when bottling honey now too. Merry Christmas Mr. Ed.
Not a judgment, just making a comment. Thanks for the awesome video!
Have a great weekend Friend!
And you too, stay warm. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Well Jeff, when it gets cold up there on the north shore, you can wrap yourself in that blanket and stay warm. That's a good investment!
I've already used it 3 times.....perfect. God's peace Howard.
Mr. Ed
Mr Ed, it looks like that pump is going to make your life a little easier! About how long after you bottle your honey will it last before crystallizing in the jars?
That pump is going to be used very often in our operation. Stay tuned for next weeks video and see how I'm using it on our extractor. The length of time it takes for honey to crystalize is determined by the nectar source, some nectar once converted to honey will crystalize very quickly, and others it takes a bit longer. For our honey which primarily comes from tallow and privet, it takes about 4 to 5 weeks.....even if it has already been decrystilized. Thanks for watching. God's peace Don.
Mr. Ed
Peristaltic pump. Good design.
It's called a rotary lobe pump, a very good design. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
this guy always puts a smile on my face with his happines bless you sir
Thank you very much for your blessings and kind words, they are greatly appreciated. Also, thank you for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
2 things i thought to write , the one you addressed , was about to write that heat rises . They say 90 % of your houses heat goes through the roof . and the biggest savings is to insulate the attic . . If it had been me I am a lot like don the cheep guy . not that I want to be . You do what you have to. But build a storage room in a corner . and insulate it and a heat source in it . You could probably build a room for that and it would serve 2 purposes , storage and heat all drums at once .
I would love to have a hot room to store our drums of honey in, and who knows, that may happen one day. Thanks so much for your suggestion and for watching. God's peace John.
Mr. Ed
The benefit of being a small guy is I store my honey in 1/2 gallon jars and 5 Gallon buckets. Your operation is impressive.
You certainly do have some advantages. If you ever find yourself in the New Orleans area, stop by and check out our operation, I'd love to show it to you. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hi Jeff, I just wanted to wish all of you at Jeff Horchoff Bees a Merry Christmas, and a Happier New Year! I truly enjoy all of your exploits, thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for your well wishes, and I wish a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours as well Dave. Thank you so much for your support through the years. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Might want to get a few thermal blankets and wrap them around the drum and lid as well, so that you do not lose so much heat into the room. Will reduce the power used to warm the honey by a lot, and shorten the time as well. Will also help keep the drum warm while you do the others, so you can keep it from crystallising again.
You will find the US companies just take that exact same Chinese made pump, and simply place their own label on it, to change the origin, plus they also make a mark up on it as well. So your price was probably around 30% less overall, even with a single purchase, as you likely had a special one made for you. The US motor is a common export item in China, and as the motor sizes are very much going to conform to an IEC motor size specification, they simply order the motor and gearbox with the appropriate ratings, and put it on the machine after testing with the Chinese standard motor and gearbox, and rely on the reduction box ratio to be correct. The Chinese motors can be hit or miss, but are generally pretty reliable if you pay for a good quality one, and they do work well enough. Cheap you get what you pay for, but the mid and higher range is as good as the rest of the world quality wise.
The reason the Chinese get downrated is because companies buying there only care about price, so if they only want a low price, and not quality or reliability, then that is what they will get. Want good quality, and not overpriced cheap junk, you can get it, but expect to pay nearly the same price as quality costs. If you are buying for less than the material cost you know corners are going to be cut.
Your comment about the pumps, motors, and cutting corners makes total sense, thank you for sharing them. As far as getting more thermal blankets, due to the cost, I'm simply staying with the moving blankets, it worked really well. Thanks so much for your comment and for watching. God's peace Sean.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff You just have to buy what are colloqually referred to as "space blankets" those thin metallised mylar sheets you go camping with. Cheap, and you wrap the drum with one on the outside loosely, and another on top. They reflect the heat back in, so the drum stays hot for longer. I never go camping without at least one, as they are so effective, you just have to cover the sleeping bag loosely with one to stay warm all night long.
Nice , but I cover it from giving heat to enviroment by covering it with washing mashine shell.
I used also garege heater 240 volts. Works good. Best wishes
It's always a great thing to discover what works for you and perfect it. Thank you for your kind words and for watching. God's peace Jan.
Mr. Ed
And here we have: my moment of Zen for the weekend 😃 Greetings from Sweden!
So happy to provide the vehicle of relaxation, thank you so much for taking the time to watch. God's peace Hector.
Mr. Ed
as i said before in another video you did on crystalized honey ..HONEY POWDER.. excellent for sweetener for coffee, tea's, or baked goods.
For me and many others, the state of honey, liquid or crystalized, makes no difference, it still tastes great! Thanks for watching. God's peace Dustin.
Mr. Ed
wow i enjoyed this video i had no idea i could buy honey from you!!
Certainly you can purchase honey from us, and if you'd like to buy some of our Abbey Honey, I'd be more than happy to send you some. The cost is $10.00 for a one pound, plastic bottle, and $9.00 for shipping. If you want more than one bottle, the shipping cost is still $9.00 for up to 2 bottles, but each bottle is still $10.00. As soon as I get your check, I will send it out. Make the check out to St. Joseph Abbey but send the letter to:
Mr. Ed
75376 River Rd.
St. Benedict, La. 70457
If you'd like, I'll even sign the bottle. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I've got one of the 5gallon pail versions that they make called "Bee Blanket" for specifically that purpose. I also put a sheet of styrofoam under the bucket and a bunch of towels on top to help keep the heat within the bucket itself.
The honey I have in my area gets much more firm than yours though. No way I could have done anything except bend a spoon if I had tried to scoop it.
The honey blankets work very well, and I now put a blanket over the top to keep the heat in. The drums are off the ground by about 3 inches due to the wheels under the dollies. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Mr Ed honey pump. It's a super charger!
It's pushing honey instead of air! Thanks for watching. God's peace Dave.
Mr. Ed
Merry Christmas Mr. Ed, If I don't see you again before Christmas Thanks for many wonderful videos
Thank you for your Christmas wishes, and a very Merry Christmas to you and yours as well Charles. It's a pleasure for me to share all my adventures, thanks so much for watching. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Wrap the pad with large grit sand paper then I won't slip or line the inner part with rubber or silicone works best u can also buy inserts for the drums than stop them from collapsing spinning that crystallized honey in the honey wax separator Makes the best honey you can get in my opinion
Thanks so much for your suggestions, I will look into them all. I agree, crystallized honey is the best, and very easy to dispense. Thanks for your help and for watching. God's peace Max.
Mr. Ed
If you are on a budget, an electric blanket wrapped around with a comforter [duvet for Europeans] or water cylinder jacket around that for insulation would work. Be sure to have a power trip switch on the power supply as you won't be watching it 24/7. Even under-floor heating mesh or heating cable intended for propagation tables would work.
The great thing about using the type of heater I used is the temperature never exceeds 100 degrees which will never change the make up of the honey. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Samantha.
Mr. Ed
Hello Jeff. All that honey! I could practically smell it myself. Happy bottling. In case you don't have time to upload again before the day; the happiest of Christmases to you and yours. God bless and see you soon.
It's to bad I could not include the smell of the warmed honey in the video, it was amazing! I will be posting my next video on Christmas day so bee ready. Thank you so much for your Christmas wishes, may you and yours also receive the same blessings of the season, Merry Christmas Elaine. God's peace always.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff I'll be ready.
I’ve got one of those blankets but for the 5 gallon size and it does work well too. Always wondered when you would get a pump to pump out of a barrel. Seems safer than trying to lift that barrel. Might want to consider getting a 55 gallon rigid siphon attachment for your hose so it goes straight down to the bottom of the barrel. You can find them in stainless or plastic. In a pinch, you could attach some pvc pipe on the end of your hose to put into the barrel. Thanks for this great video.
I am already working on a rigid insertion pipe, it takes 4 hands to do it the way I'm doing it right now. Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching. God's peace Chris.
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This was interesting and very informative. I like that you run your company and you have people ŵork 4u and work with you and of all things...
I love that you know how to ŵork with ànd use every machine and tool in your factory. I enjoy your CZcams content . You àlways have a big bright smile on your face ❤
Thank you very much for your kind words, support, and for taking the time to follow along with my bee wrangling adventures, it is all greatly appreciated. Until the next one, God's peace Lori.
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We take two pallets of honey drums- 6ps.
Put a floor oil heater, some small fans.. Cover it by Styrofoam box. Set a temp of 110f. 2-3 days- liquid!
Cheap, fast, safe!
I really wish I could be a bee keeper. But we cannot. a family a block away from us raised bees for 2 generations. Then killer bees came to Arizona. Now that family had to stop raising bees. The killer bees came in and they had to be distroyed along with his bees. So sad. So glad you are able to keep bees and have honey. God bless.
The pump design is well known - it is the same as a Roots blower for air, which is used to supercharge the air on dragsters.
I knew it was a fast pump, but not that fast. God's peace.
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@@JeffHorchoff Obviously, it does not spin as fast as an air blower, but the functioning is the same.
Awesome process to decrystalize and bottle honey. Thanks for sharing and God bless ♥♥♥
So glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you so much for your blessings and for watching. Until the next one, God's peace.
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Hello Mr Ed, muito boa noite,gostei muito desse aquecedor pra descristalizar o mel,o senhor tem maquinas super moderna, parabéns pelo vídeo. Que Deus abençoe seu trabalho. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
A manta aquecedora é uma ferramenta muito boa e fácil de usar, só tem problema que demora muito, quase 2 semanas, para descristalizar um tambor de mel. Mesmo assim, estou muito satisfeito com isso. Muito obrigado por suas bênçãos e por assistir. Paz de Deus, meu irmão.
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I had some issued in selling creamed honey that might help you. Here in Australia we are metric, and because of the density of honey, a 500 gm pot (1lb) was only about 3/4 full, I had people complain because they thought that they were being sold short, it took some effort to find a manufacturer that made the right sized pots i.e. 400 gm. You might encounter the same issues, and tight assed customers just dont get it that the price is higher because they are getting more. You might like to make creamed honey special by selling it in smaller tubs. A penny for your thoughts?
Awesome insight, thanks so much for sharing that, it really was a big heads up for me. Most folks don't realize how hard a beekeeper works, and just like them, we deserve our just rewards. Thanks again for that info and for taking the time to watch my videos. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Interesting! I had no idea that crystallised honey could be such an issue...mind you, I really only deal with jars, not 55 gallon drums!
With the proper equipment, any job is possible. Thanks for watching. God's peace Stephanie.
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Well said Mr. Ed! Buy American (if you can) AND like you said when you consider ALL the cost, maybe it isn’t all that cheap to by the foreign equipment!😊
The whole issue of buying American is a very sensitive one and rightly so, and because I want to support our local and national economy, I'd prefer to buy American. However, if the choice is not available, as it was in my particular case, I went the route that was available to me. By the way, the pump works great and I am very pleased with it. Thanks for watching. God's peace Hubert.
Mr. Ed
Parabéns irmão em Cristo. Quantos quilos colheste?
Muito obrigado. Durante a nossa colheita de primavera, de onde veio o mel em todos os tambores, totalizamos mais de 500 litros. Obrigado por assistir. Irmão da paz de Deus.
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Mr. Ed, I saw on another channel I watch, an attachment you can get for your phone, to turn it into a FLIR phone. Its ingenious. You should check it out.
When I was looking to purchase a thermal camera, I checked into the app for using your phone for the application. For me, having a tool just for the purpose, the Flir camera, was a better fit. Thanks for your suggestion and for watching. God's peace Shawna.
Mr. Ed
Merry christmas to you , safe new year , have learnt a lot from your channel ,especially on the wood working side ,take care say hello to your mum Peter Australia
It's a real pleasure having you follow along with all my adventures, even the ones in the wood shop. Thank you for watching and your Christmas wish as well. Merry Christmas to you and yours Peter. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Line the inside with a rubber sheet glued to the inner face all thewayaround. The additional friction would assist the clamping mechanism. Speaking of which, as the compression is relatively uniform around the circumference it shouldn't be able to deform the drum enough for it to move through. The drum seems to have a couple of ridges above and below the central area. Just a couple of observations. Nice video as usual. Take care of yourself.
I have an 8 inch wide and 1/4 inch thick rubber mat lining the inside edge of the clamp, but even with that, the drums still slid down. The ridges do stop it from slipping past them. Glad you enjoyed the video, Thanks for watching. God's peace Roy.
Mr. Ed
تبارك الرحمان كل شيء عندك متطور الله يسخر ليك
من المؤكد أنني أستخدم بعض الأدوات الرائعة ، لكنها كلها نعمة من الله. سلام الله عليك دائما يا أخي.
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Ive stubled on your channel and been watching for hours. 💜💜💜
How kind of you to do that. So glad to hear you enjoy watching, and with over 400 videos already posted, you can watch for a very long time. And if that is not enough videos for you, I post a brand new video every Friday. The link below is from the video I posted yesterday. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed
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Never knew heating honey above 114 is a problem. Thanks for the info.
It is no problem if you like pasteurized honey, but as we sell pure, raw honey, we can not do that. For that reason, the safest bet is to keep the honey at 100 degrees which is why I love the heating blanket....it does just that. Thanks for watching. God's peace Mike.
Mr. Ed
Have a Merry Christmas, Mr. Ed 🎄🐝🎄🐝🎄🐝🎄🐝
Thank you, and a very Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
i do believe honey and syrup can be part of a great breakfast as both of them can be used differently and some breakfasts can use either i believe
I still prefer honey. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
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i may have a slight reason why i watch your videos a few years ago i helped someone a little with honey extraction by driving a valmet tractor with some bee stuff he needs to get honey frames bees filled with empty ones and when we got back he removed the bee wax to ready the frames to rotate to get the honey out
Fantastic video. Very Interesting! Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas!
Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks so much for watching. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well Donald. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great video. I have learnt so many things since watching you. I would be over the moon if i ever get 1 barrel of honey from my bees. Thank you for your great videos. All the best during the Christmas season.
Keep at your bees and before you know it, you'll need drums to put all your honey into. So happy to have you following along with my adventures, I'm delighted to share them all with everyone. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. God's peace Lyn.
Mr. Ed
You're turning into Santa!!!!! I have drum heaters and I love them. You need to bring some biscuits to clean up your mess!!!! LOL!!!
The beard is getting long, but thankfully, my stomach is not getting that big. Who knows, if I ate enough biscuits it just might. Thanks for watching. God's peace Rodney.
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1:46 Bee cameo! Also, when you took the spoon to the crystalized honey I compared it to ice cream lol.
Bees get into the honey house all the time, and they do love to do a photo bomb every chance they can. I really did look like a spoon going through a drum of ice cream, I had not even made that connection until you mentioned it. Thanks for watching. God's peace Riley.
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im no bee keeper nor do i wanna bee lol but love honey and that process is super cool to watch would live some of that honey greeting from nyc
I have a buddy in NY city, Tom Wilk, that keeps bees on roof tops, and he sells his local honey. Get in touch with him at Wilk Apiary and let him know I sent you. I think he sells his honey as " Zip Code Honey" as each building has it's own zip code. Thanks for watching. God's peace Ellen.
Mr. Ed
That's amazing!! Thanks for sharing Jeff. Have an amazing Christmas!
You are very welcome, and thank you for watching as well. Merry Christmas to you and yours Sandra. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
another type of pump you might find useful for that application is the peristaltic pump
I had to look up what a peristaltic pump was, I had never heard of them. A very interesting design, and it may have an application in moving honey. I'm going to check into them a bit further. Thanks for the info and for watching. God's peace Peter.
Mr. Ed
Missing your removals bud! Happy winter!!! -the city girl ash
There's a removal video coming up right after Christmas, stay tuned. God's peace Ash.
Mr. Ed
If you had a heater like a large fish tank heater that went into the barrel instead of those specialized heaters for the outside. then you could just wrap any insulation around the outside like blankets or a low temp sleeping bag.
That's another great solution to the issue of de crystalizing honey. Of course you'd have to clear a passage for the heater to be submerged into the honey, but that could be done. Thanks for your suggestion and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff In theory if you placed the heater ontop of the honey it would melt down into the barrel under its own weight. just give it enough slack so it hangs out in the middle of the container once its done working its way in.
Nice nice my friend. So glad to see your honey operation is advancing. Thanks for sharing.
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Phil, I thought about you while I have been making these improvements. Wait till you see how I'm going to use the pump on the extractor, and the new uncapping tank I had made up. I'll call soon. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I love any videos that deal with processing the honey. Keep up the good work!
If so, you are going to love next Friday's post, it's about harvesting our fall honey. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
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I love vids with new honey toys. Well done Mr. Ed. Have a Merry Christmas and God's Peace. : < )
I do love tools that make work easier. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well Vickie. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and mom🎄💕😊
Thank you very much, and a blessed Christmas and New Year to you and yours as well! God's peace always.
Mr. Ed
honey pumped through a roots blower, i like it.
Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace John.
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@@JeffHorchoff i am subscribed and i'm making my way down your uploads. im on video number 127, riverside removal and relocation
I found your videos and your bright personality makes my day! I love that you give the honey away when you do a bee removal! I would jump up and down to get fresh honey from Mr Ed! Thanks for making such great videos!!
Thank you so much for your kind words, and if I were to remove bees from your property, I'd happily give you as much honey as you wanted. Thank you for taking the time to watch and leave your comment. Until the next time, God's peace Amelia.
Mr. Ed
Oh man--if I'd seen this video 2 days ago when it came out, I would have called dibs on licking that spoon! LOL. I want also to wish you and yours a very happy Christmas, as we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We'd bee fighting over the spoon like we did when I was a kid over who got to lick the beaters after mixing the cake batter. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Merry X-mas! Here in Sweden we acctually like cristalized and creamed honey better. Hope to make a lot of X-mas candy with honey.
I only wish the folks around here would feel the same way, they prefer it in the liquid state. I wish I was getting some of your Christmas candy, I love that stuff. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. God's peace Yasmin.
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@@JeffHorchoff I think you can do a very good jobb telling everyone. With your smile you can convince anyone!
🐝I could only hope to have this problem in the future☺ Much love Mr. Ed.
Don't you worry brother, that day will arrive for you as well. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Oh my gosh! And I’m worried about my little ole 5 gallon bucket, that is only 2/3 full! I keep mine by our wood burning stove, and so far it’s good. But can’t do that with more than one. Thank you for sharing. 😊 🐝
With over 3 gallons of liquid honey and a few more months of winter, you should have plenty to last till the Spring harvest. Stay warm, and ration the honey only if necessary. Happy to have you following along, thank you for watching. God's peace Daisy.
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It must be Friday 😊 Do you have a website for the power blanket- I'm thinking of the 5 gal size. 😁 Merry Christmas
Powerblanket.com is the site, and I really like the way it works. Merry Christmas to you and all yours as well Mick. God's peace brother.
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