Now you know the only reason those bees played so nice is because of that shirt. I’ll let you have full credit for the swarm. You’re going to need the numbers since I’m still catching them.

You need to get the chickens to work! There ya go! It's cool to watch that guy that digs out hornets feed his chickens and other farm birds the nasty hornet larvae! Very satisfying to watch. After seeing all the hard work that goes into bee gathering, keeping, maintaining the hives, then processing the honey and wax...then the clean ups. My goodness it's no wonder why honey is so very expensive. I know for you it's a labor of love Mr. Ed. So the honey is sold in August...I will have time to save up so I can order me at least a bottle of it by the end of this summer. I remember as a kid us getting honey that had the comb in it...not processed except they had uncapped it I guess. But it was from local farms and sooooo good! I loved chewing the comb. I love the sound of the rain! and I really want a couple of the bee's wax lotion bars too. Going to have to start robbing my husband's spare change lol!

Mr.Ed Your videos keep us all happy at the homefront! Thank u God Bless u

Thanks for sharing your few day of chores.

Your videos bring so much joy to me, thank you kindly Jeff!❤

In another channel they made a screen with legs to drop into the melter after drawing off the majority of the wax, They add water to a level taller than the legs, and lower in the screen over the top of the refuse. Heat the tank up again and leave it sit heated for a couple of hours the wax being lighter rises up through the slumgum forming a layer on top. Turn off the heat and allow to sit then remove the hardened wax and dispose of the waste. They got several inches of wax from about 8 inches of waste.

Mr Ed. I love how you explain the whole process that happens, step by step so all your followers can see just how time consuming bee keeping is. Very informative! Thanks for sharing and letting me tag along :)

Giving those chickens a sweet treat...😄

Just what my Friday morning needed... some time with Mr. Ed! Happy to see your smiling face! Much love to you and the lady bees! 🐝 ❤️🐝

She’s a beauty!😂 I wish I could smell the wax. Never smelt bee’s wax before. Loved your videos, Mr. Ed God Bless 🙏💗

those chickens are so happy

I haven’t been here in a while. But I just love Mr. Ed so much. So bright it just makes me smile as I watch. Stay Blessed💛

excellent ending lol what a prize lol

you work hard! what an interesting day to watch :)

The chickens reminded me of a scene from the movie "The Music Man",. I think the song was called "Pick a Little, Talk Alot", with all the ladies gossiping up a storm!!! The movie with Robert Preston in it. 😁😂🤣🤣

Man those chicken's be having a feed ❤

You really are the bee whisperer!

Buenos días. Muy interesante el vídeo. Instructivo y claro en el mensaje, todo se aprovecha en apicultura. Una aclaración. La palmera de la cual comió un fruto es en realidad Butia Capitata o más bien conocida como "Butia" Saludos desde Uruguay.

Also, I never knew it was possible to learn so much in such a short time! Thank you so much for providing curious internetters like myself with this incredible resource! I pray the Lord blesses you, your bees, and those you hold dear with all the best things you could wish for, and good health as well! Sending my respect and admiration from Toronto! -bri

FYI, you should get an electrician to install a switch for your pump outlet (tell the electrician it’s for an electric motor, not just a light, so they can select the right kind of switch). Outlets aren’t intended to connect/disconnect live loads, as a small arc happens each time. This causes damage to the outlet and plug, and in the worst case, can result in either the plug and socket welding together such that you can’t disconnect it again, or in a poor connection that overheats and could even cause a fire. The risk is small, but so is the cost to install a switch.

Thanks for another great video! Just registered for Canton! See you there!

That's a lot of good wax.

Beautiful trees

Rendering the wax - my favorite part of the harvest.

That wax would make some nice candles for Requiem Masses!

This just confirms it. While I like when you tend to your livestock, the "processing" videos are my favorites. Among the pleasures they provide is the inspiration of ideas it gives me. If you would indulge me while I share. With your torch usage, two things I plead you do for added safety-- 1. Spark lighter. Rather than the butane lighter. Safer for your hands. And reliable even in windy weather. And cheap. And it will last for decades. 2. Propane tank/bottle. Rather than a plumbers bottle, get a camping bottle. Shorter and wider base. Much less of a tip risk. And the torch valve/nozzle should fit the thread. And with your cleaning frames and foundation, I don't know what sort of clever system you have. My experience with pressure washing light weight stuff is the frustration of pushing things around inadvertently and lots of bending with wand in hand.... 3. What comes to my mind is whether your kettle can be put to use. It is a beautiful sink tub. Dip foundation and frames into the water set to whatever temperature you want. Scrub and wipe as required. Just my thoughts. Hope it helps your thinking somehow (like your cardboard box trick while wiping out trays). Until next time, thank you.

I’ll see you in Canton. Driving in from Fort Worth.

I think the thing we forget is Jeff is a volunteer if I remember correctly. What a servant of the Lord.

I can never get enough of videos of you rendering wax. Paired with your voice and optimism, they are so soothing to listen to.

Wow! You are such a busy guy! Mr. Ed? If your name is Jeff, why does everyone call you Mr. Ed? Thanks so much for sharing your activities in the Abby's beehive area! I love to watch you at work, and knowing where all the wonderful bees are! I even think I saw a bee on that group of berries that you were eating, so lovely of them to share with you! The rendering work looks hot and challenging! That honey looks soooo good! Lots of love and joy from Dawn Lynn and Larry from Ottawa Canada

sounds like a solar powered 40ft refer would be a nice!

i lovethefact you love jesus such a bonus to an intresting video

Your joy is contagious! 💜So glad to re-find your channel and catch up on these videos. Does the honey next to the palm fruit taste sweeter? Do you grow specific plants around the hives for the honey?

Always enjoy watching you work LOL!

My goodness me you work hard. X

If I can suggest to try and put your wax in a pillow case then boil. The trash will stay in the bag and wax float to the top clean

A brand new Bic lighter? Impressive.

Mr Ed. I have an idea. It seems to me that the propane bottle gets quite expensive . So , my idea is a small hibachi grill with hot coals and two spatchlers. You can keep swapping them out all day . The good news is , you can use the propane bottle to start the coals. Lol. Just a thought. Awesome channel.

Clean up that wax and then put it out in a solar melter and get it sunbleached. Makes the wax more valuable

I love this process

Great way to start my day, thanks Mr. Ed!

Enjoyed this video. You have a good setup for processing honey and wax especially your hi tech maggot removal chickens.

Mr Ed! You always have such a big, beautiful smile! It makes my day anytime I see one of your new videos has been uploaded!

Thank You Mr Ed!!!

Chickens do the Lord's work

God Bless Mr. Ed great video

Yeah! My favorite!! So relaxing to watch the rendering

Love seeing you and getting all that wax done. God bless you my friend.

Great video

Nice job Mr. Ed! Thanks!

thank you JEFF

Honey harvest and beeswax rendering are some of my favorite days :) thank you for sharing :)) 🐝

Busy as a bee, busy as a beekeeper. Thanks for sharing.

Those blocks of beeswax were a beauty, sadly I can’t be at the stage live. See you next time.

Well done 👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing. Be safe🇨🇦

The queens can't hide from you!👸

Feeding all those maggots to the chickens was a great idea. Talk about the circle of life.

all bright and shiney in that new bee suit . you deserve that epa warning

Love this video Mr. Ed. I think maybe because we get to see how things side track you and it wasnt focused on one particular task. God Bless brother

Been away but back now, watching from OZ. Great information and a lift to the spirits watching you, Thanks.

Always enjoy you and your presentations on how you process honey and the wax bees make. You are a very busy man there at the Abbey!! At the end of your video I had to laugh!! Maybe the DirtRoster came by when you where busy?? God Bless

Thank you for all you do for beekeeping. I look forward to seeing you at our conference in Canton, Texas next month.

I would like to see how you draw out a frame to be used at the beginning of the year. Do you pour the wax over the board and then press out the Hexagonal shape of the cells?❤❤❤❤

Thanks for the tip Jeff on how to scrape the frames

Beautiful wax. Enjoyed the video. Visited with a monk at St. Gregory’s in Shawnee about their hives yesterday and bought some honey and gifts at their shop. Really nice. Hope your Texas trip goes well. I’ll try to go. Thanks and God bless.

You're such a joy to watch!! #godisgood

Thank you Jesus. Late swarm but I too can’t ever say no to those calls. That’s for your time that you so freely give us each week.

Thanks for reminding me about the dead outs I need to go out and grab 😂 They’re probably full of surprises by now haha

As a first year beekeeper i caught 3 swarms this year. keep 3 growing up until last month when i learned why you don't put small swarms with your bigger hives one got robed out. The other two or working on the second box so far so good. Between yours and Dirtroosters videos I caught the first one with the neighbors watching and told them i learned it on KZfaq. LOL Grate video as always!

No thanks on the prize Mr Ed. Thanks for another great video.

I have a jelly palm in my yard. And I think my girls use the soja palms I have for there propolis because it is a lime green.

LoL, the ending ... .. I hope I'm not the winner. 😂😂

All of Creation for the Glory of the God. The Joy and Peace of the Lord to you my Brother in Christ. Ty for sharing your time, Blessed Days...

+1700👍🏻🐝🇧🇷 Excelente solução para as larvas de traças e besouros!🐓

I loved the chicken montage.

I bet those chicken eggs are good

L0ve the videos )

I luv Looisiana!

Hello Mr Ed, muito bom dia, aqui no Brasil é final do inverno, e tá muito friu,mais falando das abelhas elas dão muito trabalho, mais é muito prazeroso trabalhar com abelhas, Parabéns pelo vídeo, que DEUS abençoe seu trabalho. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

Nothing like fresh honey that's for sure theirs some folks around here in Indiana that have some really good honey and sometimes ya get honey combs and man oh man can ya ever taste the wild flowers in some them they're so fragrant and it's like wow so good tasting

Hi Mr Ed, love your video’s 🐝 Educational & great to watch Thank u Bev x God Bless PS: I hope u don’t mind, I mentioned u & ur friends, 628, Yap & JP, in our other YT channel video(AnimalsWeFind)because we stumbled across a hive in a tree… what a buzz!

How good are those girls I should say chickens

We have one of those here at the farm. The honey bottler contraption. I don't know how to use it yet, but this video made it less scary. For the last year or so, I just get a pot and stick it under the extractor drain. I scrape off whatever floats up, and fill up a jelly jar. I only do this for certain types of honey. But yeah, the bottling room is different. Edit: Those wax worms(waxies) make excellent fishing bait. They sell for 7 cents each. And that's a LOW price.

I’ve had a lot of bees in the garden this year as I scattered a lot of wildflower seeds. Since the awful heatwave which lasted several days, I haven’t seen one bee. So sad and I just wonder if many bees don’t make it when the temperatures soar. Tku for another interesting video Mr. Ed. Blessings.

How do you stop your wax from losing its aroma and turning a darker color? Water boils at 212°. I've read: Beeswax begins to melt in the range of 143F - 151F. At temperatures beyond 170F, beeswax loses its aroma. It will also begin to darken in color. The flash point for beeswax is in the range of 400F.

I didnt know Dirt Rooster was working for the EPA now. lol

2022 event calendar: Birthday: ✅ Rendering beeswax with Mr. Ed ✅ Christmas:⏳

🔥💕👍

Here is a bee story. Years ago I had one of those palms with the fruit in my front courtyard here in Florida. When that fruit came on it was too high to reach so when overly ripe they would fall in the courtyard and ferment. Coming in from work one day I kept hearing a squirrel crying. I asked my husband what in the world? He said that squirrel is drunk! I went back out and sure enough the squirrel was indeed drunk and afraid to jump the right way to go home. He slept on the roof. But when I was looking at the squirrel, I noticed flies and bugs on the sidewalk. Honey bees were stumbling all along my walk from imbibing the fermented fruit. Was hilarious to watch!!! I think they might have been retired and had some Irish blood in them.... 😂😂😂

I would love to have one of those big barrels of honey so I can satisfy my honey cravings😊😂

Hello Mr. Ed, do you sell some of the products like honey? I couldn't find any merchant/store links on your channel. I would love to buy and try some of it with my family. Thank you for the amazing content you constantly share with us viewers.

Just seen a swarm leaving out. I had them in a box and they were gone the next day I looked for them and didn't see them but I seen today where they were hiding. Nothing smells better than beeswax.

Hey Mr. Ed , did I win the fabulous BEE suit y'all giving away ?? 🐝🐝🐝

i need to enter

Chickens had a field day.....

Yours thank you Jesus t-shirt is really cool around the 22 minute mark by the way can we get those anywhere :-)

I would love to get some of your wax.

You are such a hard worker, but why do all of that alone? Surely there are people out there that want to give you a hand. Anyway, great video again and have a great weekend.

ah man killing me with wasting the fuel like that go to home depot and but the one where you push to ignite then you can jjjust heat the knife up quick and save the gas

Amazing video, I have always found your videos fascinating, entertaining and educational. Do you keep all the wax for use at the Abbey, or do you sell some (if any)of the surplus wax to be re purposed by others. Gods peace to you x