The Honey Factory

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Do you add flavoring? What flavor do bees like the best?

I use some Honey Be Healthy. It has essential oils added, the bees go crazy for it.

 

[drstratton]

I use some Honey Be Healthy. It has essential oils added, the bees go crazy for it.

I currently use this in my 1:1. Once it's gone I'm going to use essential oils. Should be a lot cheaper. @5Australorpasaures, shared a recipe using them.

 

[Sally PB]

I currently use this in my 1:1. Once it's gone I'm going to use essential oils. Should be a lot cheaper. @5Australorpasaures, shared a recipe using them.

Do you have a link to that post?

 

[drstratton]

Do you have a link to that post?

Took me a moment to figure out how to find where it was saved. This is for a candyboard. But, I'm sure you can add the oils into your fall syrup.

Post in thread 'Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/🐝💗our-backyard-beekeeping-journey-💗🐝.1670607/post-28761753

 

[5Australorpasaures]

Took me a moment to figure out how to find where it was saved. This is for a candyboard. But, I'm sure you can add the oils into your fall syrup.

Post in thread 'Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/our-backyard-beekeeping-journey-.1670607/post-28761753

Emulsified oils for syrup
1 cup water
10 drops lemongrass oil
1 teaspoon wintergreen oil
3/4 teaspoon tea tree oil
In a blender blend above till emulsified (5 min) then mix with water in a 1/2 gallon jar. Mix 3/4 cup of oils to each gallon of 1:1 and 2:1 sugar syrup. I get 2 gallons of syrup mixing 4qts water, 8qts of sugar, still just use 3/4 cup. Oils to water not finished syrup. Almost forgot store in a cool dark place.

 

[drstratton]

Emulsified oils for syrup
1 cup water
10 drops lemongrass oil
1 teaspoon wintergreen oil
3/4 teaspoon tea tree oil
In a blender blend above till emulsified (5 min) then mix with water in a 1/2 gallon jar. Mix 3/4 cup of oils to each gallon of 1:1 and 2:1 sugar syrup. I get 2 gallons of syrup mixing 4qts water, 8qts of sugar, still just use 3/4 cup. Oils to water not finished syrup. Almost forgot store in a cool dark place.

Thank you! I will bookmark this one too.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

Still mixing syrup, another 4 gallons today. Now have 6 gallons on hand but still a long way to go before any real freeze.

 

[R2elk]

Golden West hive
Aug. - 20 lbs. 12 oz.
Oct. - 46 lbs. 8 oz.
Total - 67 lbs. 4 oz.

Olivarez + Wyoming Italians
Sept. 40 lbs.
Most of it was from the Olivarez Italians.

Total 107 lbs. 4 oz.

Both the Golden West and Olivarez Italians still have a medium super on them. The Golden West super is nearly full but only about 10% capped at the time I last checked.

 

[drstratton]

Golden West hive
Aug. - 20 lbs. 12 oz.
Oct. - 46 lbs. 8 oz.
Total - 67 lbs. 4 oz.

Olivarez + Wyoming Italians
Sept. 40 lbs.
Most of it was from the Olivarez Italians.

Total 107 lbs. 4 oz.

Both the Golden West and Olivarez Italians still have a medium super on them. The Golden West super is nearly full but only about 10% capped at the time I last checked.

Great harvest. So, will you be leaving the supers on over winter, even if they are only 10% capped? We still haven't extracted the last two supers and will probably be putting them back on.

 

[R2elk]

Great harvest. So, will you be leaving the supers on over winter, even if they are only 10% capped? We still haven't extracted the last two supers and will probably be putting them back on.

I might leave a super on the Olivarez hive because the winter cover is too long without it. I will be removing the super from the Golden West hive when we get a warm day.