Author Topic: Cut Comb Honey Production (Read 25165 times)

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #40 on:** August 29, 2014, 09:23:12 pm »

Quote from: Yankee11 on August 28, 2014, 06:07:08 pm

Looks like they did a good job on them. Now just have to get them cut up. Never sold comb honey before. Should be fun.

That's a thing of beauty. Nice job marking your frames for comb honey. I guess your bees can read really well.

Yankee11 · « **Reply #41 on:** August 30, 2014, 12:21:43 am »

Ok River, from your idea here is what I found locally at a restaurant supply store.

The stainless tray is like a perferrated brownie tray. Then in another section they had these tray covers and snap together. I turned the metal tray upside down si I have the flat surface to work on.

7.50 for each piece. Thanks for the idea.

riverbee · « **Reply #42 on:** August 30, 2014, 11:27:43 am »

excellent!!! thanks for the pictures of your find, that ought to work really well yankee! never even thought of wandering around a restaurant supply place. very cool!

riverbee · « **Reply #43 on:** August 30, 2014, 11:43:11 am »

yankee, also, pick up a roll of that non skid material, hmmm, you can find it in any housewares section of any store.....keeps things from sliding around.

cut a square of it to fit underneath your tray, and as you are cutting the comb, the tray won't slide around on you.

Yankee11 · « **Reply #44 on:** August 30, 2014, 09:29:02 pm »

riverbee · « **Reply #45 on:** August 30, 2014, 09:58:47 pm »

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nope, AWESOME PIX!!! look at the purty white comb!!! was looking for an update from you yankee and just knew you would post back......a work of art and sweet beauty!!!!.........

that tray setup appears to have worked out great!!!

thank you for the pix!!!

crazyk · « **Reply #46 on:** August 30, 2014, 09:59:39 pm »

Can you send some of that to Australia please.

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Yankee11 · « **Reply #47 on:** August 30, 2014, 10:05:04 pm »

Just following your lead River, so Thank-You.

Well, crazyK,

I threw the pictures on Face Book for 12 bucks a jar, Aaannnndddd, there gone.

Starting on the next frame.

crazyk · « **Reply #48 on:** August 30, 2014, 10:12:26 pm »

Nice one Yankee. Very envious.

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Yankee11 · « **Reply #49 on:** August 30, 2014, 10:20:17 pm »

The restaurant store is where I get the filters for my wax.

lazy shooter · « **Reply #50 on:** September 01, 2014, 10:49:03 am »

At the risk of being whatever, do customers just eat comb honey like finger food or what?

riverbee · « **Reply #51 on:** September 01, 2014, 11:06:57 pm »

yes lazy, finger food, cut a chunk off and mmmm, mmmmm! and smeared on anything, crackers; crackers and cheese, toast, peanut butter sandwiches, biscuits, rolls, breads, bagels, tortillas, waffles,pancakes etc.... put it in your oatmeal, steel oats, or on top of hot spicy chili, or baste a turkey with it...., i love comb honey!

i put together a pdf file for the folks that want to try comb honey but don't know what to do with it.....i will share it.....
ps some of my customers are city folks or of the 'blueblood' variety, have tried it in a finer restaurant, want to serve it to guests/parties (holiday variety) or enjoy themselves, but can't figure out what to do with it.......

so some ideas......

ps, i am only going to leave this file up and available for a few days. after that if any member would like a copy, i can send it to you.

crazyk · « **Reply #52 on:** September 02, 2014, 06:39:49 am »

I can't open that PDF with taptalk

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riverbee · « **Reply #53 on:** September 02, 2014, 11:14:59 am »

hmmm, i don't own a smart phone, so i can't help you out there....maybe post a question about how to do it in 'forum news, questions and suggestions.'

Yankee11 · « **Reply #54 on:** September 06, 2014, 11:40:45 pm »

River,

I missed the pdf file and would like to look at it.

Can you send to me?

riverbee · « **Reply #55 on:** September 08, 2014, 01:51:27 am »

absolutely yankee, sent you a pm!

pistolpete · « **Reply #56 on:** September 08, 2014, 11:04:59 pm »

Here is some of my cut comb production. First kick at the can with it this year. I tried for 6 deep frames (foundationless inserted between two drawn frames). I had two frames in each of my 3 hives. The two hives that had no queen excluder ended up with some brood in them and only the top 4 inches were usable for cut comb, the rest was crush and strain.

The nicest frame was this one:

here's some draining:

and here's some chunk honey waiting to get "drowned":

Yankee11 · « **Reply #57 on:** September 08, 2014, 11:11:30 pm »

That looks great pistol.

That is the lightest honey i've ever seen.

riverbee · « **Reply #58 on:** September 08, 2014, 11:24:47 pm »

that does look great pete! wow, the white comb, it's awesome! thanks for the pictures! what do you think your honey might have been from pete?

pistolpete · « **Reply #59 on:** September 08, 2014, 11:29:00 pm »

the two main sources are alfalfa, and sweet white clover. Both bloom for about two months in vacant lots nearby.