laurence edwardsOwner at Black Mountain Honey

The Perfect Moment: When Honey is Ready for Extraction

24 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief beekeeping demonstration, the presenter explains how to determine when a honey‑filled frame is ready for extraction, emphasizing that frames are typically 80‑90% capped. He describes the standard process—filling the frame, fanning it down, achieving the correct moisture content—and notes that a frame at this capping level is "ripe" for extraction. A close‑up camera view highlights the heavy, nearly capped flow, and the presenter mentions that this particular frame will be extracted the following week. He concludes by encouraging viewers to subscribe for more flow and extraction videos.

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I would say like 85%, 90% capped, definitely ripe for extraction. But I'm really impressed just how well they've managed that. It's just like any other frame. They fill it up with honey, fan it down, get it to the correct moisture content, and then it's ready for extraction. And you definitely know it's ready for extraction when you're sitting at around 80 to 90% capped like that. Quick close-up there on the good camera. Really, really beautiful, heavy flow super, nearly capped over. This one, we're going to extract it next week. To see more videos like this, definitely hit the subscribe button. We're going to do loads of flow videos going forward. Right, this is incredible.