Meanwhile I am working alone, extracting in my parents garage. In 5 days with hobbyist level equipment I've gotten out just over 100 jars packaged. One day perhaps my facility will be as supreme as this one. God bless!

@NikiCanotas

3 жыл бұрын

we all started there

Number one key to a good business is finding good people & treating them right-bar none 🐦

Treating employees right is always the best way to keep good people around. Pretty Amazing place Bob!!

So nice to see a boss that cares. My company took my retirement away thru the court after 25 years.

I love the attitude that everyone at Blue ridge seems to have! Bob you’re obviously doing it right when it comes to employee management. I say that because everyone is smiling and happy and glad to see their boss. Happy workers are more productive more conscientious and just more pleasant to work around. The folks wouldn’t be that way if they had bad leadership. Just one mans observation. Thx for sharing your business with Bob I enjoyed this video very much!

Just LOVE the way you introduce EVERY SINGLE employee by name, their job duties and something nice about each of them. Such respect for everyone working for you and making it all happen! What a great boss and I’m sure they all think so highly of you...a dream job AND DREAM BOSS!! Thanks for sharing Mr. Binnie! God bless!

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Bob what you have accomplished in the bee biz Is pretty amazing, hats off to you Sir.

@bobbinnie9872

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

God bless all of you Bob, thanks for taking the time to show and being and encouragement for us. We appreciate much your effort and dedication

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome

Wonderful tour. I'm glad you did that for us and for your employees. I wish you and your dedicated team the best!

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Hey I know that place! I been there. Dang y’all make my bottling process look like nothing. Good video Bobby! I love Molly. She’s a good helper for me when I call. Thanks again! I love Blue Ridge Honey Co.

This was interesting! I also watched the video where you were the guest speaker, at a beekeeping club. You told of some of your beekeeping adventures and experiences from your early beekeeping days until now. Actually explaining how you began beekeeping and mentors who helped and encouraged you. Excellent and inspiring video as is this one! YMr Binnie, you should write a COMPLETE book in my opinion.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, that may be a retirement project.

@frnakofox

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Bob! Enjoyed the latest. Down in Waynesboro, GA working out 100+ colonies we got from you. Only ONE is queen less! Terrific numbers. The rest are as strong as horseradish. We’ve got requests to expand our operation so I’ll be in touch with you if we do. Thank you, my friend! Frank Fox nashville, TN

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

@@frnakofox Hi Frank, glad to hear the good report.

@allsmilz7234

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobbinnie9872 Bob your YTvideos are your book, thanks for sharing !👍🇺🇸

Thanks for the update. Crazy logistics- props to your team pulling it off.

Thanks for sharing Bob, it’s great too see such a fantastic operation .

Thanks so much for introducing everyone on your team to us. And letting us see more of your operation. I’m going to stop by some day if I ever get out your way!

Impressive operation. Always nice to get a glimpse behind the curtain. Thank you for being so open and sharing. Much appreciated.

Thanks for sharing Bob. All your videos come across like talking to an old trusted friend. Very impressive whether coming from field or factory. It’s great to see a top to bottom fully integrated successful nature based business. It takes quite a family of workers to keep it all going. Best wishes for continued success.

Truly inspiring. I see a road map for me on the west coast. So nice of you to share.

Thanks for the tour. You have a neat operation there. It is cool to see how you go from drum to store shelf.

Wow! It looks like your crew work great together and come together as a team when needed to get the work done!!

You have an excellent operation there Bob, and as usual, an excellent video! Thank you for the tour.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks👍

I love your place. I took the beginner's course early this year and was impressed.

Beautiful operation. All the girls and boys have really worked hard this year.

Thank you for sharing and you run a firstl class operation Bob! God bless you! I could sell honey everyday if I could have my bees produce that much. You gave me a great idea to purchase barrelss of honey. Thank you! Now to get a honey house for bottling!

very nice system, thanks for the tour, always like to see the other side of businesses, it says a lot about the company, yours looks great.

Top-notch operation, Bob. I'm amazed at how clean and organized everything is. The store looks inviting, the warehouse is amazing, and best of all are the people working for you. You make it look easy to juggle an operation such as yours. You should be very proud. We hope to come to see you sometime in the next two weeks from south Atlanta. I keep forty to fifty colonies, sell honey, nucs, and queens.

Wow. That is quite an operation! I have no doubt that you are a good man to work for. You seem very humble and honest. I am sure your employees love and respect you.

Great TEAMWORK! A big challenge and everyone pulling in the same direction to make it happen 👍👍

Your retail store is amazing and I love the educational room. It's rare for a company to do that but it's great for families with kids. It's something that gives a customer value for the money. Being able to visit the observation hive is something I'm sure kids look forward to. As a single father of 2girls I try and shop locally, but I also have to really watch the budget. So I love when I can get something educational and interesting for them to see and do while supporting local businesses. Also you seem like you treat your employees well

Very nice, thank you for the tour!

Very nice video, great to see your operation run. Great operation you have, I know it was from many years of hard work, Congrats!!

Great video Bob I enjoyed my visit this summer at your facility you are 1st class all the way.

Great to see everyone chipping in to help!

So much inspiring and educative video! Thank you for all you do for new beeks like me! I hope (and work) some day I could reach a similar scale like you Sir!

Enjoyed the video. Thanks Bob. You have a good crew, I can tell because they’re all smiling. They most have a pretty good boss. I feel like they will do what it takes to get that order out on time. Please give us an update when ya get a chance after Wednesday!

I thoroughly enjoyed this video Mr Binnie. Thank you for showing us around your headquarters. Very impressive in every aspect, including your nice employees. Keep up the good work and thanks for all your help. Phillip Hall

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

This was really interesting. I enjoyed it. Thanks, Bob.

You are Blessed for a reason!! I can see that you put people before profit and as a result , Surprise Surprise you own a profitable enterprise. The community is a far richer place because you are in it.

It always nice to have employees that is happy with their work and that is because they are happy with the employer keep up the good work all of this I love your videos

Bob , Greetings from Ghana west africa . Am so inspired with your venture and how your process . I have learnt so much from you through this video , will be honour to have you as a mentor for my new honey business i have started in Ghana. I will surly visit any time i come to Atlanta to see my family .

Thanks for the great video! We are going to make a stop at your retail store on our next vacation road trip to E TN, Asheville NC and N Georgia. We love that area of the country. Always enjoy your videos.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Thanks for sharing nice operation. Congratulations 🍾 to everyone at Blue ridge honey🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.👍

It is fun to see your folks working so well together. Keep up the good work, Mr. Binnie.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Wow, that's quite an operation! 😀 Awesome tour! 😀👍

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Very, very, very nice place and yes, you seem to have a very nice crew too. Good luck!!

I found this video really interesting even if I only run a one-man hobby operation and have no ambitions of entering into commercial beekeeping. A bit like playing backyard football and watching Super Bowl in awe 😄

Awesome video, greatly shows how a proper honey company is run. The store is very nicely done, all in wood, gives the feeling of warmth and welcomeness. Equipment for filling up is nice too. All in all, great video.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

All I can say is wow. Did you ever expect. To get that big. Did you see that 20 years ago. Great job. And so organized. Alot going on. Great video. Loved thanks bob.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

No I never thought we would be be this big. It just happened because whenever there was an opportunity to grow I never said no.

This put me and my 2 beehives in our place. Good to see how the big boys operate. Seem a very friendly crew.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Remember that all beekeepers matter.

Nice Setup Bob! Neat and Clean, your staff look great and seem very happy! Blessings to you All!

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Hey Bob, I have just sent your video to my dad, who is doing exactly what you are doing. just to inspire him to do things in the right order as you did. Something that really fascinates me is, You have complete reliance on the staff and they do also. Another aspect is; you are welcoming to new ideas to develop your business properly. Ans many other features like friendship, good networking, and reliable facilities, and so on... Goodluck.

Very Impressive...and again Thanks for the pump info..

Thanks for doing this video Bob! That was very interesting to watch.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeremy, thanks.

Bob, I started following you several weeks ago and have learned a lot watching your videos. Thank you for posting. You seem like a very intelligent person who follows the science. I was shocked to see none of your employees wearing masks. Really blew me away. Great operation I will continue watching.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Everyone is negative and they're all required to wash up before entering the facility.

Great operation! You have every right to be proud of what your hard work created.

Thank you for great videos

Everything is so clean and organized...a great team effort.

What a great operation and a very nice presentation. Thanks for the video

Thanks for letting us take a peek inside the magic

Thanks a lot Bob. Very nice. Real industry. As you can see, I wasn't wrong when I subscribed to your channel. Congratulations and all the best!

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Bob, thanks so much for the tour. The next time I’m within a 150 miles of your place I’m planning on coming by. Maybe I should just plan a trip to Helen for a long weekend before all of the fall foliage is gone. Thanks again!

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

The traffic right now in Helen is intense, but please stop by when you get close.

congrats -huge operation and thanks for sharing, it was very interesting

Great Video!! Great Shop/Company!

Excellent video Mr. Binnie. Great to see your honey company, your employees, and your better half. It is obvious you and your wife have devoted so much time and effort into your bees and into people.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kamon, thanks.

Amazing.. Looks like a fantastic operation you have there Bob.. Wishing you and the crew every success..

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Quite inspirational. One day i aspire to have such a honey processing plant goin

Impressive facility Bob,thanks for sharing this video- *GodBlessU* 👍🇺🇸

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.👍

Thank you. The best part is you are not in an office all week, you get to work the bees if you need a break from the paper work. I bet it's gorgeous up there with the fall colors starting to show up.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

The fall colors are beginning to look nice and yes I'd rather be in the bee yard.

Such a professional and organized operation. Always a pleasure to stop by. Really enjoying the sourwood honey. was a pleasure meeting you as well.

Fascinating. What an operation.

Very enjoyable. Little wonder you have such a great crew.

You got everything lay out very nice there Mr Bob .

Awesome insight! Thanks

@ham2637

3 жыл бұрын

I'm from Australia too and i loved watching this video, Australia has some of the best Raw Honey in the world. More Bosses like Bod here would be nice!

Great video🙂 lovely company

The unplanned videos are sometimes the bestest videos!

Great team,Suzette has the persona of the one of being in charge of it all.👍🇺🇸

This is what sir you command respect when you informed them that you are making video and took there permission. great

Wow that’s a lot of honey. Very nice facilities and people. You should produce a coffee table book with all the interesting photos and some stories to go with them. Thanks for the insight and videos.

@ke6gwf

3 жыл бұрын

Put a tablet on the coffee table playing his videos lol

If my business ends up flopping, I'm seriously checking if you have any openings. I admire the orderliness!

wow ....thanks for the vids.....cheers

Bob, I can't say enough thanks to you and your crew for sharing your life's progress. Know that you are an inspiration to many and appreciate you sharing your successes as well as your mistakes. Its amazing to me how in the world of successful beekeeping, beekeepers share for the betterment of others. To take your stories and apply them in my apiaries has made all the difference in the world. I also applauded you for working with Kamon Reynolds on a conference in the early part of next year. I am eagerly awaiting for date as my brother and I are making plans to attend. The appreciation we have for you is of the utmost and can't thank you enough for sharing these videos. It is so enjoyable to watch as you share your story with the world. I acknowledge the time and effort for these videos and also keeping the business going. Again I thank you and please continue to share.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment.

Very impressed by your team, I can tell your a great boss.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'll let them know you said that.

Wow, that is a lot of honey. Awesome Y’all.

Amazing job Bob.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Holy crap I never realized how much you do wow and how much honey you can sell wow.

Awesome Bob, I would would work for ya. That’s an impressive operation. I’ve watched a lot of your videos, quite a life in bees.

Thank you very much for the tour! I was surprised not to see any masks on workers or gloves on those touching container rims and lids. I think you have a very nice operation and you seem like a kind, considerate parson, Mr. Binnie :) Thanks again.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. These people are all negative and are also required to wash up when they enter the room.

@CuriousEarthMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobbinnie9872 thank you.

@kaistumer198

3 жыл бұрын

Actual gloves aren't really a thing in handling foods, thats for an easy reasons. If you dpn't wear gloves you feel the contamination quite easy (specially honey), but with gloves you don'T feel smal contamination and most people even tend to ignore them. In these processes hands are the biggest factor in spreading contamination. Also it is way easier to teach people cross contamination, without gloves (e.g. don't touch door handles and then product) .

@CuriousEarthMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaistumer198 you make statements I don't think are true. reread my comment please.

@kaistumer198

3 жыл бұрын

@@CuriousEarthMan No, worked enough in various kinds of food industry and chemistry. The only point where gloves are often used is in plain sight of the customer and thats only for the reason that many customers who aren’t deep into the materia think that gloves are cleaner, when they really aren’t. The worst of beeing food trucks, that use the same pair of gloves for the whole day touching everything from food to shelfs, containers and doors handles. The use of gloves in food industry really takes a lot of training and discipline

Love watching your Ytube videos Sir. They are very informative & motivating.! --Beekeeper from India, Goa.❤️🐝🐝

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

🙏

Gee your workers go well cheers from Australia

Great video. I love to see the operation side of your business. Also you seem to have a great team.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin, thanks.

@bamabeesqueens

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobbinnie9872 2 local bee keepers came and got the honey for me in the middle of the week. I still look forward to coming to see your operation in person. Maybe this fall when things slow down. Thanks for the honey.

Thanks for the video I am gonna stop by in like 9 days I live in Fla but want to stop by on the way home..I appreciate your time and videos.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Ask if I'm here when you stop.

@lances8872

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobbinnie9872 I will, it is on Tuesday the 27th. I appreciate it.

@lances8872

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making time for me Bob. It was a pleasure to meet you and you have an awesome place thanks again.

Hey Bob, don't forget to tell us what happened with the exploding drums from last summer. Great operation. Love it!

@danieltaylor8113

3 жыл бұрын

I second this request. Could you save them with dehumidifiers or were they bad?

@downunderfulla6001

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely interested to🙏🏽

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Believe it or not we are still figuring that machine out. I will report when happy we have it right. Thanks.

@markbooth8458

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobbinnie9872 Wow I remember you showing the dehumidifier machine. It's very expensive

@downunderfulla6001

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobbinnie9872 Thanks 👍

Wow nice company.. Good boss make everyting haven..

I REALLY ENJOY WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS YOUR SUCH A NICE GUY KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK 😉

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@RippleAffect

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobbinnie9872 NO PROBLEM I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR VIDEOS VERY INFORMATIVE NOT MANY GUYS THAT SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH YOUR KIND OF EXPERIENCE 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

Bob you have an amazing store. I need to come visit sometime

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark. I look forward to meeting you.

Feeling inspired.

that is incredible tour, thank you. One question, do you have to wash the honey jars and caps before bottling? I always do but as my quantity of honey increases its becoming harder and very time consuming but I want to make sure everything is very safe any advice on what you do would be appreciated.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

The containers we purchase are certified clean from the factory. We just have to keep them in a decent environment until we use them. The inspectors are happy with our situation. We're lucky that honey is considered a "safe" food and containers do not have to be pre sterilized.

Very impressive Bob! My son wrestles and we travel around to tournaments so the next time we come your way, I definitely want to stop by and say hi.

@bobbinnie9872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, look forward to meeting you.

Bob you are good.Have the Best!

Great story!

Nice operation!