But he doesn’t drain it thank god😂 am sure that will upset the show judges amongst us!I don't know about most people on here, but I tend not to keep my honey in uncovered buckets or jars - so the amount of 'exposure' to air is very little. As for cut comb, the same, the only honey that gets exposed to air is around the cuts - which gets drained away anyway, you don't uncap comb honey before presenting it for sale (well, most thinking beekeepers don't anyway)
I don't know about most people on here, but I tend not to keep my honey in uncovered buckets or jars - so the amount of 'exposure' to air is very little. As for cut comb, the same, the only honey that gets exposed to air is around the cuts - which gets drained away anyway, you don't uncap comb honey before presenting it for sale (well, most thinking beekeepers don't anyway)
I don't want to consign the matter to the myths section just yet as this guy has been around a while
I agree, but it makes it quite suitable for the myths thread if it's not true and comes from someone with so many years of experience .On the other hand, just because he's been around for a while doesn't mean there's more chance of him being right Even brilliant people can get some things hideously wrong. Take Einstein's attitude towards Quantum Mechanics (or indeed Plate Tectonics, I believe) as an example. "Mistrust arguments from authority", as Carl Sagan once said. Authoritatively
I've no idea whether it's true or not, but I wonder if there might be some extrapolation from knowledge of how relatively weak solutions can crystallise. For example, if you took a solution of salt and split it into two containers, one open, one closed, the open one might crystallise faster because the water molecules can evaporate into the atmosphere easily, and potentially dust particles can get into the solution and act as nuclei for crystals to form on.
Honey will absorb rather than give up water though, and will probably contain more than enough pollen and suchlike where crystals will start to form, so applying the above reasoning wouldn't be appropriate.
It might be an interesting experiment to carry out, but should probably be done at a range of temperatures and humidities with honeys containing varying proportions of fructose and glucose, and I'm not about to waste that much honey myself
James
Cut comb into the freezer keeps honey runnyBut he doesn’t drain it thank god😂 am sure that will upset the show judges amongst us!
AgreedOn the other hand, just because he's been around for a while doesn't mean there's more chance of him being right
Not quite sure what specific you're referring to. He won a Nobel prize for helping found QM, so didn't exactly have problems with it. He had a few quibbles with 'spooky action at a distance' which still makes most people do a double-take, and I once heard from a dubious source he actually was PRO plate tectonics which you may know was rejected by mainstream geologists until the 1960s(!).Even brilliant people can get some things hideously wrong. Take Einstein's attitude towards Quantum Mechanics (or indeed Plate Tectonics, I believe) as an example.
Not quite sure what specific you're referring to. He won a Nobel prize for helping found QM, so didn't exactly have problems with it. He had a few quibbles with 'spooky action at a distance' which still makes most people do a double-take, and I once heard from a dubious source he actually was PRO plate tectonics which you may know was rejected by mainstream geologists until the 1960s(!).
Yep, sounds possible for sure.Just a thought. I have some cut comb honey which is now about 6months old and when it gets crushed is still liquid but some other comb is crystallised. My extracted honey has on the other hand crystallised in the 30lb buckets without exception. Is it possible that the extraction mixes up the potential crystallising honey so it self- seeds itself in the process while the "still liquid" comb honey comes from pockets of non-crystallising honey in the supers.
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