Filling honey jars

[Bee Bumble]

I imagine most people over fill their honey jars by a few grams but some I know completely fill their jars to improve appearance. What does the law say about this and by how much do you over-fill your jars of honey?

 

[Hivemaker.]

I imagine most people over fill their honey jars by a few grams but some I know completely fill their jars to improve appearance. What does the law say about this and by how much do you over-fill your jars of honey?

Fill them to the weight stated on the label, if not, there is no point in having the weight information included on the label.

 

[Hedgerow Honey]

Overfill is just throwing money away, work out 5 grams over three thousand jars which I would imagine most hobbyists would sell over time.

 

[Eyeman]

Each jar is zero'd if necessary and filled to 227g

 

[masterBK]

Ok if your scales are actually callibrated

 

[Millet]

When ever i weigh anything with digital scales i always check first with these brass weights from my balance scales.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

But have the brass weights been assayed?

 

[Beefriendly]

I can see tears here when Millet next visits Wales and Ass....ayes them for you personally. Those large ones could be painful...

 

[Millet]

But have the brass weights been assayed?

Flying hawks and measuring there weight is a bit more anal than measuring a jar of bee food, believe me they are accurate.

 

[Millet]

I can see tears here when Millet next visits Wales and Ass....ayes them for you personally. Those large ones could be painful...

I think a owld Tup may have beaten me to it..

 

[Beefriendly]

I think a owld Tup may have beaten me to it..

Heavens forbid I should suggest you stick something up the Welsh Taffia...

 

[Millet]

Heavens forbid I should suggest you stick something up the Welsh Taffia...

Have you tried .. That is the question..

 

[Beefriendly]

Have you tried .. That is the question..

Best we not go there....sheep innards all over the car back seats....she claimed she wasn't a a virgin.

 

[Millet]

Best we not go there....sheep innards all over the car back seats....she claimed she wasn't a a virgin.

Big boy is Hee.. , i will end on this as i have forgot what i was on about...

Sorry Edited to add... Kebab and chips with Welshmans bits(mostly lamb) .

 

[psafloyd]

But have the brass weights been assayed?

Assay, assay, assay, how do you know when your weights are what they claim to be...

 

[Millet]

Assay, assay, assay, how do you know when your weights are what they claim to be...

It's not rocket science is it.. , or am i missing something

 

[alldigging]

Assay, assay, assay, how do you know when your weights are what they claim to be...

You take them to the post office and put them on the scales and take a photo of what they say!

 

[bontbee]

I say!

 

[Finman]

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Good heavens. Buy a kitchen scale. £ 15

 

[Finman]

Overfill is just throwing money away, work out 5 grams over three thousand jars which I would imagine most hobbyists would sell over time.

500 g and 5 g = 1%.

Can you really be so accurate?

You leave tens of percents into the hive. Extract that.