Heating honey

[Popparand]

Just extracted our first honey Water content seems low at 15.5/17 % but I guess that could be caused by the hot weather.

The books say all honey should be heated before jarring, but most of our local beeks seem to just extract, filter and then allow to settle for 24 hours before jarrling.

The honey is too dark for osr so is heating always necessary?

 

[Erichalfbee]

No heat.
Filter through a sieve and jar
Warm honey flows better

 

[Finman]

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In USA strike heating is normal on industrial process. There are reasons to do that.

 

[Swarm]

Just extracted our first honey Water content seems low at 15.5/17 % but I guess that could be caused by the hot weather.

The books say all honey should be heated before jarring, but most of our local beeks seem to just extract, filter and then allow to settle for 24 hours before jarrling.

The honey is too dark for osr so is heating always necessary?

Honey is usually extracted into buckets for storage and jarred when required. You will find that most will granulate so needs to be warmed back to liquid. If it's smaller scale and going straight into jars, extract, filter, settle is the way to go.

 

[For want of a better word]

Honey is usually extracted into buckets for storage and jarred when required. You will find that most will granulate so needs to be warmed back to liquid. If it's smaller scale and going straight into jars, extract, filter, settle is the way to go.

We still have my Grandfather's Lee honey ripener... unfortunately galvanised so no longer in use... stainless versions are available.

Honey develops a much deeper flavour if ripened properly.

Yeghes da

 

[Etton]

Honey is usually extracted into buckets for storage and jarred when required. You will find that most will granulate so needs to be warmed back to liquid. If it's smaller scale and going straight into jars, extract, filter, settle is the way to go.

Whats the lowest temperature successfully used to to warm honey for jarring? I reckon the lower the better but enough to flow.

 

[Finman]

I reckon the lower the better but enough to flow.

Hive has 35C

 

[masterBK]

Honey develops a much deeper flavour if ripened properly.

I thought the idea of honey ripening in essentially what is a just bottling tank was just one of those myths perpetuated by old beekeepers

 

[Beefriendly]

Hive has 35C

Brood is kept at 35C. Hive temp varies.

 

[Finman]

Brood is kept at 35C. Hive temp varies.

What then....

IT is natural temp to honey. Heat moves up. And brood space have lots of honey.

Temp of the honey is not do difficult what you are trying to make it.

Low temp in hive is 20C and then honey crystallizes.

 

[Beefriendly]

What then?

With OSR honey it sets as the supers are not kept at 35C.

 

[Finman]

With OSR honey it sets as the supers are not kept at 35C.

We do not have in Finland such temperatures and now my hives are half full OSR honey.

 

[Beefriendly]

We do not have in Finland such temperatures and now my hives are half full OSR honey.

You have summer flowering OSR we have mainly spring flowering OSR that often sets in the frames in the hive because they are not kept at 35C in our spring temperatures..BIG difference. Usually harvested by end of May/early June over here.

 

[Finman]

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I have asked from myself, what is best temperature to heat honey frames before extraction. 35-33C are good. In upper temp combs soften and some collapse.

 

[Beefriendly]

Now Now...you are changing the topic

 

[Finman]

Now Now...you are changing the topic

Oh dear... Try to stand... What was the topic?

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[Beefriendly]

Oh dear... Try to stand... What was the topic?

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Was it sex for the over 60's?
My memory is not what it used to be.

 

[Finman]

Was it sex for the over 60's?
My memory is not what it used to be.

Never mind. Your memory is full.

 

[Beefriendly]

Never mind. Memory is full.

Goodnight Finman.... may your dreams be of honey.

 

[Finman]

May the Force be with you