Higher than normal water content

[Bates]

Anyone noting higher water content and much paler honey this summer? This years summer crop has been 18 / 19% and very yellow.

Extracted some honey for my colleages uncle whom lives about 20 miles away from us in Cirencester and had much the same situation.

Had a few usual customers getting a bit assy about the water content but everything was well capped over and still below 20% legal.

Any comments welcome, not sure what forage contributed to this as usually Limes contribute but did not see the bees showing much interest.

Dan

 

[Jimmy]

Similar situation about 20 miles north around Evesham, a modest 20 production hives all hovering about 18.5%, 1-1.5% higher than this year's spring crop. Lighter colour than last year, but that was noticeably darker than 'normal'.

James.

 

[beebreeder]

I would agree about the lighter colour and the yellow colour of the wax, if they were on Salisbury plain it would be normal from the sainfoin,as to moisture content, still extracting and only test when it's all in buckets

 

[Bates]

Thanks for quick replies, good to know not just us.