Honey Warming.

[Millet]

I have several incubators but the brinsea polyhatch is not much good for eggs as it does not have a automatic egg turner.
The temperature can be very accurately set and it will go up to 40C / 45C ,could i use this as a honey warmer in a insulated cabinet or fridge with a few modifications to the incubator to all the warm air to come out of the top and distributed evenly with a 12v fan.

 

[Poly Hive]

I use a defunct deep freeze with a cheap controller, cost £15, small oil filled heater and that works beautifully.

PH

 

[linoleum bonypart]

Can you warm frames before extraction ??

 

[Millet]

Can you warm frames before extraction ??

I would think you would need to find the temperature that wax start distorting before you try that.

 

[MuswellMetro]

you find you need to take it to 52c to 54c to melt OSR 14kg buckets in a reasonable time,

 

[Millet]

you find you need to take it to 52c to 54c to melt OSR 14kg buckets in a reasonable time,

Thank you for that i will try a separate thermometer in there that will go to that temperature.

 

[linoleum bonypart]

Does anybody know what temp you can take Honey frames to ?

 

[Erichalfbee]

I wouldn't warm frames at all. I extract in my sun room which gets up to 28˚ and that is about right. I would think any more and the frames would get soft and trash in the spinner......but perhaps somebody has done it and I am being a little cautious.

 

[linoleum bonypart]

I looked at my honey today ...last week it was still drippy but it's not now....just over worried it's set lol
I can set my fridge warmer to heat to certain limits

 

[Erichalfbee]

I looked at my honey today ...last week it was still drippy but it's not now...

That's why I don't jar my honey all at once. Last years honey (the little I had) crystallised very quickly and it's a nuisance having to warm the honey in jars for it just to start crystallising again. Much easier to melt a smallish bucket in a jam maker and jar to order.
Mind you, that sort of honey is good to process to soft set in the winter time.
I have kept a jar, sometimes two if I harvested a spring crop, from every year. My first honey was in 2008 and it is crystal clear still.

 

[linoleum bonypart]

I was thinking jarring would be a good winters job

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I was thinking jarring would be a good winters job

Extract immediately, store in 30lb buckets, warm and jar when required. Once it's crystalised in the comb you are left with nothing but trouble.