how to make Fondant go hard?

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Any tips for making it go hard

Fiddle with it for a while - or blow gently in its ear

 

[Erichalfbee]

Fiddle with it for a while - or blow gently in its ear

 

[bingevader]

I paid less than £8/12.5kg this year..... certainly not worth the hassle.

I suppose that this is another of those questions where it depends on how many hive you have.
Yep, if it tens of hives, then this make great sense.
If you've only a handful, then maybe not so.
I don't need 12.5kg of fondant even if it is only £8.
If you leave it harden, then you don't need to work it, so less hassle.
The bees take it if they need it all the same.
Or at least, we've not lost a hive where we've put it on as a precaution.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I don't need 12.5kg of fondant even if it is only £8.

then put the leftovers in a tupperware box and keep for next year
....or the year after

 

[Millet]

Bung it in the freezer...that will fettle it..

 

[1amanda1]

Just made some fondant....what a palaver! Will definitely buy some next year if they need it. Hope the bees like it. Unfortunately it's howling and lashing it down here today and tomorrow so will probably have to wait til Sunday.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Bung it in the freezer...that will fettle it..

Blimey.... a blast from the past

 

[Swarm]

Nov 10 2019.

 

[The Poot]

The gormless considering yootoob to be the fount of all knowledge

Just read this thread from before my time....
I just don’t understand why JBM doesn’t come out and say what he thinks instead of beating about the bush.