andy-glide
House Bee
- Joined
- Nov 20, 2011
- Messages
- 167
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- Location
- Mid Bedfordshire UK
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 3
Went last week to remove my rape crop but found the majority of the frames are still not ripe having done a shake test.
The query I now have is how long should I leave the honey for the bees to complete the ripening process?
Given the last few days have seen a down turn in the temperature not sure if this helps or hinders the ripening process.
Bottom line is that I don’t want the honey to crystallise in the comb so what frequency of checking is recommended before I remove all the frames. At the moment doing weekly inspections.
The query I now have is how long should I leave the honey for the bees to complete the ripening process?
Given the last few days have seen a down turn in the temperature not sure if this helps or hinders the ripening process.
Bottom line is that I don’t want the honey to crystallise in the comb so what frequency of checking is recommended before I remove all the frames. At the moment doing weekly inspections.