rape honey

[Cuckmere couple]

i understand it sets quickly and we seem to have a lot of it here

having read lots of advice about it etc, i am keen to know if there is a really simple way forward

id be really grateful for advice on whether i can simply spin it, sieve it and jar it

it will set firm but is this a problem? does anyone do this and it work?

 

[Ian123]

Lucky you....rape will need extracting as the main crop goes over don’t leave it on the hive. Extract filter and place in buckets. If you bottle straight away you get loads of frosting and it will go like concrete. Filter straight from extraction so you don’t need to fully melt to filter and bottle at a later stage.

 

[gmonag]

Cream (Soft Set)it before it goes hard.

 

[Cuckmere couple]

Lucky you....rape will need extracting as the main crop goes over don’t leave it on the hive. Extract filter and place in buckets. If you bottle straight away you get loads of frosting and it will go like concrete. Filter straight from extraction so you don’t need to fully melt to filter and bottle at a later stage.

thanks both

and Ian

are you saying that later you can melt in a warmer and then bottle?

 

[Ian123]

Yes melt in a warmer but don’t melt completely you just need to get it so it’s runny enough to stir/bottle.

 

[Cuckmere couple]

excellent thanks

 

[Ian123]

If you have if hard in buckets already filtered then scrape scum and bubbles off top before warming. Once made the mistake off only rough filtering and requiring some for an event, so had to totally melt and then seed. It took an age to reset in the summer and we had to put in the fridge to speed it up. After that we just warmed so it could be worked/creamed and then bottled.

 

[Poly Hive]

Google Dyce process.

PH

 

[manek]

I'm looking after some hives where the honey is not required - they want to leave it for the bees. There is OSR in the area - but I'm assuming the bees can deal with it. They've had millions of years of practice...

 

[Murox]

I'm looking after some hives where the honey is not required - they want to leave it for the bees. There is OSR in the area - but I'm assuming the bees can deal with it. They've had millions of years of practice...

Not on acres of modified OSR they haven't, the stuff sets like concrete - try spitting and licking on some set stuff and see how far you get.