Rock hard honey

[peteinwilts]

Hi Guys
I have a number of buckets of honey that have set astonishingly quickly and is extremely hard.

Should I 'dissolve' the rock hard honey by warming it and mixing it with a runnier honey to make it softer, or will this just seed it and give me a larger batch if rock hard honey??
Cheers
Pete

 

[MuswellMetro]

Hi Guys
I have a number of buckets of honey that have set astonishingly quickly and is extremely hard.

Should I 'dissolve' the rock hard honey by warming it and mixing it with a runnier honey to make it softer, or will this just seed it and give me a larger batch if rock hard honey??
Cheers
Pete

yes, OSR hney and it will set any honey rock hard

Find some set honey you like and do the following

warm the honey is a warming cabinet for five of six days you may need it up at 45c, and when clear and you have no crystals, let it cool for 6 hours

gentley warm the nice set honey until just mobile, stir it in and stir even 12 hours until just setting and jar up

i have heard you can put a 15lb bucket in a microwave and heat by microwave at aquarter power until melted, BUT I have never done it and would not recommend you do it to melt it that way as i suspect it wouldcause high HMF

 

[peteinwilts]

Thanks MM

Would that be a 50/50 mix?

 

[Tom Bick]

No not 50/50 the general rule is something like 5-10% seed honey to your honey.

 

[BKF Admin]

Video: Making soft set honey

 

[psafloyd]

Video: Making soft set honey

Can't access that link, Admin...

 

[enrico]

Just going to say the same.....it says I do not have the right permissions!

 

[MuswellMetro]

No not 50/50 the general rule is something like 5-10% seed honey to your honey.

yes, 5-10%-I use a 340g jar per 15 lb bucket which is 5%

I use 15lb bucket for spring honey as I find a 30lb buckets of OSR slower to melt and I only get a few , if any OSR Supers because I am an urban beekeeper on the edge of London

If it is your first time doing it, the perhaps two 340g jars per 15lb bucket

 

[flightofthebumblebee]

For newbee's .
What is HMF, and OSR, Please?

 

[oliver90owner]

Goggle not working?

Try entering bees with osr, and oilseed rape will be obvious among the numerous hits.

 

[alanf]

For newbee's .
What is HMF, and OSR, Please?

Hydroxy Methyl Furfural
A breakdown product of Fructose, one of the sugars in honey, after heat treatment. There are legal limits in honey you might sell.

Oil Seed Rape
Yellow flowered crop that can give good honey yields in spring. The nectar is relatively high in glucose, which means the honey tends to crystallise faster than other sources.

 

[Tom Bick]

For newbee's .
What is HMF, and OSR, Please?

Obviously answered above but this thread is handy if any other acronyms pop up

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=272

 

[victor meldrew]

Hydroxy Methyl Furfural
A breakdown product of Fructose, one of the sugars in honey, after heat treatment. There are legal limits in honey you might sell.

Oil Seed Rape
Yellow flowered crop that can give good honey yields in spring. The nectar is relatively high in glucose, which means the honey tends to crystallise faster than other sources.

Thank you Alan ,
Accurate answer . Much better than Rab the Gabs attempts at wry humour ,especially ,dealing with newbies !
Some people never learn .
VM
Full suit of armour would now be required by some but hey! I'm thick skinned .
VM


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[SixFooter]

Thank you Alan ,
Accurate answer . Much better than Rab the Gabs attempts at wry humour ,especially ,dealing with newbies !
Some people never learn .
VM
Full suit of armour would now be required by some but hey! I'm thick skinned .
VM


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Careful. Things tend to escalate quickly on here!

 

[victor meldrew]

Careful. Things tend to escalate quickly on here!

Now where have I seen that before ?
Vm


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[Skyhook]

Just going to say the same.....it says I do not have the right permissions!

It's because you're new, you have to have 3000 posts before you can access videos.


I cant wait!

 

[VEG]

the video is also on you tube

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[BKF Admin]

It's because you're new, you have to have 3000 posts before you can access videos.


I cant wait!

The members who cannot see video's are forum supporters because I had the permissions wrong.

 

[Black Comb]

Are you sorting this Mark?
I still can't see any.