Abbee
New Bee
- Joined
- Sep 16, 2013
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- 56
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- Location
- Shepperton - Surrey
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 8
We have about 20 jars that crystallised so we thought we'd make soft set honey from them.
Tried to find info here but all the posts I found are referring to rape seed. We are nowhere near any rape seed fields.
On the net it is suggested you just liquidise the crystalised honey.
To experiment I blitsed half a jar with a hand held Braun liquidiser. It looked great, felt great on the tongue. Left it to settle.
After a couple of days checked. Its really light coloured at the top and set and gradually gets darker and runnier at the bottom. I mix it then after a couple of days same thing. Is this supposed to happen? Can't really give/sell any that way.
I also thought I'd try the seed route. So bought good quality soft set honey to use as a seed. I understand from the net that you warm up your honey to liquify the crystals, then after it cools, you stir in the creamed honey (ratio: 1_10)
Then other posts mention fermenting. I thought Honey never goes off so very confused.
Any advise please?
Tried to find info here but all the posts I found are referring to rape seed. We are nowhere near any rape seed fields.
On the net it is suggested you just liquidise the crystalised honey.
To experiment I blitsed half a jar with a hand held Braun liquidiser. It looked great, felt great on the tongue. Left it to settle.
After a couple of days checked. Its really light coloured at the top and set and gradually gets darker and runnier at the bottom. I mix it then after a couple of days same thing. Is this supposed to happen? Can't really give/sell any that way.
I also thought I'd try the seed route. So bought good quality soft set honey to use as a seed. I understand from the net that you warm up your honey to liquify the crystals, then after it cools, you stir in the creamed honey (ratio: 1_10)
Then other posts mention fermenting. I thought Honey never goes off so very confused.
Any advise please?