Thawing and then freezing honey again?

[Curly green finger's]

Hi ,I have jars and frames in a freezer that has given up the ghost, im just about to install the new one but everything has thawed can I freeze it again?
Thanks

 

[Ian123]

Hi ,I have jars and frames in a freezer that has given up the ghost, im just about to install the new one but everything has thawed can I freeze it again?
Thanks

I’ve not had any issues with comb before

 

[enrico]

I am pretty sure it would be fine, it isn't meat!

 

[Curly green finger's]

Thanks both

 

[WoodenBeam]

CGF, don’t think I’d be keeping jars in the freezer………combs & packaged sections etc yes but Honey in jars only when it’s about to go out the door.

 

[pargyle]

CGF, don’t think I’d be keeping jars in the freezer………combs & packaged sections etc yes but Honey in jars only when it’s about to go out the door.

He's probably trying to stop it crystallising as he's jarred up quite a lot judging by previous posts. I tend to jar up only in batches that I know I'm going to sell in a reasonable period ..

 

[Curly green finger's]

He's probably trying to stop it crystallising as he's jarred up quite a lot judging by previous posts. I tend to jar up only in batches that I know I'm going to sell in a reasonable period ..

Aye it’s chunk in jars and heather comb ivy spring comb

 

[Sutty]

My understanding from a brief internet search is that, as I suspected, honey doesn't actually freeze in normal freezers, but just becomes extremely viscous.

 

[JamezF]

honey doesn't actually freeze in normal freezers, but just becomes extremely viscous.

I had one colony a bit like that

James

 

[PeaBee]

CGF, don’t think I’d be keeping jars in the freezer………combs & packaged sections etc yes but Honey in jars only when it’s about to go out the door.

Agreed not something I would be doing and not sure the specifications of the jars would cover freezing

 

[Sutty]

As the honey remains liquid the jars should be ok

 

[pargyle]

Agreed not something I would be doing and not sure the specifications of the jars would cover freezing

I'm inclined to agree ... even with chunk honey I think I would freeze the comb and then, when I had need for the product, thaw it out and add it the jars as I needed to jar them up. Honey in the freezer does get pretty viscous and (whilst I've never tried doing it) thawing out jars with chunk honey to a truky runny state might be a bit problematical. Perhaps someone on here has some experience of doing it ?

 

[Erichalfbee]

Perhaps someone on here has some experience of doing it ?

Yes me. I've done it and it works well enough

 

[Antipodes]

My understanding is that "freezing" honey is the best thing to do for the honey if it needs storing (in that it is anticipated that it will not be consumed immediately etc.) as it slows down deterioration.

 

[pargyle]

My understanding is that "freezing" honey is the best thing to do for the honey if it needs storing (in that it is anticipated that it will not be consumed immediately etc.) as it slows down deterioration.

Since when has honey deteriorated in storage ? Most beekeepers keep honey from one year to the next in buckets - it sets in time but deteriorate ? I know of one local beefarmer who gave up keeping bees nearly 5 years ago and is still selling his built up stock of honey ... indistinguishable from fresh honey apparently.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Since when has honey deteriorated in storage

Maybe crystallisation is deterioration.....in appearance, anyway

 

[pargyle]

Maybe crystallisation is deterioration.....in appearance, anyway

Two nations separated by a common language perhaps ?

 

[Newbeeneil]

Maybe crystallisation is deterioration.....in appearance, anyway

I would say the the main deterioration would be from warming the honey to get it back to a state where it can be jarred.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Since when has honey deteriorated in storage ?

In fact I've just bottled a bucket full of 2017 vintage honey (one of the last four) that I discovered tucked away in a corner behind some boxes of new buckets I finally cleared out this season

 

[Antipodes]

According to Bob Binnie "Freezing is absolutely the best way to keep honey"...
"The colder you store honey the less it will deteriorate"
About 13 mins onwards is pertinent, but the entire presentation is interesting.