Removing honey from comb

[bareftcarl]

I posted yesterday about full hive body. Today I remove the top feeder and spacer I used for feeding patties. When I removed the feeder it surprised me the amount of burr comb that was on top of the supers. Now what is the best way to remove the honey that was in the burr comb:scratch:

[riverrat]

are you sure its honey or is it sugar water. If you was feeding there is a good chance it is the later. I would use a hive tool and scrape it off move it a distance and let the bees clean it up. If it is honey you could do a crush and strain.;)

[D Coates]

Crush and strain. However, you appear to be having false flow (syrup from the feeder) if they are building and filling burr comb. Nonetheless, what I do in that situation is scrape the burr comb and honey off onto the inner cover I have two inch spacer body above this then I put the cover over that. The bees will pick the comb clean and recycle the honey into the hive. Take the cleaned comb out for melting.

That's what I would do but I'm certain others may have different ideas.

[bareftcarl]

I first thought that it may be sugar water, but when I got in the house it had a light amber color. The comb was all capped, I crushed it thru my double strainers, so far I have gotten 2 quarts. I am planning on heating the remains on a double boiler to separte the wax and put the water back into the top feeder. Does this sound like a fair plan.

[riverrat]

I first thought that it may be sugar water, but when I got in the house it had a light amber color.

Sugar water mixed with nectar will have a light amber color to it

[D Coates]

Dump the crushed wax on them, on the inner cover or some newspaper (if you don't have an inner cover) with an empty super on there, and let them clean it up. It saves you time and they do a better job.