http://www.beesource.com/forums/ en Tue, 21 May 2013 20:26:32 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.beesource.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png http://www.beesource.com/forums/ http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?283104-Supers&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 06:46:07 GMT How Long can it take for bees to fill up a super during the honey flow? How Long can it take for bees to fill up a super during the honey flow? ]]> Everything Honey dedge1 http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?283104-Supers http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?283085-American-Holly-honey&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 22:54:46 GMT I took off my first honey a week ago. We have an abundance of American Holly trees. The honey tastes great but has an overwhelming floral smell. Is... I took off my first honey a week ago. We have an abundance of American Holly trees. The honey tastes great but has an overwhelming floral smell. Is this normal for honey from Holly flowers?


Any experience with holly? ]]> Everything Honey beecole http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?283085-American-Holly-honey http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?282947-First-honey-extraction-storage-question&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 22:04:40 GMT Hi, All, I know this is an uneducated question, but I hope you can educate me. I have 2 hives that I installed last spring. One swarmed early... Hi, All,

I know this is an uneducated question, but I hope you can educate me.

I have 2 hives that I installed last spring. One swarmed early and the other swarmed later this spring. The second hive was making honey in the honey super very well until the swarm. That was about a month ago. Last week I found there was no queen, so I bought new ones, requeened this week, and removed the honey super.There were only 4 frames partially built up, and they all had some honey. It was partially capped and part uncapped. I extracted what I could which came out to...about 1.5 quarts of honey! Not much, but it's the first honey I've got so I'm very pleased with it.

My question is - has this uncapped honey cured since it was in the hive for so long? It tastes very good, but I don't want to give some friends and have it ferment on them. I don't have a refractometer to test it.

Thanks,
Jen ]]> Everything Honey honeydog http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?282947-First-honey-extraction-storage-question http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?282701-2013-wholesale-comb-price-for-Northern-California&goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 04:53:50 GMT I got the customers lined up. Should have my 1st 30-40 pounds (wild flower) ready to process by this weekend. This is my first go. What will be... I got the customers lined up. Should have my 1st 30-40 pounds (wild flower) ready to process by this weekend.

This is my first go. What will be the going price this season? ]]> Everything Honey rurbanski http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?282701-2013-wholesale-comb-price-for-Northern-California http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?282280-Bottling-lightly-crystallized-Honey&goto=newpost Mon, 06 May 2013 14:32:06 GMT I had to do some spring extracting and have about 40 gallons of lightly crystallized honey in 5 gallon buckets. The honey has been run through a 600... I had to do some spring extracting and have about 40 gallons of lightly crystallized honey in 5 gallon buckets. The honey has been run through a 600 micron filter.

The supers were warmed and I have kept the buckets warmed to 95 degrees and have let them sit for 2 days to clarify.

My problem is the honey has separated itself into layers, with the bottom 1/4 of the buckets being lightly crystallized and the upper 2/3rd being clear.

Since I've only been able to do a course filtering, how long should I let the buckets sit to clarify before bottling?

After I skim off the float, should I stir the buckets before bottling to evenly mix the crystallizing?

Or, should I warm it up to a higher temperature to get rid of all the crystallizing before bottling? And, what's the lowest temperature that will achieve that, and will it hurt the quality of the honey?


Thanks. ....Don ]]> Everything Honey D Semple http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?282280-Bottling-lightly-crystallized-Honey http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?281244-wax-foundation-for-honey-extraction&goto=newpost Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:33:40 GMT Im thinking of buying a foundation machine to make my own foundation from my own wax. The only concern is will the wax foundation stand up to an... Im thinking of buying a foundation machine to make my own foundation from my own wax. The only concern is will the wax foundation stand up to an extractor when extracting honey or do you just use it for brood box? ]]> Everything Honey savage_sultin http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?281244-wax-foundation-for-honey-extraction