[Janice Lane]

I have a super full of honey, but only half of each frame is capped. Is it too soon to extract?

 

[iddee]

yes

 

[Big Stinger]

Wait till its all capped if you dont theirs no telling what will happen to it.

 

[drobbins]

if it's not capped the moisture content is still to high and it will ferment

Dave

 

[guatebee]

Have you ever heard of honey refractometers, those gadgets used for reading moisture content of honey? Well, I´ve seen uncapped honey at 18% moisture.
Sometimes bees just don´t seem to finish the job of capping, but since we uncap anyway, why not check the uncapped honey to make sure?

It could be that bees have finally come to grips with a clever idea: why waste our comb building, precious wax with cappings if this guy removes it anyway?
I guess if i were a bee, I´d wonder.

 

[Janice Lane]

I don't have a refractometer. I guess I'll wait a couple of weeks. They did fill the super up fast and now they are taking their time capping it. I hope it is ready before school is out so I can give a jar to a couple of fellow teachers. Thanks for the help.