Hi,
sorry if this is covering old ground, but what is a good way to store frames of capped unharvested/unextracted honey? I have a super full of frames of capped honey that I want to remove from the hive and replace with empty frames so that my hive is not honey bound, but I am not ready yet to extract the honey from the frames. How do I store the frames of capped honey until I am ready to extract it? I do not have a freezer or cooler. I was thinking of putting the frames in a cardboard box and enclosing it in a plastic bag and taping it shut to keep out pest and storing it inside my house in a cool dry place. Is this okay? Any problem with that, or better ways to do it?
I am a new at this and these are my first frames of honey to be harvested. Very exciting! Just have to find an extractor or figure out how I am going to get the the honey out, but in the meantime I want to get these frames out of the hive and properly stored.
Thank you,
Cliff
sorry if this is covering old ground, but what is a good way to store frames of capped unharvested/unextracted honey? I have a super full of frames of capped honey that I want to remove from the hive and replace with empty frames so that my hive is not honey bound, but I am not ready yet to extract the honey from the frames. How do I store the frames of capped honey until I am ready to extract it? I do not have a freezer or cooler. I was thinking of putting the frames in a cardboard box and enclosing it in a plastic bag and taping it shut to keep out pest and storing it inside my house in a cool dry place. Is this okay? Any problem with that, or better ways to do it?
I am a new at this and these are my first frames of honey to be harvested. Very exciting! Just have to find an extractor or figure out how I am going to get the the honey out, but in the meantime I want to get these frames out of the hive and properly stored.
Thank you,
Cliff