[nbarlow123]

Hello all its my first post in a while. I harvested one super and I strained all through a paint strainer. My question is is it OK to force the honey through the strainer I did about 2 r 3 gallons and it has a slight tangy taste. Thanks for your help

 

[Bees In Miami]

Tangy taste? Was the honey comb capped? Is it fermenting? What % was capped? I have never "forced" it...I let gravity do the work. I will also add, I have never used a paint strainer...

 

[Ted adams]

Hello all its my first post in a while. I harvested one super and I strained all through a paint strainer. My question is is it OK to force the honey through the strainer I did about 2 r 3 gallons and it has a slight tangy taste. Thanks for your help

A paint strainer is just fine, that is always what I use. Forcing thru may cause air bubbles , but the paint strainer will not make the honey taste strange, that is unles it was already used on paint.

 

[sqkcrk]

How do you force honey through a paint strainer? You could use something less fine, as a strainer.

 

[nbarlow123]

At least 95% was capped I forced it by twisting the top tight and squeezing it. It was a new strainer. I did notice that the top was capped but in spots there was brown spots on the plastic frames itself. I'll post a picture. I mainly just wanted to check because on YouTube I just see everyone letting gravity do the straining.

 

[nbarlow123]

<a href="http://s1074.photobucket.com/user/barlown/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140513_081839_zpsb4d34095.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w410/barlown/Mobile%20Uploads/20140513_081839_zpsb4d34095.jpg" border="0" alt="Brown area on fondation photo 20140513_081839_zpsb4d34095.jpg"/></a>

 

[nbarlow123]

This is the area that was under light colored capped comb. It looks like they used this area to store pollen then used it for honey I guess

 

[nbarlow123]

The honey after force straining

 

[nbarlow123]

This is one frame I had that was light colored honey. All the other frames were darker honey but this is what most all the comb looked like before I started.