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dougal
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Pilsbury wrote: |
could the diference between supers be that the first one was filled first, ie earlier in the season, so the forage would be different pollen, then the second one so the frames were filled with the different colours. |
Yep, I think its different "flows" at different times.
If you want to make a "specific variety" (like say lavender) then I think you'd change the super frames (even if incomplete) at the end of the flow.
Isn't lavender so strong that it gets diluted down with general purpose honey?
I believe oilseed rape makes for a very dark honey (and moody bees?)
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As i mentioned in an earlier thread I have 35lb of honey to pack off tomorrow at work but it has set so what is the best way to liquify it? I have big saucepans i can uses as a water boiler or a big steamer I can pop it into or will that make it to hot? |
Dunno about 35 lb... but the way that I deal with individual jars of crystallised honey is as follows - add a teaspoonful of (boiled?) water (remember this for about a pound), then place in a really low oven (85C?) for a couple of hours, stir occasionally to get everything that is going to to dissolve, keep it hot, but then let it stand for a while, (so any bits, undissolved crystals, whatever, sink), then pour off into an equally hot (sterile clean) jar (to avoid cracking the glass or cooling the honey), but keep back the dregs with any bits, then put fresh jar(s) of honey back into the oven, turn off the oven and allow them to cool really slowly with the oven.
You want the honey to be a saturated (or slightly super-saturated) solution at room temp. So, you need to remove any crystallisation nuclei and cool it really really slowly. |
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Pilsbury
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