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Crystalised honey in comb

  • 03-05-2021 10:35pm
    #1
    Donalde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭


    One of my two hives didn't survive the winter, for reasons unknown.
    They had a super almost full of honey, which was left untouched, much of which is now crystalised in the comb. Is there any way of extracting this?


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  • #2
    Mellifera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 249 ✭✭Mellifera


    Donalde wrote: »
    One of my two hives didn't survive the winter, for reasons unknown.
    They had a super almost full of honey, which was left untouched, much of which is now crystalised in the comb. Is there any way of extracting this?

    You could try putting it in a warm place to soften it out first...If its still fairly solid you could maybe add to a very low oven. If it's ivy honey though I'm not sure if this will work.
    You could also keep it and use it as bait in a nuc...the smell alone should be a help.


  • #3
    Doctors room ghost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭Doctors room ghost


    Is there many swarms going yet.
    We have a swarm trap out the last week but nothing yet


  • #4
    Donalde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭Donalde


    Thanks Mellifera,
    Does anyone know the Temperature range which would 'melt' the honey but not the wax?


  • #5
    Thud
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    Mellifera wrote: »
    You could also keep it and use it as bait in a nuc...the smell alone should be a help.

    You’ll have every robbing bee in the area if you do this


  • #6
    Mellifera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 249 ✭✭Mellifera


    Thud wrote: »
    You’ll have every robbing bee in the area if you do this

    If you can't extract it what good is to you anyway? Let them at it...


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  • #7
    Thud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭Thud


    if you are confident the hive didn't fail because of disease you could feed it to your other hive either now or freeze for winter.
    if any doubts about disease destroy it.
    Don't put it in a bait hive either way.


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