On Jul 14, 10:30 pm, ram <ram_palb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Jul 13, 9:59 am, Roger <ver...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Jul 13, 8:43 am, ram <ram_palb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > Hello, I was wondering what to do with the honey that is
crystalized
> > > in the comb. I went to extract 5 heavy frames yesterday, and
finally
> > > all the comb that was sealed was crystalized underneigth.
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> > > Should I put in back on the hive in autumn as source of winter
> > > stores? Can the bees easily process it in this state.?
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> > > Should I leave it outside for the bees to rob? I would have done
> > > this, but of course, everybody knows that encouraging robbing is not
> > > good, and anyways, we're in a pretty good honey flow here now, so
they
> > > probably won't be particularily interested...any advice?
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> > > Should I eat it myself, wax, honey and all? on toast?
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> > > Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
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> > > ram
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> > you could try and place it in a hot box. I made mine out of an old
> > chest freezer and placed a 100 watt bulb in it. I then place either
> > supers of honey inside or pails of honey that chystalized for a day or
> > two (watch inside temp closely) and then when warmed enough or
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> So I assume that the temperature at which wax melts is higher than the
> temperature at which honey liquifies. Would you know which
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As long as you keep the temp below 150 F you will be fine. beeswax
melts at a highter temp than parrifin.
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