I’ve been asked to sort out a wild hive for an elderly man a few miles from me
It’s a 2 year old caught swarm in an old hive on double brood box no frames that he just keeps for pollination of his fruit trees
I’ve no desire to go through the brood boxes as they will just have wild comb but I...
I have some 80lbs honey at 20%
have had in a sealed container in buckets with a dehumidifier running for 24 hours
not a drop of moisture pulled out in 24 hours
any suggestions
thanks
Just jarred up the last bucket
903lb for the year from 8 colonies starting year
Best year up to this 220lb
It’s not that I’m any better at beekeeping just weather related
Iv just purchased my first refractometer and checked the honey iv extracted this year
The Spring honey came in just below 16 and the summer one exactly 16
My questions are does the quality of honey increase with a reduction in water content?
Would there be a noticeable taste difference between a...
8 hives coming out of winter
Extracted 567lb so far with 430lb sold
Now have 16 full colonies and 6 double brood nucs
40 supers on with all filling out well
Well ahead of expectations
Think iv got some lime honey this year
In the village we have 12/12 old lime trees
We rarely get a flow from them but this year the weather was favourable
Jar on right is green tinged
Other jars are from spring on left and early June honey...