To extract or not to extract is the question

[Amber]

OA was applied last winter and 2x formic pro this year due to a very high V count, the brood box was placed above the QE.

Some of the frames I am able to extract but your thoughts please on extracting some frames from last year that had OA, there has been no brood in these frames.

 

[Amber]

OA was applied last winter and 2x formic pro this year due to a very high V count, the brood box was placed above the QE.

Some of the frames I am able to extract but your thoughts please on extracting some frames from last year that had OA, there has been no brood in these frames.

The hive are on double brood

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

extract

 

[enrico]

No problem

 

[Erichalfbee]

Yep. Me three

 

[drex]

Just for the hell of it , and because beekeepers can never agree, I will say no.

 

[ericbeaumont]

OA was applied last winter

Extract.

 

[Amber]

Just for the hell of it , and because beekeepers can never agree, I will say no.

Why? Even though the storage is new over summer?

 

[ericbeaumont]

Even though the storage is new over summer?

Whether it was put there last winter or last week, OA will have little effect on the honey. US regs permit OA application when supers are on, and residual OA disappears quite quickly.

Be more cautious with formic as it can acidify honey. Might be worth testing with litmus paper. Average pH of honey is 3.9.

 

[drex]

Why? Even though the storage is new over summer?

Sorry. Couldn't resist it. I have removed supers, vaped, then put supers back on 10 mins later

 

[Amber]

Whether it was put there last winter or last week, OA will have little effect on the honey. US regs permit OA application when supers are on, and residual OA disappears quite quickly.

Be more cautious with formic as it can acidify honey. Might be worth testing with litmus paper. Average pH of honey is 3.9.

Thanks, good to know

 

[BeeGiner]

If it’s last year’s honey then I would think it’s crystallised by now and will be impossible to extract.
If it’s not crystallised then there’s probably nothing wrong with extracting but, personally, I don’t think I would use it.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Sorry. Couldn't resist it. I have removed supers, vaped, then put supers back on 10 mins later

Spot on. And as @ericbeaumont says in USA you can vape with supers on and eat the honey