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It’s always exciting when you know the hive is ready for you to extract those first frames of honey. Before you take them from the hive, though, you need to know which method you will use to extract the honey. The cheapest way to extract honey is by using gravity […]
The Cheapest Method To Extract Honey
Honey is a sought-after product characterized for its sweet smell. However, sometimes this delicious treat can have odors that can be off-putting. There are 3 main reasons your honey smells bad. The nectar comes from flowers that smell funny, your honey is contaminated or your honey fermenting. [Note: I’m talking
3 Reasons Your Honey Smells Bad
Although we humans do love to eat honey, bees make it to ensure their survival, not ours. What they don’t eat they store in capped cells in the hive, so it’s there for future use. Bees gather nectar to produce honey when the weather conditions are favorable and there are
What Months Do Bees Make Honey?
Technically speaking, honey cannot be frozen solid. This is because honey is a supercooled liquid. Therefore, it doesn’t become solid when it sits at a temperature below its freezing point. As temperatures become colder, honey becomes more viscous instead, making it thicker and less runny. So while it can appear
Many people enjoy the sweet, delicious taste of honey, but very few are actually aware of how honeybees make it. This is probably best illustrated by three common beliefs – that honey is either bee poop, bee spit, or bee vomit. But is that really true? No – honey is
Is Honey Bee Poop, Spit Or Vomit? Here’s The Truth
Fermented honey results from high moisture content and yeast spores naturally present in honey. Sufficient moisture and warm temperature will cause the honey to ferment unless it’s pasteurized. What Is Fermentation And Why Does Honey Ferment? Fermentation is when an organism breaks down carbohydrates like sugar, turns them into alcohol
Ever wondered how much honey a single hive of honeybees can produce? The amount of honey a particular beehive can vary due to a number of different factors. However, as a general guide: An eight frame Langstroth beehive can be expected to produce approximately 40 to 70 pounds, or 18
How Much Honey Does One Beehive Produce?
A refractometer is a tool that measures the refractive index of a liquid substance. In other words, it measures the degree light bends when passing through the solution. It is used in many fields to identify the purity and concentration of substances in liquid samples. A honey refractometer is an instrument
What Is A Honey Refractometer And How To Use It
Have you ever wondered how much moisture is in honey? The truth is that the exact amount varies depending on a given country’s food standards and the source of nectar from which the honey is made. However, in general terms, a moisture content between 17% – 21% is internationally accepted. Moisture
Yes, you can eat honeycomb. In fact, the entire honeycomb – including the wax – is edible. What Is Honeycomb? Honeycomb is a structure of hexagonal cells made from beeswax. It is used by bees as a nursery and storage facility. The honey found inside is raw honey, which means it
