REGARDING           RE>Crystallized honey in frames
 
Janet Montgomery wrote:
"I have about 30% of my supers that have a substantial quanity of crystalized
honey after extracting of the liquid honey.
 
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clean or remove this crystalized
honey from the frames?
 
Will the bees rob them out if left outside the hives?  I so, will it just
transfer the crystalized honey back into the colony?
 
Should I place them over or under the broodchamber for winter feed and hope
they will use them?"
 
This problem often happens when early honey stays too long in the super, and
all honey is extracted together at the end of the season.  I found that the
best way to get the bees to clean it out is to put the super on top of the
inner cover.  The bees will eagerly go up to clean it out, and will just throw
the granulated particles out of the hive.  Then remove the super before they
get the idea to put honey back in it (especially if you have put Apistan
strips on already!)
 
Ted Fischer