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"Randy, Isa & Alina Chase" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 1 Nov 1997 11:51:48 -0600
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I have used nylon "ankle high" panty hose (new of course) to filter the
honey as it comes out of the extractor.  This helps reduce the "stuff"
that I filter out of the honey prior to bottling.  I simply secure the
"ankle highs" to the spigot on the extractor and let the honey filter
into a five gallon bucket.  I keep a corander just above the bucket to
keep the "filter out of the honey.  There is generally a lot of wax in
my honey.  I use the fork to do most of the uncapping which leaves a lot
of wax particles.  When the filters are full, I place them in a
container with the rest of the cappings to let the remaining honey drain
out.  It all then goes into the solar wax melter .
 
Nylon hose may not be the best filter, but it is extremely cost
effective and I use the fine particles suspended in the honey as a
marketing tool.  I don't use any heat in the process.  This slows things
down but my customers claim that I have the best honey they have ever
had.

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