Hi,
 
I've ended up with some crystalised oil seed rape honey in some of
my frames and was wondering about how to extract it.
 
How about the following idea?...
 
Put all the offending frames in a warming cabinet (insulated box
with 2 x 40W light bulbs) for a few days until the temperature
reaches wax melting point minus a safety margin (any ideas for a
value here?).  Hopefully all the honey would dissolve back into
liquid form (reasonable assumption???) at this point.  Now remove
the frames from the box and let cool for long enough for the wax
harden up so as to withstand normal extraction forces but before
the rape re-crystalises.
 
Is this realistic?, or if not, why?  I'd appreciate any views on
this idea.
 
Thanks in advance, Mike Pheysey
Bristol UK, 100 miles west of London.
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