I use one of those screen filters that fits on a 5 gallon bucket.  It has 2
sizes.  I leave the course on top and the fine underneath.  The honey passes
through this and into a 5 gallon pail.  The pail is then emptied into a 30
gallon holding tank.  This is then sealed with stretch wrap and allowed to
settle for a minimum of 2 weeks.  I have let honey set as long as 6 weeks
and when bottled looks as clear as any you can buy.  I then sold as raw
honey.  The last gallon or so in the tank is filtered through a stocking and
sold as strained.
 
Frank & Phronsie Humphrey
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From: Randy, Isa & Alina Chase <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Saturday, November 01, 1997 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: Heating/Filtering Honey
 
 
>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.
>