It's not clear that this will become an issue for me this year, since I'm
working with two new hives from packages, but I'm curious anyway . . .
 
Reading ABC & XYZ, I've several times seen references to the improvement of
homey as it ages in the hive. Sometimes this statement comes in a section
on a particularly pungent honey (sumac or dandelion), and suggests that the
pungency dissapates and the honey improves in the hive. Other references
suggst that honey generally improves as it ages in the hive. I'm reasonably
sure that the authors are talking about *sealed* honey improving over time
in the hive.
 
As a hobbyist, I can easily pull a super (or even individual frames) at any
point after they are sealed. Since I plan to package my honey chunk-style,
I probably want reasonably clean caps, and I've read that they can becom
travel-stained over time.
 
So, is there anything to this notion that sealed honey improves as it ages
in the hive?
 
Greg
 
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Greg Hankins                       Mt. Gilead, NC
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