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Re: Extracting granulated honey from comb
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Thu, 27 May 2004 18:53:01 EDT
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> Is there a temperature to which one could
> warm the frames such that the honey liquefies but the wax remains intact?
>

Try warming it to about 80F.  The comb will soften and lose some of its
strength in the low 90s.  But why not take a crop of wax as well?  The bees will
soon make more.

Chris

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