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allen dick <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 15 Apr 2003 00:53:47 -0600
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> a 1000 liter tank will hold 3126.3 lbs (1418 kg)of honey.

That corresponds to what I remember.  Basically, honey is about 1.4
times the density of water, or around 14 lbs per Imperial gallon.

FWIW, I did a quick archive search for honey density and got

http://listserv.albany.edu:8080/cgi-bin/wa?S2=bee-l&q=density+honey&s=&f
=&a=&b=
http://listserv.albany.edu:8080/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9605D&L=bee-l&P=R1937
http://listserv.albany.edu:8080/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9708D&L=bee-l&P=R916

allen
http://www.honeybeeworld.com

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