In a message dated 97-05-21 10:48:15 EDT, Dave G reen writes:
 
<<    We have never had a batch of our own honey ferment, but I think this
 one will.  If it were our own honey, I'd put it back on the bees, rather
 than extract it. We have no sophisticated drying equipment.
  >>
 
Dave:  I'm far from sophisticated myself but, I notice, when I'm warming up
my honey to make it easy to pass through fine nylon mesh prior to bottling
that alot of steam rises up.  My honey has always done very well at the fair
based on water to sugar ratio and I've thought that this steam meant that
some excess water was leaving the honey. You wouldn't want to boil it for
that might distort the flavor but perhaps keeping it just below simmer so
that steam rises would help with the excess water.
 
P.S.  It's always helpful if people put their towns and states somewhere in
their address.  When you report on what is going on I sometimes wonder
"where."  I think you once said Myrtle Beach, SC.  Is that right?   We are
considering moving to Dataw island, a sea island off Beaufort and I'm always
interested to see what's going on in that nec of the woods.
Faith Andrews Bedford, Ivy VA and Tampa