Hi Faith: Welcome to the "Low Country". I am about halfway between David and Beaufort. We have a group "Lowcountry Beekeepers" that meets here in Charleston once a month. Also the "Colleton County Beekeepers" meet in Walterboro once a month. Stay in touch as to when you will be arriving, etc. Bob Neely Goose Creek, SC Low Country Beekeeper [log in to unmask] On Wed, 28 May 1997 13:21:43 -0400 Faith Andrews Bedford <[log in to unmask]> writes: >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 >