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Cotton honey is high in dextrose and low in fructose, and like Goldenrod
honey, it
crystallizes rather quickly.
You have three basic choices:
1) learn to make creamed honey and use the cotton honey to make creamed
honey.
2) blend it with a honey that does not crystallize like tupelo, or with
some other
slow to crystallize honey like black locust, tulip poplar, or orange
3) Always store you honey in a freezer until sale or use time. Of course,
NEVER
EVER keep it in the refrigerator or basement, and also not too long
above 81°F
If you are a relatively new beekeeper, I suggest you consult with other
beekeepers that produce large quantities of cotton honey and see what they do
with it.
Ending, you just cannot store cotton honey like most other honeys, because it
crystallizes faster than most. Extract it soon after it is made and than
store it in
a FREEZER. There it will stay liquid with no crystals for several years if
always
kept around 0-10°F.
I hope that I have helped.
George Imirie
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