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Paul Collett <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 25 May 2004 09:28:56 +0200
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> Does anyone know how to extract partially granulated honey from comb
> without destroying the comb?  Is there a temperature to which one could
> warm the frames such that the honey liquefies but the wax remains intact?

I have found that leaving the frames in a room at about 34 degrees C for 2
days causes the crystallization to liquefy.  You may cause some damage to
the comb, but not too much that the bees cannot fix.  Gradual heat is much
better that short intense blasts of heat as it does not damage the combs as
much.

Good luck
Paul Collett
Grahamstown, South Africa.

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