> >     We've had very cool wet weather for the last 4 weeks and I
> > didn't get some of the earlier honey off until yesterday.
> > Unfortunately, there's canola all around this area and now I
> > have a considerable amount of granulated honey in some of the
> > cells. It's not real solid but won't extract the way it is.
 
There's a pretty high risk of comb collapse with this method and that
can be _very_ messy!
 
FWIW, I cut the comb from the frames leaving just enough at the top
to start the bees off rebuilding, then I put all the comb in food
grade buckets in my warming cabinet set to about 50C. Everything
collapses under control and I can skim the top and filter as I want.
 
> Leaving the boxes out for robbing can work too - if the granulation isn't
> too severe and hard.
 
I'm not too happy with that approach. It can be a very efficient way to
spread diseases.
 
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