Dave Cushman wrote:

> Heather honey in UK is much sought after and commands a high
> price...

We produce more heather (lyng) honey in my area than any other type.
Despite the extra work involved the price level is the same as for any
other honey.

> Now here is one for experiment, (I thought about this years ago
> but never got around to testing it). What about vibration to
> liquefy the thixotropic gel type honeys?
>
> I reckon this is worthy of some experimentation, I have no idea
> of what frequency range we should be looking at, but I reckon I
> would try 50 Hz or 60 Hz first, because of the ease of utilising
> domestic power frequencies.

I have thought about this many times but never got a roundtuit...
What about ultrasonic vibration?
I use a simple motorised honey loosener (bed of nails type) but would
love to be able to forgo the extra work and time this involves.

cheers,
Tony
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Anthony N Morgan,
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Institutt for Elektroteknikk
Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag
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Lat 63 deg 26 N.
Long 10 deg 45 E
Alt. 55m
Apis mellifera carnica
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