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Eric Abell <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 11 Jul 1996 15:08:41 GMT
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>OK.  Time to add some other comments.  By the way, all of the
>suggestion I have seen sound good and clearly all of them will work.
>
>How about.
>
>Dumping the mess onto a screen - 1/4 inch mesh would be nice but use
>what you have.  Window screen will be just fine.  Place it over a tub
>and let it drain over a few days.  Occassionaly mix it around a little
>and mush it up and after a few days a great deal of honey will drain
>out with little wax or bee parts in the honey.  Less mushing and more
>time will yield cleaner honey.
>
>What to do with the stuff left on top.  The more you mush it the more
>honey will be removed.  Why not deal with it as you would with
>cappings?  You could also offer it to the bees when there is no flow
>and they will remove the remaining honey and you can deal with the was
>as you normally do.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Eric Abell
>Gibbons, Alberta Canada
>(403) 998 3143
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Eric Abell
Gibbons, Alberta Canada
(403) 998 3143
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