At 07:59 PM 1/5/2006, you wrote:
>Does honey crystallize better at -40 degrees F or -40 degrees C ?

Trick question, -40F is the same as -40C.  In any case freezing 
temperatures can virtually prevent crystallization.
The best temperatures for causing crystallization are between 40-60 
degrees as already stated.  In the late summer when trying to make 
creamed honey the temperatures are typically too warm to encourage 
crystallization and I don't have a good way to control the 
temperature.  But I have found putting the honey in the refrigerator 
during the day and taking it out during the night (as well as using a 
good amount of seed honey) speeds things up considerably.  I can make 
3 buckets at a time by rotating them every 8 hours.  Once fall is 
here though creamed honey is much easier to make.  I just leave it in 
the garage.

-Tim 

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