Alan, I have used saran wrap. It was more an accident than any great planning. I did not have a cover for a bucket so put saran wrap right on the surface of the honey. I could not get to filtering it right away, so after a day or so, when I lifted the plastic wrap off the honey, all the wax, and other bits and pieces came out with the wrap. I was able to bottle right from the bucket. Now I do it as a matter of course. Since saran wrap and other plastic wraps are food grade, there is no honey contamination. I wouldn't bother with black plastic. Agree with what you said, plus it has to be cut, where you just tear off whatever you need of the plastic wrap, and it is cheap, easy (you can easily make it contact the entire surface of the honey), you lose little honey, and get a good product. However, I think the origional post was on how to get rid of suspended particles, not the stuff that floats to the top of the honey. The plastic wrap solution does not answer that question. Bill Truesdell Bath, ME Allen Dick wrote: > >... I have learned that if you take a black plastic garbage bag and cut > a circle equal to the diameter of the bucket you have your honey in... > > Although otherwise this seems like a workable idea, my understanding is > that black plastic -- especially the types used for garbage handling -- > may be unsafe for food use. At very best they are not food approved and > may be from (unknown) recycled sources. > > There have been extensive discussions some time back on BEE-L about safety > of materials used in honey handling. > > Allen > >