Quoting Dale Shipp to Michael Loo <=-
I was amused by the specification of "liquid honey". Is there
any other kind that folks might use?
On 04-16-18 22:40, Jim Weller <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about liquid honey <=-
I was amused by the specification of "liquid honey". Is there
any other kind that folks might use?
Honey is a supersaturated liquid that will crystallize over time.
It is easy to re-liquidize solid honey by immersing the container in
a hot water bath.
Some uninformed people throw away crystallized honey, thinking it
has somehow spoiled. It hasn't.
On 04-16-18 22:40, Jim Weller <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about liquid honey <=-
I was amused by the specification of "liquid honey". Is there
any other kind that folks might use?
Honey is a supersaturated liquid that will crystallize over time.
That is true of most honey. We use a type that does not crystallize, called tupolo honey. We have had jars stay liquid in our cabinet for years after opening them. There is another type also that Stephen
Haffly told me about, but I don't recall the variety. I will grant
that mixed honey, clover honey, etc. definitely will crystallize in
time.
It is easy to re-liquidize solid honey by immersing the container in
a hot water bath.
Struth.
Some uninformed people throw away crystallized honey, thinking it
has somehow spoiled. It hasn't.
Very correct.
On 04-18-18 20:52, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about liquid honey <=-
That is true of most honey. We use a type that does not crystallize, called tupolo honey. We have had jars stay liquid in our cabinet for years after opening them. There is another type also that Stephen
Haffly told me about, but I don't recall the variety. I will grant
that mixed honey, clover honey, etc. definitely will crystallize in
time.
The other type is sourwood.
It is easy to re-liquidize solid honey by immersing the container in
a hot water bath.
Struth.
Had to do that a lot in AZ--it had very little water in it so it would crystalise really easy.
Some uninformed people throw away crystallized honey, thinking it
has somehow spoiled. It hasn't.
Very correct.
Woefully ignorant. (G)
That is true of most honey. We use a type that does not crystallize, called tupolo honey. We have had jars stay liquid in our cabinet for years after opening them. There is another type also that Stephen
Haffly told me about, but I don't recall the variety. I will grant
that mixed honey, clover honey, etc. definitely will crystallize in
time.
The other type is sourwood.
Thanks -- I could not recall the name. You brought us a sample, and
it did have a slightly different flavor. Neither type is available in local stores -- we end up ordering the tupolo from Amazon when we need
it (every year or two).
It is easy to re-liquidize solid honey by immersing the container in
a hot water bath.
Struth.
Had to do that a lot in AZ--it had very little water in it so it would crystalise really easy.
I often wonder how the bee keepers know what sort of blossom their
bees are feeding on. We see orange blossom, clover and other specific flavors in the stores. But -- what keeps the bees from going next
door to the grapefruit or dandelion?
Some uninformed people throw away crystallized honey, thinking it
has somehow spoiled. It hasn't.
Very correct.
Woefully ignorant. (G)
Unfortunately, true of far to many people about far too many things.
On 04-20-18 17:22, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about liquid honey <=-
I often wonder how the bee keepers know what sort of blossom their
bees are feeding on. We see orange blossom, clover and other specific flavors in the stores. But -- what keeps the bees from going next
door to the grapefruit or dandelion?
I'd give an answer but it would be off topic for the echo.
I often wonder how the bee keepers know what sort of blossom their
bees are feeding on. We see orange blossom, clover and other specific flavors in the stores. But -- what keeps the bees from going next
door to the grapefruit or dandelion?
I'd give an answer but it would be off topic for the echo.
I cannot imagine why the reason would be off topic. It would
definitely food related.
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Quoting Dale Shipp to Ruth Haffly <=-
I often wonder how the bee keepers know what sort of blossom
their bees are feeding on. We see orange blossom, clover and
other specific flavors in the stores. But -- what keeps the
bees from going next door to the grapefruit or dandelion?
On 04-22-18 22:20, Jim Weller <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about liquid honey <=-
Quoting Dale Shipp to Ruth Haffly <=-
I often wonder how the bee keepers know what sort of blossom
their bees are feeding on. We see orange blossom, clover and
other specific flavors in the stores. But -- what keeps the
bees from going next door to the grapefruit or dandelion?
There's at least factors involved. Bees have a preference for
certain flowers because of their high yield, bee keepers know the
seasons for the various flowers and they also move hives around ...
to tupelo tree swamps, apple orchards, orange groves, clover fields
etc.
Quoting Dale Shipp to Jim Weller <=-
bee keepers know the seasons for the various flowers and they
also move hives around
The moving of
the hives to where the source is probably means that the bees take the shortest route to the best nectar from which to make their honey. And then when that season of bloom ends, the bee keepers extract the honey before moving elsewhere.
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