Approaches To Honey Harvesting And Processing

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Approaches To Honey Harvesting And Processing

• Clarence H. Collison
• Entomologist
• Mississippi State University

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Honey Quality
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Leave A Full Super Of Honey On At All Times
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Frames Should Be ¾ Capped
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Pesticide/Drug Residues
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Treat Only With Drugs And Insecticides Labeled
For Use In The Beehive For The Specific Disease
Or Pest You Are Trying To Control.
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Follow All Label Directions
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Remove Honey Supers Prior To Treatment
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Treatments Should Cease At Least 4 Weeks Prior To
The Start Of A Surplus Flow
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Removing Bees From Honey Supers

• Bee Escapes
• Bounce And Brush
• Chemical Repellents
• Bee Blower

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Peak Quality
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Porter Bee Escape
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Bounce And Brush
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Chemical Repellents
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Benzaldehyde (Oil Of Almond)65-80º FButyric
Anhydride (Bee-Go)75-88º F
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Bee Blowers
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Warm Honey Combs Extract Easier Than Cold
CombsRemoves Additional Moisture
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Heat Fans Dehumidifier
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Removal Of Cappings

• Temperature Of Knife
• Melted Wax

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Clean Equipment
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Uncapping Equipment/Extractors

• Use Lubricant Approved By USDA For Use With Food
  Equipment

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The Acids Of Honey React With Many Metals
Including Steel And Zinc Used For Galvanizing
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Galvanized Extractors And Tanks Should Be Lined
With A Protective Material Approved For Food Use,
Similar To That Used To Line Honey Drums
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Air BubblesPollenBits Of Wax
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Honey Will Absorb Bad Odors And Flavors Rapidly
If Foreign Materials Are Not Strained Out
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StrainingSettling Tank
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Raw Or Unprocessed Honey
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StrainingLimited Heating
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Final Product Should Be

• Well Strained
• Low In Moisture
• Free From Foreign Flavors And Impurities

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Affected Most By Moisture ContentHeating
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Honey Should Always Be Heated In A Water Bath Or
Double-Jacketed Tank To Avoid Contact With Direct
Heat
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Excess Heat

• Drives Off Natural Volatile Flavors
• Chemically Breaks Down Fructose
• Darkens Honey

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Average Composition Of American Honey

• Fructose (levulose) 38.2
• Glucose (dextrose) 32.3
• Sucrose 1.3
• Other Sugars 7.3
• Water 16-18

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Honey Is A Super-Saturated Solution
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Honey Crystallization
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Crystallization

• Honey Composition
• Storage Conditions
• Heating
• Filtering

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The Faster Honey Granulates, The Smaller The
Crystals
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Honey Fermentation
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Hygroscopic
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Fermentation

• Yeasts Sugar
• Alcohol Carbon Dioxide
• Alcohol Oxygen
• Acetic Acid Water

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Below 50º FAbove 80º F
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145º F For 30 Minutes
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The Word Honey Must Appear In Bold Type
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Name, Address, Postal Zip Code
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Packed ByDistributed By
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Net Weight1 To 4 Pound ContainersBoth
Pounds Ounces
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Net Weight 16 oz (1 lb.)Net Weight 40 oz
(2.5 lb.)
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Less Than 1 lb.Ounces Only
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Greater Than 4 lbs.Pounds Only