WHAT DO YOU DO if you suspect that SOMETHING is going on with this year's batch? - does it seem runny, is it cloudy? - and what if it's already IN BOTTLES???? you HAVE to evaporate the moisture out. too much moisture and your honey will FERMENT. you can take the caps off your GLASS bottles - put them on a "cookie" sheet/flat sheet and stick them in the oven at the lowest temp. and leave the door open a crack. if you used PLASTIC....you might have to go about pouring them all back into a larger container for warming - and pouring back....yes, a big sticky mess....
you might put a REFRACTOMETER on that "wish list" for Christmas......
in the future - if you suspect a "wet year".....you might want to put off extracting IMMEDIATELY. take your supers off - expose the boxes/comb to a FAN....or a dehumidifier for a week or so before extracting...
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Year one here..Some of my extracted honey was around 19% worst we found was 19.25%...I thought it all passed the capped or shake the frame test...how long before I panic and if I do the oven thing at 170 how long do you think it would take for 1/2 and 1 gallon jars?? Should I just pasteurize it? Not sure I have room in the freezer, over 10 gallons.
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