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Beekeeping => Do-It-Yourself Plans and Prints => Topic started by: BoilerJim on January 18, 2014, 07:37:03 pm

Title: Honey Warmer Box
Post by: BoilerJim on January 18, 2014, 07:37:03 pm

I just finished making this honey warmer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEvRAqP2eXY&list=UU8HLlTQi_AbllvR-SBF8sRQ&feature=c4-overview

I did not wish to purchase the wrap around bucket heater as it could not heat what I had already bottled.
I wanted something that I could heat a 5-gallon bucket of honey as well as bottled honey.

A friend of mine converted an old refrigerator into a honey warmer. I did not want anything quite that big.

I never liked putting my unsold bottled honey in warm water to de-crystallize as I usually already labeled them and the labels would smear in the water.

This gizmo I found on Youtube from http://www.michiganbees.org was exactly what I was looking for. It was simple to build as well.

Here is mine:

(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs16.postimg.cc%2Fi32ezlrxd%2FIMG_6998.jpg&hash=f42f3e010ed162bfb8caa7e1c3a4ee33d622c299) (http://postimg.cc/image/i32ezlrxd/)

Title: Re: Honey Warmer Box
Post by: Finally Home on January 18, 2014, 08:49:04 pm

Impressive. Your's looks great. 
Haven't gotten far enough for something like that but I bookmarked the video for when the time comes.  Thanks Jim.

Title: Re: Honey Warmer Box
Post by: Perry on January 21, 2014, 08:48:20 am

Good video, very concise instructions, something even I could follow!  ;)

Title: Re: Honey Warmer Box
Post by: brooksbeefarm on January 21, 2014, 09:13:37 am

Lets not go crazy here Perry, :laugh: but it is a very good video. I made one of them several years ago that is bigger, it will hold 2 five gal. buckets, it has two 100 watt. bulbs in the bottom of it with a thermostat in the top (bought from Kelly's) that i set on 90F with two 5 gal. buckets in it over night before we bottle our honey.The honey flows faster and i don't have problems with bubbles, They are something every hobby beekeeper should have. jmho, Jack
PS. i stocked up on 100 watt bulbs. ;D

Title: Re: Honey Warmer Box
Post by: tefer2 on January 21, 2014, 02:17:33 pm

We made one off the same plans a few years ago.
Still have the same light bulbs we started with too.
This is a simple unit that we use for 5 gallon buckets, jars, and honey frames.
Rolls around on casters and was much cheaper that a bucket heater.

Title: Re: Honey Warmer Box
Post by: DonMcJr on December 10, 2014, 02:59:23 am

Made mine last night from the same plans...

http://youtu.be/-2HDPN3UPqk?list=UUINvfvC8aAEe8LfA-IsrYyw

Title: Re: Honey Warmer Box
Post by: BoilerJim on January 06, 2015, 02:23:20 pm

Hi Don. I am really glad to hear of your success with this project. I thought it was a fun, inexpensive project that even a guy like me couldn't screw up. I use mine all the time.