Feeding Honey

[Mikey N.C.]

Last year I did some crush an strain , I slowly melted the wax in adeep casserole dish on low heat. Once it cooled down wax harden and I removed, my question is the leftover honey that was below wax,can I feed that back to bees and how.

[LazyBkpr]

I will mix about a quart of reclaimed honey with 5 gal of sugar syrup, draws the bees in like crazy...

[apisbees]

feed it in the later spring when the bees can fly as it is going to cause the bees to have to deficate. caramelized honey or sugars are not a good fall or winter food.

[Mikey N.C.]

It's dark , how do I mix with water (ratio ? ?)

[riverbee]

mikey it's not about how dark the honey is........but about how thick it is.  think in terms of feeding syrup.....

i really don't use a ratio.......i use just enough water mixed in either to simulate 1:1 or 2:1 syrup, or do as scott does and add the honey to syrup.....sorry i don't measure..........LOL!  i have never heated it as you have..........just spun out in an extractor.

you can use this anytime, spring and fall and during a dearth.

like apis said though, not sure at what temp the wax/honey was heated at, so maybe stick to feeding back when the bees can fly.  hope this helps a little?

[apisbees]

Dark in color I would guess over 180 deg and held at that temp for in excess of 3-4 hours. Find a nice BBQ sauce recipe and use it in it. It is perfect for it.   

[Mikey N.C.]

That was wax I melted after straining honey,  155° about 3 hr. with door cracked open ,about the color of ice tea

[LazyBkpr]

I dont measure exactly either.... 5 gal bucket, fill up half way with hot water from the tap..  mix in a quart of honey, pour in 25 lbs of sugar.... Stir, feed...    GONE in one day...

[riverbee]

okay mikey, so your honey got darker after you heated it to 155 dF.........honey will become darker with heat.  not sure if i would be willing to feed this back to the bees at this point?  i dunno?  i have never done so?  i have only extracted honey, and for a moisture content below what it ought to be 'bottled' at or for human consumption, this is feed to the bees, and like scott, never measured just winged it......and like scott said bees love it! 

maybe as apis said, use for bbq sauce, or marinade?  heck, always using honey around here for either!