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Honey From My First Cut Out
« on: August 04, 2014, 03:10:50 pm »
This is the honey comb that I was able to salvage from my first cut out. It's been sitting in the garage fridge for awhile. I went on a 6 day coastal trip with my girlfriend and when I came back this is what hubby set up for the crush and strain method, minus the crush. It get warmed up during the day and drains much faster than in the garage.





I need to strain it one more time after this draining in done. There was another post about a cotton sack/bag that other beeks use to do their final strain. Can you guys remind me of what that bag is? Thanks  ;D
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2014, 04:03:52 pm »
Paint strainer bag from a paint or hardware store. Comes in 1 gal. and 5 gal. sizes.
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2014, 08:38:32 pm »
That's It! Thanks Mr. Wizard! kisshugpatpatpat
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2014, 08:46:38 pm »
Cheesecloth works well not as expensive.
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2014, 09:22:31 pm »
Hi Barry  :)  I do have cheese cloth and thought of using it. Do you use chees cloth?
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2014, 09:36:30 pm »
Cheese cloth works well, but not if you are entering a honey contest. It leaves small bits of the cheese cloth in the honey and they dock points for them.
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2014, 09:50:15 pm »
Okay then, if I buy a paint strainer thingee then when I'm done straining I can throw the strainer into the wash machine right?

Good info, but not planning on entering any honey this year, I'll be burying it in the back yard  :D
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2014, 10:13:38 pm »
I just rinse it off to dilute the honey and flick the page to get rid of any wax partials.
Break up the comb to let it release the honey honey will not flow out of the cells very well.Put it in the paint bag to drain. once it is broken up.
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2014, 10:26:35 pm »
Before I bought a extractor, used cheesecloth, never noticed anything I remember as  cloth particles alway used with a strainer.
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2014, 10:29:35 pm »
Apis- "I just rinse it off to dilute the honey and flick the page to get rid of any wax partials.

Skeuz me ???



 
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2014, 10:58:57 pm »
To clean the bag. the paint strainer And I'm not calling you one.
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2014, 11:48:56 pm »
You can call me a bag, just don't call me old   :laugh:
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2014, 11:56:15 pm »
No buy a new one and save it. Next year you can use the old bag again.
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2014, 11:58:17 pm »
Wha....? did you just call me an old bag??  :o 
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2014, 12:02:30 am »
No go back and re-read
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #15 on: August 05, 2014, 12:06:40 am »
I dunno Apis.. Hubby just came in the comp room and was wondering what was so funny! I told him it's just the way Apis and I communicate..  :D
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #16 on: August 05, 2014, 12:11:58 am »
Have to go into work its been a hoot. By Jen
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #17 on: August 05, 2014, 12:22:14 am »
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #18 on: August 07, 2014, 09:53:39 pm »
aha! I wondered what thread Apis was calling you an old bag in... Just found it!!
    I seem to suddenly miss a lot of posts, and dont find them till I click the show ALL unread posts..   anyhow....
   I use screens..  #8 hardware cloth, standard window screen, and an 800 micron screen..   I have the finer screens, 500 and 200 I think, but the local nature lovers living a town over want it ALL natural.. which is fine by me, I like it that way too.   I use the cheesecloth for filtering the wax when I render it  ;D
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Re: Honey From My First Cut Out
« Reply #19 on: August 07, 2014, 10:16:59 pm »
Scott- "I seem to suddenly miss a lot of posts, and dont find them till I click the show ALL unread posts..   anyhow....

   That's all I ever click on, am I missing a step somewhere? I figured All Unread Posts was the most current...

    This method hubby set up worked great, and then I did use cheesecloth to finish it off. Very happy with this batch of honey.
 
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