I have noticed that my honey is thinner this year. Not sure because it is warmer out or that it is just thinner honey. I havent had any that ran out of the comb when shook over the uncapper tray so I always figured it was good that way. Even the capped ones are that way. It is mostly basswood and clover. Just curious if anybody has noticed this. Harold
Have you tried using a Refractometer. It will let you know if your honey is above 18% and by how much. If to high you can dry it out in order to get it down to 18%. Heat, as I am sure you are aware of will make honey runny. Very thin honey will be hard to sell but it is still good on/in foods. -Mike
I've never owned one, but refractometers have gotten very affordable in recent years. It's probably high in water content.
Down here in FL, I get a lot of thin honey. I don't know the % moisture, but I haven't had any fermentation problems. Fully capped frames will be thin. The earliest and latest honey seems to be the thickest. We have lots of humidity!
I just about always find myself pulling a the crop in the first week of July. If we have a wet May or June, it's just about always an excess of palm honey thinning it out. Such a shame that black mangrove and cabbage palm have a definitive overlap in season, as I strongly prefer mangrove.
But if it's capped and not fermenting, I generally call it good. That said, my crop this year was the lightest and thinnest I've ever pulled.