Soon to be beekeeper saying hello.

Started by JR4AL, February 02, 2019, 10:08:08 PM

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blackforest beekeeper

Quote from: sawdstmakr on February 04, 2019, 08:53:39 AM
A lot of my honey starts at 19%. I have to drip dry it to get it to 18%. Our humidity during spring and summer averages 85 to 96%. At night it is usually 98% or higher. Our house humidity with the AC is about 50%. Only during the winter do we see low humidity, around 50%.
Jim

thanks, sawdust.
drip-drying means: great surface area of the honey, dry air around? takes awhile I guess.
a guy I know built a dryer for honey for small scale: 50 kg. I think it`s around 1000 Euros or so.
https://www.hommel-blechtechnik.de/honigtrockner.html
you probably know them machines. maybe it get`s you on ideas, you seem to be quite a handy person in DIY.

BeeMaster2

Thanks, it looks like it just spins the stainless steel discs half in the honey to greatly increase the surface area.
I bet using it in a small room with a good dehumidifier would work real quick.
I could probably use a 30 gallon drum, cut in half lengthwise, with a motor, shaft and discs to do the same thing, along with my dehydrator.
Jim
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