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Approaches To Honey

Harvesting And Processing


Honey Quality
Frames Should
Be at least
¾ Capped
Pesticide/Drug
Residues
Treat Only With Drugs And
Insecticides Labeled For Use
In The Beehive For The
Specific Disease Or Pest You
Are Trying To Control.
Follow All Label
Directions
Remove Honey Supers
Prior To Treatment
Treatments Should
Cease At Least 4 Weeks
Prior To The Start Of A
Surplus Flow
Removing Bees From Honey
Supers

• Bee Escapes
• Bounce And Brush
• Chemical Repellents
• Bee Blower
Peak Quality
Porter Bee Escape
Bounce And Brush
Bounce And Brush
COVER NEWLY
HARVESTED HONEY
COMBS
Chemical Repellents
Benzaldehyde (Oil Of Almond)
65-80º F

Butyric Anhydride (Bee-Go)


75-88º F
Bee Blowers
Warm Honey Combs Extract
Easier Than Cold Combs

Removes Additional
Moisture
Heat
Fans
Dehumidifier
Removal Of Cappings
• Temperature Of Knife
• Melted Wax
RADIAL
EXTRACTOR
Clean Equipment
Uncapping Equipment/Extractors

• Use Lubricant Approved By


FDA For Use With Food
Equipment
The Acids Of Honey React With
Many Metals Including Steel
And Zinc Used For Galvanizing
Galvanized Extractors And Tanks
Should Be Lined With A
Protective Material Approved
For Food Use, Similar To That
Used To Line Honey Drums
Air Bubbles
Pollen
Bits Of Wax
Straining
Settling Tank
Honey Will Absorb Bad
Odors And Flavors Rapidly
If Foreign Materials Are
Not Strained Out
(HYGROSCOPIC)
“Raw” Or
“Unprocessed” Honey
Straining
Limited Heating
Final Product Should Be:

• Well Strained
• Low In Moisture
• Free From Foreign Flavors And
Impurities
Affected Most By
Moisture Content

Heating
Honey Should Always Be
Heated In A Water Bath
Or Double-Jacketed Tank
To Avoid Contact With
Direct Heat
Excess Heat:

• Drives Off Natural Volatile


Flavors
• Chemically Breaks Down
Fructose
• Darkens Honey
Average Composition Of
(American) Honey

• Fructose (levulose) 38.2%


• Glucose (dextrose) 32.3%
• Sucrose 1.3%
• Other Sugars 7.3%
• Water 16-18%
Honey Is A Super-
Saturated Solution
Honey Crystallization

• Honey Composition
• Storage Conditions
• Heating
• Filtering
The Faster Honey
Granulates, The
Smaller The Crystals
Honey Fermentation
Fermentation

• Yeasts & Sugar


• Alcohol & Carbon Dioxide
145º F For 30 Minutes
The Word
“Honey”
Must
Appear In
Bold Type
Reference

Photos by EISSIF
Trainees/volunteers

SLU EISSIF EXPERIENCE

Clarence H. Collison
Entomologist
Mississippi State University

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