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What to do with uncapped honey.
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<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 2524" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>If there is no fresh honey coming in then all the honey in the hive will be ripe and it really doesn't matter whether it's capped or not.</p><p>Once the flow is over they stop producing wax and they will eat the uncapped stuff first but there is nothing wrong with it.</p><p>Tutin and how much stores your hive has for winter are a different question but you have to be careful if there is any chance of tutu bushes being close and you absolutely need to leave some honey on the hive for the winter.</p><p>If they are still getting a honey flow then some of the uncapped honey will be unripe but if they are getting a honey flow then they will still be producing wax and will finish capping the frames. The majority but not all types of honey tend to be pretty dry anyway so the odd tiny bit of high moisture content honey really doesn't have any great detrimental effect.</p><p>You can get a hydrometer but if the uncapped honey is as thick as the capped honey then you should be good to go.</p><p>Some fully capped honey is too high moisture content and ferments but these honeys are pretty uncommon . Bees around town can get a quite heavy flow mainly from different eucalyptus over the winter and they do have real trouble drying out this winter honey but that is not really a question.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 2524, member: 207"] If there is no fresh honey coming in then all the honey in the hive will be ripe and it really doesn't matter whether it's capped or not. Once the flow is over they stop producing wax and they will eat the uncapped stuff first but there is nothing wrong with it. Tutin and how much stores your hive has for winter are a different question but you have to be careful if there is any chance of tutu bushes being close and you absolutely need to leave some honey on the hive for the winter. If they are still getting a honey flow then some of the uncapped honey will be unripe but if they are getting a honey flow then they will still be producing wax and will finish capping the frames. The majority but not all types of honey tend to be pretty dry anyway so the odd tiny bit of high moisture content honey really doesn't have any great detrimental effect. You can get a hydrometer but if the uncapped honey is as thick as the capped honey then you should be good to go. Some fully capped honey is too high moisture content and ferments but these honeys are pretty uncommon . Bees around town can get a quite heavy flow mainly from different eucalyptus over the winter and they do have real trouble drying out this winter honey but that is not really a question. [/QUOTE]
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