Last year we had funny old weather during May/June which is when the OSR produces at its best..during the OSR flow i also have a excellent flow of many other source that have access for their roots to find water on becks and deep below ground ..in 2020 spring time we had very little rain and warm weather which turned the crop fields bone dry resulting in very few big Yellow fields being full..
The resulting honey after extraction took nearly eight weeks to set..but when it did it set solid just like it should have done in two/three weeks time..
Sooooo..what i have been doing is turning it back to runny honey..(pointless trying to do soft set)..as it will not set again for weeks..instead it just goes cloudy but stays runny..
What i have decided to do is heat the bucket/buckets to 40C for 24hr's or longer to bottle/jar it more easily..but it still comes out cloudy but runny..i then turn the honey warming cabinet up to 62C and warm the jars for 1hr...the result is amazing ..the honey is crystal clear with a shelf life of plus two months and it has been flying out of the door for the past several months as all the cherry blossom and other spring blossom flavours can be tasted ..i did a batch today and here i a picture..pure Amber nectar that stays like that till the jar is empty..
The resulting honey after extraction took nearly eight weeks to set..but when it did it set solid just like it should have done in two/three weeks time..
Sooooo..what i have been doing is turning it back to runny honey..(pointless trying to do soft set)..as it will not set again for weeks..instead it just goes cloudy but stays runny..
What i have decided to do is heat the bucket/buckets to 40C for 24hr's or longer to bottle/jar it more easily..but it still comes out cloudy but runny..i then turn the honey warming cabinet up to 62C and warm the jars for 1hr...the result is amazing ..the honey is crystal clear with a shelf life of plus two months and it has been flying out of the door for the past several months as all the cherry blossom and other spring blossom flavours can be tasted ..i did a batch today and here i a picture..pure Amber nectar that stays like that till the jar is empty..