Hi Nyleve,
Every year I have "Summer filled jars" carry over into the next spring. Last year Covid squashed all the fairs and most farmers markets. I had a ton of filled bottles into the spring and even summer,... cloudy and crystalizing.
An elderly cis gendered female beekeeper told me, years ago, that the best way to liquify crystalized honey was to 1. Park your car in strong, direct sunlight. 2: Put the jars on the dash or rear deck of your car. 3: close all the windows. 4: Leave it there.
It does get hot, but you can always say: *Warmed only by the sun.*
BUTTTTT! I uncap with a fork, which makes lots of small particles, that end up going through my strainer and into the honey. When it's new, it's uniform, and you can't see it in suspension in the honey. My honey looks great.(I took second prize at a big fair this year) However, after sitting and crystalizing a bit, those microscopic bits of wax float to the top. Looks bad under the cap when it liquifies. I change the caps to get most of it out. Many of my regulars don't mind it though. I have a guy that WANTS all my cappings. Probiotic thing.
A pal-o-mine has a heating blanket that is made for a five gallon bucket. I've never asked him how it works. I would think it takes a lot of time to warm five gallons of honey.
I've also been told about a low watt lightbulb under the bucket, inside a closed box/container to keep the heat in. Days, and days, and days.
Also, I give a good, full pour. Sometimes the warmed honey expands and leaks out from under the cap, all over my dash..
I'd say, keep it in the bucket. Liquify it when you need to. Let that all settle in your gate bucket, and pour it then.
This heating honey is a tough subject. Let's se who else has an opinion.
Sal