Quote from beeboy
Pulled some boxes over the weekend and ended up with three shallows full of capped comb.
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@ beeboy and Jim
Have either one of you lost honey in the past by extracting all CAPPED honey and not checking the mosture content?
Quote from Beeboy
Ben, Yes I've lost honey due to high moisture levels. Mainly Cabbage Palm which comes in around 20% even when capped.
Quote from Jim
I had a 5 gallon bucket of honey ferment before I got a refractmeter.
Well thanks for the information, I have never heard of anyone loosing all capped honey due to fermentation which was due to moisture from all capped comb. I was taught that as long as all comb is capped, it is safe for extracting. This is news to me, thank you for the information, Thanks for sharing the information. Has anyone else out there ever lost honey which was extracted from ALL CAPPED comb? Thanks, Phillip Hall