Uncapped Honey What To Do?!!

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[nancynolton]

Decided to test this theory having pulled 32 partly capped frames this morning that the bees have not finished off in weeks... tested each frames uncapped nectar area and got refractometer readings from 16.5 to 14% moisture content! Time to extract! Thanks Kamon for this timely info!

[bocaj]

Kamon, Thanks for the video. I stressed over exactly this when I was pulling my supers a few weeks ago. I checked it against the refractometer and it came in at 16%. I only had 5 capped frames out of 30 frames. Not uncapping really sped up the extraction process BTW.

[jamestownsendjrtbees]

Good timely video Kamond. I pulled a full super in May that was completely uncapped but I needed to free up the space. The whole super averaged 15 percent. What a bugger to extract but so delicious!!

[SIBEEMAN]

Kamon, you make a lot of sense with your great content that is also timed perfectly for extracting. Thanks

[rosalitasloan]

Thank you, Kamon! Appreciate your videos so much! Bought my first refractometer this year. I just always dependended on my honey being capped.
Thanks again!

[MichaelCarver-mr]

Thank you for this explanation. I have had wax moths and shb take over hives, because, I waited for the cap it. Lost 7 hives this year.

[comanchefire]

Another great video Kamon! Some people still don't believe or understand this, even after you try to explain it to them. They especially don't believe that capped honey can sometimes contain 20% or more moisture

[MikeBarryBees]

Good info. A regular teaching I give to mentees about flow stopping and bees not finishing. I learned it on my own the hard way of course by waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting years ago😬😬. A quick shake, a couple days under the fans, refract it, and dance with the extractor, and it’s off to vacation😁😁. Tallow will run 19 under the caps regularly. Gotta dry that stuff in the shed…

[wstepnout]

Thanks Kamon, as soon as I saw this video I ordered and today received that refractometer. Last year was my first at bee keeping so I didn’t extract any honey but fed it back this spring to my 4 splits. I now have more than 30 of 40 medium frames I can take. Some are 100% capped some 50% I’ll use the Refractometer to pick the correct frames. Forgot to add I checked the calibration with extra virgin olive oil and this unit was properly calibrated from the factory

[StingyCreekHoneyBees]

My wife got my dad and I some of the apis tactical gloves for Christmas. Really like them so far!

[Ceesbees]

Those gloves are awesome..i wear them all the time

[lindalowery]

Thank you so much ...I just got thru 6 of my hives in this Tn heat and left frames since they weren't capped 😕...I have 7 more to check AND go back with my meter and recheck and pull the first ones...UGHHHH

[sjkhfamily]

Great video and perfect timing for me. We are at the end of our flow and I’ve had one super remaining with frames partially capped for a bit. Today I pulled all 9 frames and I checked each one with my refractometer. They all varied but most were 15% or so and the highest was under 17. I got a Lot of dark honey from this super! I checked the entire batch in the harvest honey bucket and it was 15.5%. This is my first year and I have found your videos super helpful. Thank you!

[djaspurh]

Nice gloves, somehow I got stung through my crappy pair today. Might need to upgrade.

[christopherroop]

I’m so purchasing these gloves. Thanks 🐝 🧤

[jhulin]

What if uncapped and water is content high? Would it be acceptable to put the frames in a small warm room with a de-humidifier running with a circulating fan for a few days and then check to see it is below 18%?

[craigkirich]

This year with the heat in the northeast the honey was 16-17 uncapped, Still had to hot room it to spin.

[pegmurphy]

Ok, this is great information and will certainly increase my production this year. The question is how do we use this? I have a frame in an 8 frame at 16.5 and an outside
frame in a 10 frame at 19.5. Put them together and test? What’s a good test ratio?

[JesseHart-re]

Question. If I had some a little too high and some below 18 can that end up fine in a bucket when mixed?

[daltonrobinson]

This was my first year harvesting honey. I had a 1 frame check 13.8. On average I was getting around 15.5%. It took forever to filter that thick stuff haha. Sure tasted good though