storing frames of capped honey - how long?

[Cindy Becker]

Hi all!  From my winter dead outs, I have capped honey frames - a few deeps worth.  Great for stocking new colonies, but more than I need.  Worried about wax moths, and other vermin if I store in my garage til extracting season.  Suggestions?  

THANK YOU!  

Maybe good trade material?:  However, I know some folks caution using honey from other colonies due to disease.  

[John Thompson]

Store them in the freezer. 

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[Tom Borchardt]

I keep capped honey in my garage without any problems.  Just make sure to stack the boxes and put something under the bottom box to keep honey from dripping onto the floor, and put something over the top box as well.  Keep your garage door closed.  The idea is to keep the aroma of honey to a minimum to prevent a mob scene of neighborhood bees from invading your garage.

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[Cindy Becker]

thanks!  Dodgeville doesn't allow hives in town - but I am determined to change that.  having a swarm of bees because of the honey smell in my garage would definitely not help me sell the idea :) 

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[mike yohn]

I have even got the large garbage leaf bags and slid the box in it and tied it shut. Keeps the crowed from showing up in your garage. 

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[Paul Zelenski]

If it is honey on clean (never had brood) comb, was moths will leave it alone. Of course, if you want it store it, freezing it or putting it in a container (even garbage bag) will protect it from moths.

You can store it quite awhile. Eventually it will crystalize in the comb. The timing depends on the type of honey, the humidity, temp, etc etc. If you’re going to extract it why not extract it now?  You can also uncap it and put it on top of a hive during the flow, they’ll ‘refresh’ it and recap it.

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[Cindy Becker]

I don't have an extractor.  I was going to use any extra frames to grow colonies, but i had to scale back. Now, more frames than need.  

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[Joseph Bessetti]

If the bees died early in winter, it has been well frozen and there won't be any viable wax moth eggs.  No need to freeze it again.  

If you plan to get more bees, give it to them.  If you fed syrup last fall I would not extract it.

Joe

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[jeanne hansen]

In my garage, it isn't the strange honey bees that are a problem, but the ants and other tiny insects.  They can squeeze into the hives through tiny cracks and empty the combs.

If you have "a couple of deeps worth" of capped honey, it would pay you to rent an extractor (from our club or from Capital Bee supply.)  That is a lot of honey, and it is safest in bottles.

I just extracted honey from my dead-out, and while my house is "cool," the honey flowed just fine and was not yet crystallized.

Jeanne Hansen

824 Jacobson Ave

Madison, WI 53714

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