Re: set honey

That is an awful lot of seed honey!  I usually add 6-8lb of seed (fine set
honey) to around 150lbs of liquid at 75-80F.  Stir for 15 mins, 4 times a
day (mechanical stirrer on timer) until it is too thick to stir.  It can
then be left until needed or bottled.  Warm until it is sufficiently fluid
to bottle (varies from 95-104F depending on the honey), but be careful not
to melt it too much!  Stir again before bottling.

I suspect that you have a low glucose honey.  Any borage in the area?  This
can have very high sucrose and not set for years!  What about colour?  Pure
borage is white and looks like sugar syrup - it shines silvery.

Peter Edwards
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"chrisd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I usually have no problem seeding my honey but the last 2 years I have
> difficulty getting it to set. Is there a honey that is disinclined to
> set? I have extracted from our summer flow which was removed in early
> August (Gloucestershire UK). Certainly lime and blackberry but perhaps
> broad bean and balsam might possibly be in the batch. I start by
> cooling the liquified honey overnight and add the seed by mixing 2lb
> set to 2lb liquified on the first day.Then that 4lb to 4lb liquified
> on the second day. Then that 8lb to 8lb liquified etc. etc.  After
> that the idea is to add one 30lb tub of set honey to one tub liquified
> honey. All hopefully at between 16- 20 degrees C. It usually works by
> the book but the honey refuses to set and remains as a runny honey
> with a set appearance.
> Chris