DIY honey warming cabinet

[u/Wallyboy95]

I have 5 cases of honey to liquify before a market in 2 weeks. So I thought I would see if I could liquify some and how long it would take.

Super easy with everything I had her playing around.

A medium super

Two deep boxes

2 metal queen excluders

A dehydrator with a thermostat

Somesort of lid ( this is just a sheet of drywall I had in the basement)

All I did was set the thermostat to 30°C, place at the bottom of the stack. Exclude Ron top with Honey jars, then another excluder, and another box.

So far 3 days in and halfway liquid again!

[u/NumCustosApes]

👍 Whatever works. In the summer sometimes you can just set them out in the sun, or put them in a plastic tub (to contain accidental leaks) and put them in your car.

I use a sousvide set for 40° (104 Fahrenheit) and a big plastic tub.

[u/Wallyboy95 → u/NumCustosApes]

Yeah it's mostly come fall the honey all crystalized in the cooler basement before the wood stove is lit. And fall honeyabround here crystallizes almost immediately. It's crazy lol

[u/BlackMesaEastCenter → u/NumCustosApes]

Honey in the sun???? Is this a joke?

[u/Ctowncreek]

Does the dehydrator used have a built in fan?

Its a cool idea

[u/Wallyboy95 → u/Ctowncreek]

Yup! It forces air up through the boxes

[u/drones_on_about_bees]

I've done the same thing but just using a light bulb or a reptile warming bulb. It also works well for buckets.

[u/anonymous_br0]

I do essentially the same thing but with a ceramic reptile heat lamp and a small desk fan

[u/burns375]

That's great but just put them in your oven. It's so much easier. Warm it up then turn it off. Depending on the oven the oven light may provide a enough heat or use a simple temp controller

[u/Wallyboy95 → u/burns375]

I have 6 cases to do lol