honey heating box

[@dcsblessedbees]

That looks like it'll work well. Thanks Harris, I have been wondering what you have been up to. I look forward to seeing how it worked for ya. Blessed Days Buddy...

[@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924]

Thanks Dave. I checked it this morning, it had increased by 20°, air temp. Probably tomorrow evening I will actually go in and stick at thermometer into some honey, and see what it's coming up to. There's probably close to 100 gallons of honey in frames in that box, it will take quite a while to bring that all up to temp

[@MinnesotaBeekeeper]

Perhaps if you stacked the supers vertically so the hot air could blow through the frames?

[@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924]

the fan is pulling air from the supers to the heater, and the only place for the air to go is from the heater is under the supers and draw back up through them. that was my thinking anyway, we will see if it works

[@gallowaylights]

How hot is this idea! 😍 can't say cool because that would be wax moth treatment 😂

[@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924]

I think it is really going to help the honey extract better

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

Great idea!!! Thanks Harris!!!

[@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924]

thanks, hope it works

[@russellkoopman3004]

Nice easy cheap construction unit that should do the job without costing and arm and leg. What temp will you be trying to maintain? 105-110 or warmer?

[@harrisjoubertwithsleepycre1924]

I set the controller shut off at 115. The thermostat on it was running 106 this morning, but my thermometer I had plugged in closer to the honey was at 80. So I believe if the shut off temp is 115, it will take me a couple days to get the honey up to 102 or 103