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Bottling Honey <br /> • Equipment Needed <br /> • A settling tank or bucket with a honey gate will be used in the first step of bottling honey. These tanks <br /> range from 5 gallons to several thousand gallons. <br /> • A strainer made of fine mesh (stainless steel, nylon, or cheese cloth). <br /> • Bottles or jars: "queenline," squeeze, quart jars, squeeze bears, etc. <br /> • Labels <br /> Procedure <br /> • The honey should be warm and strained <br /> as it is put into the settling tank. If you are <br /> using nylon cloth, moisten it with water <br /> first. <br /> • The strained honey should be left to settle <br /> in the settling tank for 12-24 hours before °, <br /> bottling. During this time the bits of wax <br /> and air bubbles migrate to the top and can <br /> be skimmed off. The room should be kept ; ,, <br /> warm (>84°F) to allow for all impurities to 17 <br /> float and to make bottling easier. ► <br /> 40 • Sterilize and air-dry all bottles and caps. <br /> • Fill each bottle or jar to the proper level <br /> by letting the honey run down the inside <br /> surface of the bottle or jar (Figure 47). <br /> This method will help prevent bubbles <br /> from forming when filling the bottle. Tightly <br /> seal the cap. <br /> Figure 47. Bottling honey(photo by Jeff Hahn). <br /> MARKET YOUR HONEY <br /> Sell your honey at a price that reflects the work that you and the bees put into producing it. <br /> For more information, see the National Honey Board website at www.honey.com. The National Honey Board <br /> is a federal research and promotion board under USDA oversight that conducts research, marketing and <br /> promotion programs to help maintain and expand markets for honey <br /> 4110 <br /> Beekeeping in Northern Climates 67 <br />