The effect of humiditity and temperature control on increasing the effficiency of extracting honey: A thesis presented to the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture

Abstract

The use of steam to increase the relative humidity within the honey house hot room and the honey extractor has been advocated in Southland to help beekeepersextract honey of a low moisture content. Honey with a moisture content of 15% heated to 43° c flowed 1100% faster than at 31° c. Honey with a moisture content of 17'% flowed 400% faster at 43° c than at31°c. By increasing the relative humidity in the honey house hot room and honey extractor, appreciable gains in Corresponding results efficiency have been observed. have also been achieved in obtaining a more marketable product. The graphs in the text could be used to predict flow rates or throughput in a honey house knowing the percentage of moisture of any given honey line and the temperature it.is to be processed at.