I will be pulling all frames with honey (capped or uncapped) tomorrow evening. Capped frames will be extracted and uncapped frames will be stored in a Rubbermaid tote with the lid cracked open so the honey will dehydrate closer to 16% - 18% moisture content. All sticky frames will be given back to the bees to polish up for winter storage. All equipment will be stored outdoors under the eaves of my house starting with a queen excluder on top of the bottom board to keep rodents from eating the honeycomb. Each brood and medium super box will be stacked on top of the bottom board. The inner cover will be stored separately and the telescoping lid will be placed on top of the top box. I store my honey in glass canning jars. Keeping the honey at room temperature helps to prevent sugaring process. If you want to cream your honey, you store it at 55* for many months. Another way can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx0AujqSnGs
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