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I'd considered that.
Truthfully, it's only cheaper at the multi-pound level which is a pricing structure I'd thought of adding regardless, and at ~$10/lb, its priced in the middle of the upper range for honey already. The discount at volume is because I need the bucket for the next batch, and want it gone. If it doesn't sell by the time I need the bucket, which will only be a few days, It'll be mead.

I have to be honest WVMJ, the thought of making a whole comb mead from a hive without a queen excluder kind of grosses me out! :) I wouldn't put that dirty dark comb with old cocoons in it in my mouth, and so I wouldn't put it in a mead. I'm sure it's fine, and may add to the flavor, but eww! :laughing7:

I've joined a bunch of brewing related formus and groups over the last week and keep seeing you on all of them. :)

I found out yesterday, that the cider press I was hoping to borrow is a large one that needs a trailer to move, and so I won't be able to borrow it after all. My only hope for cider now is either building or buying a grinder and press, or hoping that my apples will still be in good enough shape to press on the 27th when the cider festival happens and the press is all set up. :(

Darn day job is starting to get in the way of all the other stuff I want to do.

:D
 
There is nothing dirty in a beehive, you should know that, if there was something dirty in there it would wipe out all the brood. Have you even tasted a drone brood, its like condensed sweet milk. If you limit yourself due to your being easily grossed out you miss out on some of the best things in life, like a good dark wholehive mead, one made intentionally and not just to use some deadout honey.

Yes I am on a few lists, I like to get perspectives from many groups, you can make mead like a beer brewer, a winemaker or even a meadmaker, all 3 groups have a different perspective. I even wrote a little article for Beeculture on it, lots of fun seeing how different groups approach the same end point. If you keep an open mind you can learn a lot more.

WVMJ
 
I have a tough enough time keeping up with what is here, much less other sites. I came from winemaking background. Do you have some tidbits that you have picked up from other sites?

Sent from Arthur Dent's towel smothering a volume of Vogon poetry, some of which just leaked out.
 
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