Curious, do you know? Thank you. Stavros Show Joined Jan 9, 2011 · 33 Posts
If you can do the conversion yourself, I can get 15 kilos of honey in a 10 litre bucket. Joined Apr 23, 2015 · 174 Posts
12# per gallon. 5 X 12 = 60. Joined
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Apr 27, 2016 OK, yantabulla's answer after the conversion is 12.5 pounds of honey per gallon, and Genos's is 12 pounds of honey per gallon. Close enough. Stavros Joined May 13, 2002 · 7,220 Posts
Depends on how full it is. Joined
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Depends on how full it is. You thought about it, but you said it anyway. It's hard not to respect that. Joined May 27, 2009 · 1,231 Posts
It depends. Is it Chinese honey? Is it a full bucket? I'm pretty sure it should be 12 pounds per gallon Local feral survivors in eight frame medium boxes. Joined Aug 2, 2002 · 54,344 Posts
>Depends on how full it is. Yes it does. Joined Sep 12, 2011 · 3,797 Posts
60 lbs of honey in 5 gallons. 5 gallons is 5 gallons. weight can very depending on the honey itself. the rule sis honey weighs 12 lbs per gallon. and again a gallon is a gallon. Joined Feb 19, 2006 · 6,781 Posts
Having filled countless honey containers through the years I have learned the two variables in honey weight are temperature (warm honey expands) and moisture. In addition if the honey is too warm it can aerate if filled too rapidly and with too thin a stream, and that can be a problem as well. Depending on the variables it should run somewhere 11.5 and 12
lbs. per gallon. Most any 5 gallon bucket should have enough headspace to hold 60 lbs. Joined May 13, 2002 · 7,220 Posts
You thought about it, but you said it anyway. It's hard not to respect that. I have a buyer who wants each one weighed. If it is 59.5 pounds he will only pay for 59.5 lbs. The rest of my buyers just loaded them up and pay me for 60 lbs. Joined Nov 30, 2011 · 11,798 Posts
Those who think a "5 gallon bucket" is always 5 gallons are doomed to disappointment. From bucket manufacturer Container Supply Company in CA ... 5 Gallon Round Plastic Pail Specifications http://www.containersupplycompany.com/images/5galpl.pdf Joined Feb 19, 2006 · 6,781 Posts
Those who think a "5 gallon bucket" is always 5 gallons are doomed to disappointment. From bucket manufacturer Container Supply Company in CA ... If you think that's crazy you wouldn't believe the variation in capacities of 55 gallon drums. How many gallons is 15 lbs of honey?A typical mead batch consists of 15 pounds of honey for a 5 gallon mead batch.
How many gallons is 5lb of honey?Our 5 gallon honey bucket is our largest bulk size honey container that contains 60 lbs. of raw, local honey extracted from real beehives.
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Shipping.. How many gallons is 50 pounds of honey?On average, a beekeeper can expect to yield about 50 pounds (4.2 gallons) of honey each year from a healthy colony in a fertile area.
How many pounds is half a gallon of honey?How much does a half-gallon of honey weigh? A half-gallon is roughly 6 lbs of honey.
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