# When is the best time of day to extract honey?

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-of-day-to-extract-honey/15534>\
**Category:** Beekeeping - Basics\
**Created:** [July 6, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-of-day-to-extract-honey/15534 "2018-07-06T21:04:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dan2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/dan2/32/10463_2.png) [@Dan2](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Dan2)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2018, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-of-day-to-extract-honey/15534/16 "2018-07-08T03:59:23Z")

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> [@Visually Inspecting Flow Frames before harvesting - is it necessary?](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/visually-inspecting-flow-frames-before-harvesting-is-it-necessary/15439/11):
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> I prefer a refractometer. I bought this one from Amazon, pretty cheap and works really well: I wouldn’t leave the super off the hive without extracting. Depending on the honey, it can crystallize within a month or two, unless you freeze the frames (freezing delays crystallization almost indefinitely). That would really mess up the Flow frame mechanism! blush There is another option. Harvest the frames even if they are not fully capped, then test once you have the refractometer. If they ar…

Found it. Must make sure it is one for honey apparently. Just click on that link.

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