Fecha de publicación: 31/10/2003 Fuente: WIPO "honey" Patent 518883 Apparatus for heating a viscous liquid contained in a drum, the apparatus including: support means adapted to support a drum lying with its longitudinal axis horizontal or at an acute angle to the horizontal, the support means being adapted to rotate the drum about its longitudinal axis; and heating means external to the drum for applying heat to the exterior of the drum while the drum is being rotated. Also described is a method of heating honey contained in a drum, the method including: Providing the apparatus as described above. Supporting the drum upon the support means. Driving the support means to rotate the drum about its longitudinal axis whilst applying heat to the drum by the heating means.