Sieving honey from honeycomb

Man extracting honey from honeycomb.

Honey extraction is the central process in beekeeping, and comprises of removing honey from the honeycomb so that it is isolated in a pure liquid form.

Man extracting honey from honeycomb.

Normally, the honey is stored by the bees on a very regular honeycomb they build on a frame. The frames are typically harvested late summer, when they will be most filled with honey. On a completely filled frame, the cells will be capped by the bees for storage -- that is, each cell containing honey will be sealed with a cap made of wax.

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