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Honey Bees & Beekeeping

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Hive bees on freshly built comb during a major summer honey flow.

Supers full of ripe, capped honey await extraction.

A beautiful frame of ripe, capped honey ready for harvest.

An electric decapping knife melts wax cappings prior to extracting the ripe honey in a centrifuge. The wax can be purified and melted for candles or other beeswax products.

An electric decapping knife melts wax cappings prior to extracting the ripe honey in a centrifuge. The wax can be purified and melted for candles or other beeswax products.

Ripe, decapped honey ready to be spun out in a centrifuge.

A small, hand-cranked centrifuge extractor spins ripe honey from the combs.

Small-scale beekeepers often use a hand-cranked centrifuge to harvest honey. This two-frame extractor is a near-antique built by A.I. Root, one of the oldest bee supply companies in the United States.

Small-scale beekeepers often use a hand-cranked centrifuge to harvest honey. This two-frame extractor is a near-antique built by A.I. Root, one of the oldest bee supply companies in the United States.

Supers full of ripe, capped honey await extraction.

Supers full of ripe, capped honey await extraction.

Supers full of ripe, capped honey await extraction.

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