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Honey Bees & Beekeeping

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Nectar ripens into honey in open, uncapped cells.

Hive bees ripening nectar.

A small nucleus hive is useful for starting new colonies or raising queens.

A bee drinks nectar from an uncapped cell.

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.

Nectar ripens into honey in open, uncapped cells.

Nectar ripens into honey in open, uncapped cells.

Nectar ripens into honey in open, uncapped cells.

Canon EOS 7D |

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Original size: 5008x3285 |

Current: 800x525 |

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Keywords: honey honeycomb nectar worker bees

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