A beekeeper inspects brood comb during a routine hive inspection. Regular inspections are necessary to monitor the health of the colony and better plan management activities.
Ripe, decapped honey ready to be spun out in a centrifuge.
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.
The last stage of the harvest: a beekeeper pours her hard-earned strained honey into jars- ready to serve!
Langstroth hives overwintering with two hive bodies each.
Worker bees in a crowded hive.
Morning sun helps this hive start its daily foraging.
An apiary with a trio of young colonies hived in standard Langstroth boxes.
Apis mellifera - western honey bee, drone.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A beekeeper inspects brood comb during a routine hive inspection. Regular inspections are necessary to monitor the health of the colony and better plan management activities.
A beekeeper inspects brood comb during a routine hive inspection. Regular inspections are necessary to monitor the health of the colony and better plan management activities.
A beekeeper inspects brood comb during a routine hive inspection. Regular inspections are necessary to monitor the health of the colony and better plan management activities.
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