Here are some pictures of one of the components in a bee hive. These are the "frames" which the bees build their honeycomb upon. The first picture is an empty frame before it's installed in the hive. Click on any picture to enlarge it. |
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A look at the inside of the hive with a couple of frames hanging on a "frame perch" so that we can inspect the frames.
Here's a frame that our bees have done a good bit of work on. They have built their hexagonal cells on the pre-installed foundation inside the frame, but they have also built their own comb down below the frame.
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Here's a frame with mostly "capped" honey. Once the bees get the honey "cured" with the right amount of moisture, they put a wax cap on it to preserve it. This frame is about 75% completed.
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Here are two frames of fully capped honey ready for harvest (one is laying down and one is standing up).
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The end result!
Very interesting! I love the pictures. I like how the bees made the burr comb on the bottom of that medium frame. It goes to show that bees don't waste space. If there's a gap they will fill it with useful comb to warehouse their precious honey!
ReplyDeleteThanks Daryl. I'll be adding interesting pictures along with helpful information as time permits.
ReplyDeleteThat's true that the bees don't waste space. They don't waste time either. They are always busy. They are truly one of God's marvelous creations.
This is so awesome to learn about and look at Uncle Tom!!! I would love to pay you to ship me some of your honey! The boys would LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteHi Abbi! Glad you are enjoying learning about honey bees. We'll get some honey to you, because as it says in the Bible:
ReplyDelete"My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste."
And we know that God doesn't lie. It is GOOD. In your coffee or on a fresh biscuit, it is DELICIOUS!
How do you get the honey out of the frames?
ReplyDeleteI know the big producers use centrifuges. Do you have one of those?
God bless.
RB
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Hi Rose, We do it the old fashioned way - gravity. No fancy machines. Beekeepers with multiple hives can afford to get a honey extractor. We have one hive. We hope to get more, but it's only a hobby for us.
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