Laurence Edwards explains how bees make honey: they collect nectar, fan it in the hive to reduce moisture from 80% to under 20%, then cap it in wax. A colony stores up to 200 lb per season. Beekeepers uncap the combs, spin them in a centrifuge, sieve, and bottle.
Have you ever wondered how honey gets from the flower to the jar? On warm days, bees leave the hive in search of flowers that yield nectar. They collect the nectar from the flowers and bring it back to the hive and store it in wax frames. They fan the nectar to reduce the moisture content from 80% to below 20%. Bees can store upwards of 200 pounds of honey per colony per season. They cap the frames with wax to prevent it from spoiling. Once or twice per season, beekeepers remove the honeycombs and take them for processing. They remove the wax cappings from the frames using a knife or uncapping machine. They place the combs into a centrifuge. Bugle extractor to spin the honey out. The honey is then sieved and left to settle in tanks. The honey is then placed into jars and it's ready to eat.
