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Lifespan Of Honey Bees
Increased Aggression and Reduced Aversive Learning: Knowing The Causes Behind This Problem
What is Honey? Why Geohoney? 
Honey Worldwide 
Bees Also Dance And Dream: Some Interesting Facts About Them 
Facts About Honey Bee Queen 
Global Honey Statistics 
Significance Of Pollination In Beekeeping 
Hive Management in Beekeeping 
Honey Bee Queen in Beekeeping 
Difference Between Honeycombs & Bee Nests 
Polyfloral Honey 
Monofloral Honey 
Amazing Facts of Honey Bee 
Types of Honey Bees 
Plants & Flowers Producing True Honey 
Bee Keeping In Honey Business 
Honey Glossary 
Anotomy of Honey Bee 
Colonies of Honey Bee 
Honey Preservation: Best Practices That Keeps It Healthy For A Longer Time 
Undiscovered Secrets of World Best Honey 
Ways Of Attracting Honey Bees 
How To Protect Honey Bees in Beekeeping? 
Pollination by Honey Bees 
Fascinating Honey Bee Dance 
Honey Beekeeping Tips For Beginners 
Ancient Significance of Honey Bees 
Incredible Body Structure of Honey Bees 
Significance Of Honey Bee Garden 
Beekeeping in India 
Honey Bee Health Issues: Potential Reasons Of Bee Colony Collapse 
Details of Honey Bee Trap 
Best Plants For Honey Bees 
Honey Bee Farming 
Honey Bee Swarms 
Knowing The Adverse Impacts Of Climate Change On Flowering Plants And Bees 
Honey Bee Farming As A Hobby: A Great Step To Minimize The Decrease Of Honey Bee Population 
An Overview On Medicinal Benefits Of Raw Honey 
Fruitful Trees For The Lovely Bees That Help Producing The Best Honey 
Bee Honey: History Of This Natural Sweetener As Food, As Medicine & In Culture 
Complex Chemistry Behind Natures Best Superfood Honey 
Wonderful Facts About Honey Bees That Are Sure To Fascinate The Kids 
Monofloral Honey: 7 Best Types And Their Never-Ending Benefits 
Increased Aggression and Reduced Aversive Learning: Knowing The Causes Behind This Problem 
Everything About The Numerous Varieties Of Honey Available All Around The World & Their Holistic Benefits 
Becoming A Beekeeper Is A New Career Option To Protect The Little Bees & Ecosystem 
An All-Inclusive Guide To Learn How And Where To Build Up Your Own Honey Bee Colonies 
Apiculture – All You Need To Know About Its Importance In Human Lives 
The Apidae Family: Everything You Need To Know About This Honey Bees Specie 
Veterinary Diagnostic Of Honey Bee Diseases: A Valuable Approach To Save Little Pollinators 
Exploring The Amazing Honey Varieties Produced By Little Honey Bees 
Beekeeping As A Hobby: Myths That Are Must To Avoid 
Knowing How Caffeine Can Boost Bees Focus? 
Knowing Everything About The Fascinating Honey Bee Biology 
Types Of Bees - Diet, Habitat And Their Impact 
Honey Bees Have The Amazing Ability To Learn Odd & Even Numbers - Read More! 
Are Honey Bees Helping The Environment? Let's Know The Truth! 
Video Recordings Are A New Way Of Understanding Rare Honey Bee Behaviors 
Honey & Its Importance In Different World Religions 
Natural Honey - Its Neurological Effect Is Worth Knowing! 
Acacia Honey: Characterization Of This Popular Honey Based On Physicochemical Parameters And Chemometrics 
Prevalence Of Honey Bees In Ancient Art & Human History 
Increasing Sickness Rate Of Wild Bumble Bees – What's The Key Factor? 
Bees Can Search And Remember Flowers Just Like Humans: Know How! 
Swarming Bees: What Is It All About And Are They Dangerous? 
Honey Bees Are In Love With Small Urban Gardens – Know Why? 
Himalayan Salt Lamps – A Detailed Info 
Bee Pollen - Composition, Uses and Benefits Of This Healthy Bee Product 
Buckwheat Honey - Know All About This Unique Flavored Honey 
Honey Bees - Diving Into The World Of Lovely Pollinators 
Royal Jelly - Surprising Health Benefits Of This Wonderful Bee Product 
What Is The Secret Behind The Hexagonal Shape Of Honeycomb Cells? 
Memory Formation In Bees – They Can Remember Exact Odors Soon After A Single Learning Experience 
Importance Of Social Networks In Studying Life Of The Honey Bees 
Uncovering The Hidden Superpowers Of Honey Bees 
What Is More Interesting Than Honey In A Beehive? 
African Beekeepers Teach Great Ways To Build Strong Bee Colonies 
How Bees And Birds Beneficial In Coffee Farming? 
Common Weed Killer – Good For Animals But Bad For The Bees! 
Asymmetrical Development Of Bees Wings Is Due To Climate Stress 
Environmental Threats And Concerns On Bees 
Bumble Bees Play With Toys and Might Even Enjoy It 
Social Distancing is now seen even in Honeybees 
Biodiversity and Habitat Quality affects Bee Health 
Introduction to Bee Venom Therapy: A General Overview of What Bee Venom Therapy is? 
Honey in Folklore and Mythology 
The Role of Carniolan Honey Bees in Agricultural Ecosystems 
How Honey Bees Communicate Through Chemical Signals 
Exploring the World of Himalayan Salt Lamps 
Bumble Bees Warm Up While Carrying Pollen 
Carpenter Bees Unearthing Intriguing Insights 
Mason Bee Detection and Qualities 
Characteristics of Africanized Honey Bees 
Propolis: The Power of Beekeeping 
Climate Change: A Work in Progress 
A Comprehensive Guide to the Tawny Mining Bee 
Bee-Friendly Farming Practices 
The Comprehensive Guide to Honeybee Diseases and Pests 
History of Honeybee Domestication 
Traditional and Modern Use of Raw Honey in Medicine 
Historical Insights and Potential Future of the Global Honey Industry 
The Bees Knees: Exploring Honey in the Digital Age 
Honeycombs Role in Rituals and Research 
Organic Sugar: Beyond Just a Sweetener Honey & Beeswax Extraction in Beekeeping
Reading Time: 4 minutes, 5 seconds Post Views: 2508Traditional Method
The traditional methods of extracting honey and beeswax are unsuitable and unhygienic. Extraction of honey by squeezing with the hand seems to be the quickest method for the average honey-tapper, who cannot afford a centrifugal honey extractor or solar wax-melter.
However, the hand contaminates the honey and unripe honey ferments within a few days after an extraction. Neem and coconut honey are light in consistency and ferment more quickly than honey produced from other plants.
The combs, including brood, unripe and capped honeycombs, are collected at night. They are all stacked on a wire mesh and a container is put underneath the pile of combs. The fire begins to consume the combs, and honey and wax trickle down into the container until all combs are completely consumed. The material collected is left untouched until the next morning where beeswax which has hardened at the top of the honey is removed, and the honey is poured into bottles of about one kilogram.
The disadvantage here is that honey loses nutritional value and quality when exposed to high temperatures. In addition, the smoky fire employed is full of ashes, charcoal, dust, and gravel which contaminate the honey. Such honey tastes bitter and smoky. The brood combs also add water to the honey, and such honey cannot be stored for long nor enter international markets.
Solar Vax-Melter
This is a simple device and can be made by local craftsmen. The melter is made of wood, lined with a galvanized metal plate and has a glass or clear plastic cover. The base is airtight. The melter can be painted black to absorb more heat. On a sunny day, the wax extractor is capable of generating a temperature of 61°C, enough to melt down a bee comb so that both honey and beeswax flow into a container inside the box.
Hot Bath Method
In the absence of a wax-melter, the hot-water bath process is now adopted by some beekeepers may be adopted. This is the quickest method of obtaining the wax, but it can only be employed after the combs have been crushed and the honey removed. Few equipments are required for same:
- A cooking pot
- Sackcloth or a sack (preferably jute)
- String or twine (2-3 meters long)
- A stick or a discarded top-bar
- A large spoon or ladle
- A large spoon or ladle
Procedure:
- Put water (depending on a number of bee combs) into the cooking pot and heat over a fire.
- Wash crushed bee combs to remove dirt and honey and place in the sack.
- Make a good package by tightening the string around the sack.
- By now the water should be quite warm. Put the package into the pot and use the stick to push it down to the bottom.
- When it reaches a temperature of about 59°C, the wax begins to melt and a waxy scum begins to form on top of the water.
- Use the stick to press the package. More wax will float to the top of the Water.
- Use the ladle to skim off the melted wax and pour it into a mold. Continue this process until wax no longer rises to the surface
Ocloo's Method
This method, suggested by a beekeeper from Accra, Ghana, is published here for its simplicity, cheapness and efficiency. The method works on the same principle as the solar wax melter, employing the sun's heat to melt down the combs. Some equipments required are:
- A large container
- A sheet of nylon mosquito mesh
- A strong nylon cord and a needle
- A plastic or polyethylene cover
Procedure:
- Fasten the mosquito mesh over the container with the nylon cord.
- Place honeycombs on the wire mesh so that honey can trickle into the container.
- Cover the honeycombs and container with plastic and secure it fast to the container with another cord.
- Leave the honey and container in the sun. Both honey and wax will seep down into the container. The vex will harden above the honey and can be removed when the money cools down to be decanted and bottled.
Beeswax collected should be molded in the following manner:
- Use a container with a rounded bottom and a mouth wider than the bottom with a very smooth inner surface. Many plastic containers are suitable.
- Place a small quantity of water (about a tablespoonful) in a cooking pot and put it on the fire. Do not melt beeswax in a dry container. It should not be exposed to fire because it burns easily and can be damaged by too much heat. Melt beeswax and all bee combs outdoors.
- Pour melted beeswax into the mold and place in a cool, dry place to cool.
- Remove the cakes of beeswax the next morning.
- The dark material collected at the bottom can be removed with a knife and can be sold to a shoemaker. The clean raw beeswax is ready for the market.
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