Honey extraction

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Honey extraction is the central process in beekeeping of removing honey from honeycomb so that it is isolated in a pure liquid form.

Normally, the honey is stored by honey bees in their beeswax honeycomb; in framed bee hives, the honey is stored on a wooden structure called a frame. The honey frames are typically harvested in late summer when they are most filled with honey. On a fully filled frame, the cells will be capped over by the bees for storage, meaning each cell containing honey will be sealed with a capping made of beeswax.