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Harvesting equipment and dressing












































         Steps for Harvesting Honey  Extraction of Honey


         1. Blow the smoke into the                            Extracting honey refers to the

            hive through the entrance                          removing of honey from the

            through the entrance to                            honey combs

            drive away bees                                    .

         2. Lower the hive to the                              Methods of harvesting

            ground.                                            honey


         3. Cut and remove combs from  1. Floating the wax method

            the top to the bottom but                          2. Pressing honey method

            ensure that some combs

            with honey remain in the                           3. Centrifuging method of ex-

            hive for bees to feed on be-                          traction of honey

            fore they build new ones.
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