HOW

HONEY IS
MADE

MADE
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• Honey starts as flower nectar collected by bees It gets broken down into simple sugars
stored inside the honeycomb.
 Honey's colour and flavour varies based on the
nectar collected by the bees.

• The design of the honeycomb and constant fanning

of the bees' wings causes evaporation, creating sweet
liquid honey .
• On average, a hive will produce about 65 pounds of surplus honey each year 2.
• Beekeepers harvest it by collecting the honeycomb frames Once the caps are removed, the frames are
and scraping off the wax cap that bees make to seal off placed in an extractor, a centrifuge that spins
honey in each cell. the frames, forcing honey out of the comb.
• After the honey is extracted, it’s strained to remove any Some beekeepers and bottlers might heat the
remaining wax and other particles. honey to make this process easier, but that
doesn't alter the liquid's natural composition
PROCESS OF MAKING Thank You
Aryan Juneja
HONEY BY HONEYBEES S1-G