1. Beekeeping & Honey Harvesting
- Hive Management: Beekeepers maintain healthy bee colonies, inspect for diseases, and ensure the hive has access to plenty of flowering plants.
- Pollination & Nectar Collection: Bees collect nectar from flowers and convert it into honey inside the hive.
- Honeycomb Capping: Bees store honey in hexagonal wax cells and seal it with a wax cap once it’s ready.
- Harvesting Time: Frames are removed from the hives once they are 80–90% capped, indicating ripened honey.
2. Honey Extraction & Processing
- Uncapping: The wax seal on the honeycomb is carefully removed using uncapping tools.
- Centrifugal Extraction: Frames are placed in a honey extractor which spins to release the honey from the combs.
- Filtration: Extracted honey is passed through filters to remove wax pieces, debris, or bee parts.
- Settling Tanks: Honey is left to sit so bubbles and any remaining impurities rise to the top and are skimmed off.
3. Quality Control, Bottling & Packaging
- Quality Testing: Honey is tested for moisture content (ideal is below 18%), color, and taste consistency.
- Heating (if required): Mild warming may be done to prevent crystallization, but not overheating to preserve nutrients.
- Filling Jars: Honey is poured into sterilized jars or bottles using filling machines.
- Labeling & Branding: Jars are labeled with batch info, nutritional facts, origin, and branding.
