Beekeeping Equipment
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 Gallery: Zach's Bee Photos [(c) Zachary Huang], for Prints   Album: Beekeeping  Album: Beekeeping Equipment   
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An electrically heated knife is used to remove the honey cappings here. Bees cap honey when the honey is "mature" (moisture < 18%). The cappings must be removed before honey can be spun out by centrifugal force.

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 Gallery: Zach's Bee Photos [(c) Zachary Huang], for Prints   Album: Beekeeping  Album: Beekeeping Equipment   
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