Beekeeping

Beekeeping equipment: bee suits, stainless steel smokers, beeswax foundation moulds, a 3-frame honey extractor, a manual honey and wax press, settling tanks with honey gates, and a honey refractometer.

Extraction and settling are where honey quality is made. Spun or pressed honey left to settle in a tank clears of wax and air before bottling. A refractometer shows the moisture content, and honey that is too wet ferments in the jar.