|
je218604's photostream |
|
Bee on flower
A bee collects the pollen from a flower before returning to its hive.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
Jack Cantrell's Honey
Honey can be used on burns and is thought to help with allergies by exposing humans to small amounts of pollen they may be allergic too.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
Capings coming off
Using a heated uncapping knive, the caps of the honeycomb are removed using a sawing motion, revealing the sweet honey on the inside.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
Honey on wax
The ends of the honeycomb are cleaned, dried and melted down for beeswax candles (made by Dixie...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
Beeswax for candles
Drippings from the melted beeswax coat a tray in the candle room at the Cantrell residence.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
Pouring the Honey
This is locus honey, that is evident by its slight green tint. The type of honey produced by bees...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
packaged wax ready to be melted
In the honey house
The vat seen here, can hold up to 600 lbs of honey. The honey is heated to around 110 degrees and left...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
Jack's hives
Showing the ACABA his hives, Cantrell points out the different features of the hive. As a master...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
Tasting the honey
This early spring honey is lighter in color than honey produced in the fall.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
Shade, Ohio farm
Resting on 84 acres of land, Cantrell's property is the perfect haven for honeybees, who have been in...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
honeycomb pattern
Queen bees (who are fed only royal jelly while developing) can lay up to 1500 eggs per day. When she...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
Stinger on finger
Here, a stinger is lodged in Jack Cantrell's finger. He is often stung while working with his hives and...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
Examining the Hive
Here, Cantrell examines his hives for the laying pattern of the queen. If the eggs are not deposited in...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
Looking for the Queen bee
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, bee pollination is responsible for $15 billion in added...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
Jack explaining brood patterns
The sign of a healthy hive is comb light brown in color with flat capping's and in a solid pattern.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
bee larvae and mite
Some amount of mites is unavoidable, but in higher numbers hives have to be treated to avoid a...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on May 18, 2008
