ED MUMM USING HOT KNIFE TO UNCAP EACH FRAME

WAX AND HONEY DROPS DOWN INTO WAX MELTER

	FRAMES BRIMMING WITH WAX & HONEY! UNCAPPING A FRAME HOT KNIFE UNCAPS WAX TO EXPOSE HONEY ONE SIDE OF FRAME IS UNCAPPED CAPPINGS, HONEY & WAX DRIPS INTO TANK THIS TANK IS SO FULL OF WAX, HONEY & POLLEN THIS BOX WEIGHED OVER 100 POUNDS! 8 - 9 FRAMES FULL OF HONEY AND WAX DUMPED ONTO TABLE, UPSIDE DOWN THESE FRAMES ARE READY FOR UNCAPPING WAX CAPPINGS REMOVED BY HOT KNIFE ONE SIDE OF FRAME IS UNCAPPED I PLACE FRAMES INTO EXTRACTOR AFTER UNCAPPING EXTRACTING 60 FRAMES FULL OF HONEY BOXES FULL OF HONEY IN HOT ROOM ONE STACK IS PLACED ON LIFTER ALL OUR HONEY IS PROCESSED BY ME & ED BEES CAP CELLS FULL OF HONEY WITH THEIR WAX WE PREFER TO EXTRACT LATE IN THE DAY EACH LOAD TAKES ABOUT 5 MINUTES EACH TO EXTRACT HONEY POURS FROM EXTRACTOR INTO TANK BELOW MOST FRAMES WEIGHED OVER 10 LBS. EACH OVER 1000 FRAMES ARE PROCESSED ONE AT A TIME TAKING A BREAK NORMALLY, I AM ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF ED I MAKE SURE EACH FRAME IS READY FOR EXTRACTION FROM THIS TANK, HONEY WAS POURED INTO BARRELS I BOTTLE HONEY FROM THE HOLDING TANK 600 LB. BARREL OF WILDFLOWER POURS INTO HOLDING TANK ED PLACES LIDS ON EACH CONTAINER I POUR