Bee keeper collecting honey from combs in beehives in Provence, France, Europe

Honey bees (Apis mellifera var carnica), worker bees in panic formation on a comb with eggs

Beekeeper with protective suit controls honeyBees (Apis) on the comb on the stock, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Beekeeper with protective suit checks his honeyBees (Apis) ian der Wabe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Beekeeper with protective suit checks his honeyBees (Apis) ian der Wabe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Honey extraction. Beekeeper extracting honey frames from a hive. A queen excluder can be seen between the body and the top of the hive, Sarthe, France.

Honey extraction. Beekeeper extracting honey frames from a hive, Sarthe, France

Honey harvest, frame of honey to be uncapped, here in a hive, Sarthe, France

Honey harvest, honey extraction, here the hive frames, Sarthe, France

Pedagogical honey harvesting, Honey harvesting in front of the public, here the desoperculation of beeswax on a hive frame at l'arche de la nature, Le Mans Metropole educational area, Sarthe, France

Harvesting honey. Honey frames from a hive for extraction, Sarthe, France

Harvesting honey. Frame of honey from a hive for extraction, Sarthe, France

Honey bees on a hive frame

Beekeeper inspecting hives during honey production

Beekeeper inspecting hives during honey production

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) on pollen cells

Beekeeper inspecting hives during honey production

Beekeeper inspecting hives during honey production

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) on pollen cells

Beekeeper inspecting hives during honey production

Bees on the frame of a beehive partially filled with honey, near Cluny, France

Bees on the frame of a beehive partially filled with honey, near Cluny, France

Bee hunting seen from below, it allows an easier harvest because once the bees are locked in the brood, the harvest of the supers becomes a simpler and less stressful operation for the bees, around Cluny, France

Smoked the bee hunt seen from below, it allows an easier harvest because once the bees are locked in the brood, the harvest of the supers becomes a simpler and less stressful operation for the bees, around Cluny, France

Bee hunting seen from below, it allows an easier harvest because once the bees are locked in the brood, the harvest of the supers becomes a simpler and less stressful operation for the bees, around Cluny, France

Uncapping using an uncapping knife to remove the wax layer blocking the cells, around Cluny, France

Frame installed in a centrifuge, around Cluny, France

Uncapping using an uncapping knife to remove the wax layer blocking the cells, around Cluny, France

Uncapping using an uncapping harrow to remove the layer of wax blocking the cells, around Cluny, France