Raznik Mouradyan, beekeeper at Vedi, showing a frame covered with bees, a village in Ararat plain, Artashat, Armenia, Eurasia

Brood frame with smoker, Freiburg im Breisgau, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Honey bees (Apis mellifera), worker bees caring for the brood, larvae, circa 8 days

Honey bees (Apis mellifera), worker bees caring for the brood, on brood cells, larvae, circa 8 days

Honey bees (Apis mellifera), worker bees caring for the brood, on brood cells, larvae, circa 8 days, in honeycomb cells

Wooden Frames For Beekeeping, Israel

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

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

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