LEE'S FARM

Pure Drizzle (21 ~ 25)

Beekeeping soon became my grandfather's hobby in which he established a small apiarian on the roof of a previous animal cage. However, when I saw my grandfather struggling to deal with all the honey produced, I saw it as a chance to not only help the local community but also establish a sustainable way to continue producing organic, healthy honey. 

Step 1: Apiarian Set Up

​As shown in the picture, the wooden boxes with the blue cover are the apiaries. The main objective of the lid and the blue curtain is to prevent the queen bee from escaping as it is essential to maintain the queen bee in place. Furthermore, the lids protect the bees from hornet attacks.

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In order to extract honey, we must remove the lid and spray organic chemicals through gas foam to calm down the bees.

Step 2: Organize Honey Combs

​Before we extract the honey, we examine and organize the honeycombs. We first take a quick glance and see if there is enough honey and honeycomb for extraction. This process will be impossible without the chemicals in the previous step as bees would cover the honey. 

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Step 3: Extract Honey

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We use the honey extractor to extract honey in which we spin the handle of the machine 100 times in two directions (clock-wise and counter clock-wise). The spinning of the machine will cause the honey to drip down into the machine. Instead of exerting force on the comb, we use this machine to protect edible combs and also to get rid of any dusts. .

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