https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk How honey came to be in my house en-us 2021-03-15 08:43:44 UTC 2026-03-27 11:15:07 UTC hello@padlet.com rchan4 https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309651462 The worker bees leave the hive in search of flowers. They bring back pollen to eat and nectar which they store.]]> 2021-03-15 08:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309651462 rchan4 https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309656443 The beekeeper places the hives in locations where there are plenty of flowers.]]> 2021-03-15 08:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309656443 rchan4 https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309668752 The worker bees return to the hive. They might eat some pollen, they place the nectar in the hexagonal beeswax cells and seal them off with some more wax.]]> 2021-03-15 08:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309668752 rchan4 https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309693335 At the end of  the summer, the beekeeper removes the frames of honey from the bee hives.]]> 2021-03-15 09:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309693335 rchan4 https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309702214 Once the frames of honey are brought in, the honey is removed by cutting the wax caps off and then spinning them at high speed in a honey extractor]]> 2021-03-15 09:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309702214 rchan4 https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309714811 The beekeeper purchases empty glass jars with lids from a wholesaler. These are bottled using a honey bottling device.]]> 2021-03-15 09:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309714811 rchan4 https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309725837 The beekeeper purchases jars and lids from a wholesale glass supplier.]]> 2021-03-15 09:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309725837 rchan4 https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309735177 The beekeeper uses a graphic designer to design his labels and a printer to print them out in batches.]]> 2021-03-15 09:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309735177 rchan4 https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309741325 Once the honey has been put in the jars and the lid screwed on, the label is stuck on. The jar is now ready to be sold.]]> 2021-03-15 09:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309741325 rchan4 https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309750694 The beekeeper will receive an order of honey from a shop that wants to sell it. The honey is delivered to the shop by car and money is exchanged for the honey. The shop will charge more to the consumer than they paid to the beekeeper, so that they can make a profit. ]]> 2021-03-15 09:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309750694 rchan4 https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309762160 The beekeeper can sell directly to the consumer at markets. ]]> 2021-03-15 09:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1309762160 rchan4 https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1313410764 The beekeeper takes thin cloth and filters out the impurities from each bucket of honey.]]> 2021-03-16 01:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1313410764 rchan4 https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1313416594 The beekeeper either makes their own hives or buys them from a manufacturer.]]> 2021-03-16 01:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1313416594 rchan4 https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1313419462 The beekeeper plants some flowers and trees.]]> 2021-03-16 01:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rchan4/pesl5lqgjcpwqotk/wish/1313419462