Lake Country Honey Co.

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The honey harvest

Follow the honey harvest at our family farm in Alexandria, MN, from uncapping wax-covered frames to extracting, straining and bottling honey. Open a photo for a closer look.

Honey flowing from a gate into a container. — Honey flowingHoney flowing from a gate into a container.

Hive inspection — Hive inspection

Honey bears photographed outdoors at the hives. — Golden jarsHoney bears photographed outdoors at the hives.

A bucket of freshly collected honey. — A bucket of honey

Bees working across capped honeycomb. — Inside the frameBees working across capped honeycomb.

An uncapped honey frame. — An uncapped honey frame

Bees gathered along the top bars of a hive. — Under the lidBees gathered along the top bars of a hive.

Jars of honey in the window — Jars of honey in the window

Filling a honey jar — Filling a honey jar

Removing wax cappings from a frame — Removing wax cappings from a frame

Preparing a honey frame for extraction — Preparing a honey frame for extraction

Honey frames ready for extraction — Honey frames ready for extraction

Honey flowing through a strainer — Honey flowing through a strainer

Uncapping a honey frame — Uncapping a honey frame

Working along the surface of the comb — Working along the surface of the comb

Lifting wax cappings from honeycomb — Lifting wax cappings from honeycomb

Helping with the honey harvest — Helping with the honey harvest

Straining freshly extracted honey — Straining freshly extracted honey

Wax cappings collected beneath a frame — Wax cappings collected beneath a frame

Working at the honey extractor — Working at the honey extractor

A box of frames ready for the harvest — A box of frames ready for the harvest

Uncapping a frame over the collection tub — Uncapping a frame over the collection tub

Honey and wax beneath the frame — Honey and wax beneath the frame

A honey frame over the uncapping tub — A honey frame over the uncapping tub

A close look at the honey harvest — A close look at the honey harvest

Removing cappings from the frame — Removing cappings from the frame

Honey extraction in progress — Honey extraction in progress

Wax cappings in the collection tub — Wax cappings in the collection tub

From honey harvest to your table.

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