Honey processing

Bees give 6 types of environmentally friendly natural products. According to the accepted classification, these products are divided into two main groups:

Products obtained in the processing of bee organisms:
. honey
. propolis
. pilots flowers

Valuable products produced in the body of the bee:
. bee milk
. wax
. Bee venom
Processing processes:
- removal of excess water
- sugar inversion and
 acid reaction

A microclimate is necessary for the nest to evaporate excess water from nectar:
temperature (34-35) ° С and intensive ventilation of the nest. Due to this, conditioning (necessary modifications of the composition) is usually completed in 3-4 days: the water content is close to the honey index, but the conversion of complex sugars to monosaccharides — glucose and fructose — lasts 2-3 weeks. And also there is an intensive work for turning nectar into honey.

The processing of honey can be considered complete, When the bees seal honey cells with a thin layer of wax (plate). Honey can be removed from the honeycomb, if at least 2/3 of the honey is waxed.
With the accumulation of honey (active season), the bees will intensively consume honey.
It is estimated that a full-fledged family spends 90-110 kg of honey annually, 20-25 kg in winter (because of its duration), and the amount of commercial honey does not exceed 10-30 kg.
The first cleaning of honey is one of the most laborious processes in beekeeping practice. Most beekeepers use centrifuges for honey off the hook. The excavator can be wood or aluminum. Stainless steel extract is better, which is the norm in terms of food safety.
The next step is a more refined cleaning: heating the honey to (30-35) ° C, then filtering in the coating (mesh size is 0.8 and 1 mm) or in a cylinder suspension (from 0.4 to 0.5 mm).
Most containers should have proper equipment (180 ° C) for ventilation and hygiene;

And also it turns out immature and sour honey - such honey is often found in beekeeping, which is caused by the following factors:
- If the beekeeper does not have enough stocks of a hundred, the beekeepers extract honey early to fully utilize the nectar supply. In beekeeping practice, such honey undergoes additional heat treatment. Its concentration is 80.5%. A decrease in humidity to 17.5–18% is considered mandatory, since in honey of such a concentration oxidation of the honey process is excluded.