To extract liquid honey, the comb can be crushed to release the honey and strained to remove the wax and other impurities.

Unlike the full four-sided frames used in a Langstroth hive, the comb on bars cannot be centrifuged to extract honey and then reused.

As well as catching termites in this way chimpanzees have also been seen 'fishing' in the nests of bees to extract honey.

Although it was still early in the season, he was able to extract sufficient honey to sweeten the cream Hattie whipped the night they moved into the cabin.

They are mainly involved in bird catching, extracting honey from beehives and picking peacock feathers for the manufacture of fans.

They then had to remove the bees from the honeycomb and place them into spinning drums that are used to extract honey.

In 1865 he invented a simple machine for extracting honey from the comb by means of centrifugal force.

Langstroth frames are often reinforced with wire, making it possible to extract honey in centrifuges to spin the honey out of the comb.

In the coming months, they will crisscross the Northeast, dropping off and collecting beehives in rural areas and then rushing home to extract honey.

Next Sunday he will demonstrate extracting honey, using the three hives that are part of the Wave Hill educational features.