Raising Honeycomb

Raising Honeycomb is a Beekeeper's true art. It takes bees a considerable amount of time to make comb honey. A starter strip, one inch wide, is used to begin the honey comb and the rest is made by the bees. The bees consume 2 to 3 pounds of their own honey to create one pound of beeswax. During the middle of the summer, when the honey production is at its peak, it takes the bees about two weeks to make one frame of honeycomb (3 to 6 pounds of honey).Sticky: when using honey in cooking, put oil in a cup or spoon so honey comes off easily Gooey: slightly warmed honey is easier to work with in cooking