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The harvesting and extracting manual for the professional beekeeper, with lots of information that applies to all levels of beekeeping. It covers the steps from hive to extraction, the premises where you extract the honey, the extraction process itself, and the evidence you need to keep as a commercial beekeeper.

  • Hive to Extraction
  • Safety
  • Properties of honey
  • Remove honey from the hive
  • Transport from hive to extracting facility
  • Extraction premises
  • Site
  • Design
  • Mobile extraction facilities
  • Honey extraction
  • The extraction process
  • Extraction equipment
  • Maintenance
  • Honey storage
  • HACCP for the honey industry
  • Controlling and maintaining honey quality
  • Appendix 1: Checklists and record sheets
  • Appendix 2: Codex for honey
  • Appendix 3: Antibiotic residues
  • Appendix 4: Sample safety data sheet
  • Appendix 5: Vendor declaration

Title          Honey AgGuide       
Author(s)                   
Pages          128         
ISBN          9 781760 580193         
Catalogue number          B966         
Year published          2017         
Publisher          NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development         
Price          $35.00AUD (inc GST)


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