An electric hot knife is a useful but dangerous tool for children to use.
When teaching children to use it, go over the safety rules first.

In this photo the adult is guiding the child's
hand for her first try using a hot knife.

After the wax cappings are cut off, the
frame will be placed in the extractor seen
in the lower right corner.

 

Sara Lesmeister is using the cappings scratcher to

take wax off spots she misses with the hot knife. She will save the cappings and let the excess honey drain off them. Later she can melt them to use the wax for candles or hand lotion bars. The lotion bars are a mixture of beeswax and olive oil.

Harvesting the Honey,
a Beekeeper's Reward For a Good Job

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