The honey extraction process

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Honey drips from the extractor at the Southpaw Bees facility in Lebanon, Oregon, July 15, 2021.
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Honey drips from the extractor at the Southpaw Bees facility in Lebanon, Oregon, July 15, 2021.
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Honeycomb frames enter the extractor where the honey and bee wax will be removed from the frames.
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A honeybee rests on one of the honeycomb frames as they go through the extractor.
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Aaron Lafond, left, and his wife Beth Lafond, work to extract honey from the honeycombs.
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Aaron Lafond, owner of Southpaw Bees.
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Beth Lafond stores the honey frames back in their boxes for the bees to finish cleaning.
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