I remove full frames of honey from a hive. Normally, this is in a batch of 4-8 frames, with each frame yielding about 3 pounds of honey. The top layer of wax is sliced off the honeycomb and I load the frames into an extractor. The extractor is turned on and the frames are spun around to pull the honey out of the cells on one side of the frames. The frames are flipped and spun again to extract the honey from the other side. This is done until the batch of frames are complete. A stainless steel strainer is placed over a stainless steel bucket and I put them under the extractor's shutoff valve. The valve is opened and the honey flows through the strainer and into the bucket. I tip the extractor on it's side and I use a plastic scrapper to remove the honey from the inside wall of the extractor. Honey is pressed out of the sliced off pieces of wax from the start of the process. Up to this point, the process has been long, messy, and I'm pretty sticky. When the extractor is completely drained, I remove the strainer, cover the bucket with a lid, and set it aside. I let the honey rest for 3-5 days to allow air bubbles rise out of the honey. I remove a small amount of honey and color classify the batch. Jars are prepared to be filled. I place a jar under the bucket's shutoff valve, open the valve, and fill the jar. It's sealed with a lid and set aside. The jars are weighed and the amount of honey is calculated. I make the labels and attach them to the jars.