How Bees Make Honey . Honeybees collect nectar and pollen from flowering plants to use as food for adults and for their young. Nectar is the sweet liquid that plants produce to attract insects for pollination. It consists of sugars dissolved in water. Bees collect this nectar and bring it back to the hive where enzymes are added.
Small droplets are placed in cells and the bees fan their wings to evaporate most of the water away.
From the Hive to the Honey Jar . When there are many flowers producing an abundance of nectar, beekeepers call it a honeyflow. At the end of the season, beekeepers remove the honey supers and extract the honey. The layer of wax is removed with a hot knife and placed in an extractor. The extractor is a large stainless steel tank which spins.