Capping the honey cells

When I opened the hives this weekend the bees were busily working on the honey supers.





They fill the supers with honey and then fan the cells with their wings to remove the water from the honey nectar. When the consistency of the honey is just right, they cap the cells with wax.

If you look at this picture you can see that the cells are being capped with white wax. I love seeing the honey glistening in the cells.

Standing between the two hives in the middle of the day, the smell of honey is everywhere.