The proposed flow chart shows the process of honey making in a not industrial production.
The first stage of the process, called the “bee phase”, starts with the bees gathering the nectar from the flowers. The gathered product is then deposited in the beehive where it will be dried by the bees themselves using their wings as fans, during this phase the bees will also have to work to keep their cells clean and then seal them with self-produced wax to eventually be able to create honeycombs.
The second stage is going to be more “human centred” and will in fact be called “Human phase”. This stage begins with the honeycombs gathering performed by the beekeepers who will then proceed to press the previously harvested honeycombs to collect the honey inside each sealed cell.
Moving on to the more industrial part of the “Human Phase”, the employee will heat the honey in a sump tank (at a temperature of 45-50 degrees Celsius) that will then be transferred into a sieve tank to remove any residues or dirt through a period of 2-4 days of resting. Finally, the finished product is put into jars to be sold to the public.
Overall, the process describes the semi-natural manufacturing of honey through each phase, from the bee work to the human job to get it into our everyday life.