Band 9: You should spend 20 minutes on this task. The diagram below shows how honey is made in small-scale commercial production. Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant. Write at least 150 words.

The presented diagram gives information about the small-scale production of honey.

Overall, the linear procedure consists of two primary stages, including the bee phase and the human phase. It begins with bees collecting nectar from flowers and ends with jars of honey, ready for consumption.

The first four stages mainly involve how honey is produced by bees in their nests. To begin with, nectar from flowers is gathered by bees before being delivered to the bee nests. Here, nectar is dried thanks to the bees’ wings. During this phase, bees residing in nests are responsible for keeping cells clean to produce natural honey. Once dried, honey cells are sealed with wax, ready for further steps.

Regarding the remaining phases, honey combs in nests are manually gathered before being sent to processing plants. Here, combs are pressed to result in honey. It is then poured into a sump tank with a temperature of 45 to 50 degrees. Having been heated, honey is channeled to a sieve tank to remove any remaining impurities before being directed to another tank. Once honey is settled for two to four days, it is packaged into jars, which are subsequently transported to retailers, ready for daily consumption.