When the freshly extracted honey has passed a coarse double sieve and a fine sieve, it appears to be clear. But if you leave it in the bucket for a few days, you will find a white layer on the surface: Finest wax particles, which have a lower density than honey, have slowly risen to the surface and form a foam layer.

This layer can be easily removed with a simple trick: if a piece of cling film is carefully placed on and peeled off, the particles adhere to the film and can be removed almost completely.

This foam is called "beekeeper gold" and is valued by beekeepers as a speciality and rarity.