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An Ingenious Invention That Turns Beehives Into Flowing Honey Taps

• Wired.com

But it's about to get a whole lot cleaner with the Flow Hive, an ingenious re-engineering of one of nature's most perfect creations that makes getting that golden nectar as easy as turning on a tap.

Beekeepers Cedar Anderson and his father Stuart have, essentially, hacked the honeycomb—a nearly flawless geometric and structural achievements—to make it more mechanically efficient. In a nutshell,  Flow frames have a partially formed honeycomb matrix within a transparent frame. Bees complete the comb, fill the cells with honey and cap them. To harvest the honey, the beekeeper inserts a tool into the top of each frame and twists, a move that splits each cell in the honeycomb vertically, allowing the honey to flow freely. It is collected at the bottom through a tube. Presto! Honey on tap.


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