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Since Father-Son Duo Designed Revolutionary 'Honey on Tap' Beehive...

• www.goodnewsnetwork.org, By McKinley Corbley

Stuart and Cedar Anderson are the co-creators of the Flow Hive: a brilliantly designed beehive that saves beekeepers hours of work simply by channeling all of its honey into a tap that can be turned on and off at will.

The Flow Hive allows honey to flow out of the hive straight into a jar without crushing or disrupting the bees inside. It can also fit in a small backyard or on a rooftop or balcony.

Cedar, who is a third-generation beekeeper from the rural community of Nimbin, Australia, says that he was inspired to try and design a simpler beehive after his brother was stung during one of their honey extraction missions.

The young inventor knew that there must be an easier way to collect honey without having to wear protective suits, crack open the hive, and disturb the tiny pollinators.

"Ten years ago, Cedar had this idea: 'come on, we must be able to get honey from a beehive without opening it, extracting and stressing the bees'," his father Stuart recalled to ABC News.


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