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A revolutionary beehive with a built-in honey tap has taken the beekeeping world by storm
It was a combination of bee stings through his protective suit and his distress at squashing bees as he put the hive back together that had Cedar thinking there had to be a better way.
“So my Dad and I set to work on a decade-long task of inventing the beekeepers dream,” he said.
His solution was to design plastic honeycomb frames that split in two with the turn of a handle, allowing the honey to drain down and out without opening the hive or disturbing the bees. It then locks back in place for the bees to reset with wax and refill. A perspex window into the hive allows you to see when the honeycomb is full and ready to be harvested.
“This really is a revolution. You can see into the hive, see when the honey is ready and take it away in such a gentle way,” Cedar said.
The Andersons have called the system Flow. Aside from being kinder on the colony, it saves hours of work and the strain required, as well as the mess, from traditional honey harvesting. It also promises to revolutionise the growing trend towards amateur beekeeping at home, who won’t need to suit up in protective equipment with smokers, extractors and the mess when they want to grab the honey.
«Решение заключается в разработке пластиковых сот, которые разделяются на две половины поворотом ручки, что позволяет сливать мед, без открытия улея и беспокойства пчел. Затем блокируется место от пчел, чтобы почистить воск и заправить.Окно из плексигласа в улее позволяет наблюдать, когда соты полны и готовы к сбору.»
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com.au/crowdfunding-investors-went-nuts-for-this-gamechanging-australian-invention-a-beehive-with-a-honey-tap-2015-2
Crowdfunding investors went nuts for this gamechanging Australian invention — a beehive with a honey tap
