Crowdfunded honey tap revolutionizes backyard beehives
Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 9:21 AM - Have you always wanted to harvest your own honey? "Flow" might be the answer.
The revolutionary project was listed on the crowd-funding site Indiegogo on February 22nd and raised nearly $3 million in three days. The initial goal was to raise $70,000 in three months.
"Thank you so much for your amazing support. We are in awe of this great community," said Cedar Anderson, co-inventor of Flow on his Indiegogo website.
The description promised that all an owner needed to do was "turn the tap and watch as pure, fresh, clean honey flows right out of the hive and into [their] jar."
FROM HARD WORK TO BACKYARD-WORK
Traditionally, harvesting honey was a complex process that required harvesters to lift boxes, pull out frames and process them. Flow introduces a series of frames into boxes that funnel honey into common pathways that are accessible by turning a tap.
Stuart and Cedar Anderson spent the last decade to come up with this amazing system to extract honey! pic.twitter.com/HHV9Vggy95
— Fadwa Al-Mutlaq (@Faddu_Almutlaq) February 23, 2015
Additionally, Flow allows beekeepers to observe the bees hard-at-work, as the entire frames are clear.
Donations to the campaign range from $30 to $600—which entitles you to a complete Flow Hive.
Keep in mind, that you have to supply your own bees.
...AND THEN THERE'S ISSUE WITH BEES
In Ontario, the province continues to debate the status of neonicotinoid pesticides, which have been killing a large percentage of the been population according to beekeepers in the province..
It was found in one study, a small dose could kill a bee in about 48 hours while a smaller dose could take up to a week before the insects began to drop.
Neonicotinoids are common in agriculture involving corn and soy, common in many parts of Ontario.
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