New Beehive Lets You Harvest Honey Automatically Without Disturbing Bees
With this brilliant invention by Stuart and Cedar Anderson, a father-and-son beekeeper team in Australia, honey bees around the world can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Their Flow Hive invention allows beekeepers to harvest honey from their hives without disturbing the bees inside.
The clever invention works by providing the bees with a partially-completed wall of honeycomb cells that they then complete with their own wax. After they fill these cells with honey and cap them with wax, the beekeeper can open the other end, allowing the honey to flow out into a tap without ever disturbing the bees. The bees simply reopen the cells and fill them up again.
Honey bees around the world are in trouble from something called colony collapse disorder, and this is highly worrisome because of the honey they produce and the agricultural plants they pollinate. Hopefully, this hive will give weakened hives a much-needed break from intrusive visits from the bee keeper!
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Share on FacebookThey aren't 'gassed', they're 'smoked'. It brings on ancient instincts of forest fires, causing them to go back to the hive to eat.
Load More Replies...Don't do it - these hives stress the bees and weaken the colony. see below
Load More Replies...I hope this is as good as it sounds. The bees need to have less interference from us (like every other creature...).
Beautiful, less intrusive, and less work for the beekeeper and the bees, yay!!!!!
Looks amazing. But are such beehives useable in colder regions where are cold winters ?
This item is a honey super. You don't leave a honey super on in the winter. It sits on top of your standard hive.
Load More Replies...This is a better way of getting honey without disturbing the bees.
That is exactly what the title of the article says.
Load More Replies...This is cool...with the decimation of so many bees over the last several years, we really need to help them survive human damage.
Brilliant idea. Good Luck, can't wait for them to be on the market to buy.
these hives keep the bees constantly working. The natural cycle of the colony is to fill the hive with honey for survival during winter, never allowing the bees to find their natural down time means they are in s state of constant stress. (don't believe the pixar propoganda - bees NEED this time). These hives weaken the vitality of the colony leaving them open to disease. Additionally bees are very susceptible to various diseases and this makes them open to infection. Colonies naturally divide when a hive gets full. A new queen is grown and the original queen and between 1/4 and 1/3 of the colony swarm and go find a new home and start a new colony. This can only happen when a colony fills the hive and they feel safe to move on. This is how a colony procreates in a way. These hives are like sterilizing a colony. They never get to swarm mood and don't divide. With bee populations struggling and millions of bees dying daily it's time to stop these mass production hives and go natural
Can't believe this idea came from a beekeeper....seriously this guy need to learn more about bees. If you worried about colony collapse this is one sure way to make sure it happens. Tell noobie beekeepers that they can have honey on tap, after all they just making and storing honey for the fun of it (sarcasm). If you reading this and think it's a good idea, please do more research...this is super irresponsible, unsustainable and damaging beekeeping.
Honey is dark. It contain many horse or cow s**t. And pros #2 - before bees lock the cells - its not the honey (they system fails).
No!! Who has the biggest advantage? Here you go with more Info: http://www.milkwood.net/2015/02/26/going-flow-flow-hive-actually-good-idea/
Its realy amazing. How can I buy one. If any one knows how please send to aboenass@gmail.com
The US lost 35% of their hives last year. I think the fact that you don't mess with them so much, such as your idea portrays may help us !
Fantastic idea! When are you releasing the plans and or selling the items?
What's the grumble? If it works it works. I would be more than willing to give it a try as a 2nd year "newbee"!!
Central Fl. has anyone used one of these yet ? I would welcome one of these at my garden. e-mail me at tcp@stripeitrite.com
nice idea... horrible marketing spin... they really make it sound like turn-a-k**b beekeeping and thats wrong... gonna be some blowback.
I will order one or two... please let me know when they are ready. Thank you... this is amazing! :-) 4GloryTherapy@gmail.com
Is enough honey left to feed the bees especially during the winter months?
What a great invention, and so needed now, with the bees at such high risk. Awesome.
Hope it helps and that folks give it a chance. Congrats to the Father and son for giving it a shot . All new things have kinks to work out !
I am Brazilian and I loved the idea but I live in an apartment as I do!?
question ! what would happen if bee's pollinated a hemp farm ? we do get different types of (flavoured ) honey
lol, it takes an aussie to find the lazy way to get honey, but the most efficient way to do it . goodonya fellahs well done oi oi oi
trust an Aussie to find the lazy way , but the most efficient way to get the honey , goodonya lads , oi oi oi
Hi...my name is Moses from Kenya. How can one get one of those hive and what would be the cost?
Fantastic !!!! Will have a try at trying to build one, if successful will make for my whole 3 Ha agri plot. Thx
I would like to get one who can give me information about it? buying and shipping?
I think everything about this is bad. It will interfere with bees more and harm them more. It promotes lazy bee keeping.
It will be great if able to be kept sanitary and automatically leave the amount of honey for the bees to survive
I love it....but how to keep out ants? They'd be all over those jars where I live.
Wonderful! Although how to keep out ants? Ants would be all over those jars in my area.
It may sound absurd, but will the bees become discouraged after being unable to build stores? No accomplishment, no job satisfaction.
Wow that is awesome to see that , and as a beekeeper myself I'm am very fascinated by this
what happens to the bees and the hive when all the honey is drained and they covered up the holes but there's no honey
What happens to the empty sealed hole? what do the bees do when they've got all these covered holes
How do you open honeycomb?.. (I'm waiting for your answer) (uluru17@gmail.com) - it's very interesting.
Hi guys. I'm a beekeeper as well. And in Australia. It's good idea but I can't understand how! How do you get honey? Honey must be closed.
YAYY the bees won't get disturbed now!! I often get the honey myself and end up with bites and stings everywhere!AND IT HURTS!
This is very clever and would work well in areas that are not invaded by argentine ants. I would need an ant deterrent for this to work.
amazing, wonderful, fantastic, well done! Another great Aussie invention,lets hope they can get help to market it in Aust. ¬ have to take
I'm very excited and happy to be in the world with such extraordinary men. What a gift to us!
We have some bee keeper friends that we will have to share this with, immediately....very cool idea.
in anything new... they willl need to do some few adjustment ...but idea is awesome and this is bring a totally new view on bee care :)
How do they have honey for themselves and their offspring is its constantly draining? Why can't people not take what doesn't belong to them?
And how are these bees having enough honey to support their hive? Also, to raise the baby bees? Why can't people not take what isn't theirs?
This is the worst thing to happen to bees since DDT. Honey is made to help the colony survive the winter and to feed their young.
This is one of the most disturbing things to happen to bees since DDT. Bees produce honey to survive the winter and to feed their young.
I bet those bee's are saying " I am sure I put that pollen in here, has anybody seen my pollen".
They aren't 'gassed', they're 'smoked'. It brings on ancient instincts of forest fires, causing them to go back to the hive to eat.
Load More Replies...Don't do it - these hives stress the bees and weaken the colony. see below
Load More Replies...I hope this is as good as it sounds. The bees need to have less interference from us (like every other creature...).
Beautiful, less intrusive, and less work for the beekeeper and the bees, yay!!!!!
Looks amazing. But are such beehives useable in colder regions where are cold winters ?
This item is a honey super. You don't leave a honey super on in the winter. It sits on top of your standard hive.
Load More Replies...This is a better way of getting honey without disturbing the bees.
That is exactly what the title of the article says.
Load More Replies...This is cool...with the decimation of so many bees over the last several years, we really need to help them survive human damage.
Brilliant idea. Good Luck, can't wait for them to be on the market to buy.
these hives keep the bees constantly working. The natural cycle of the colony is to fill the hive with honey for survival during winter, never allowing the bees to find their natural down time means they are in s state of constant stress. (don't believe the pixar propoganda - bees NEED this time). These hives weaken the vitality of the colony leaving them open to disease. Additionally bees are very susceptible to various diseases and this makes them open to infection. Colonies naturally divide when a hive gets full. A new queen is grown and the original queen and between 1/4 and 1/3 of the colony swarm and go find a new home and start a new colony. This can only happen when a colony fills the hive and they feel safe to move on. This is how a colony procreates in a way. These hives are like sterilizing a colony. They never get to swarm mood and don't divide. With bee populations struggling and millions of bees dying daily it's time to stop these mass production hives and go natural
Can't believe this idea came from a beekeeper....seriously this guy need to learn more about bees. If you worried about colony collapse this is one sure way to make sure it happens. Tell noobie beekeepers that they can have honey on tap, after all they just making and storing honey for the fun of it (sarcasm). If you reading this and think it's a good idea, please do more research...this is super irresponsible, unsustainable and damaging beekeeping.
Honey is dark. It contain many horse or cow s**t. And pros #2 - before bees lock the cells - its not the honey (they system fails).
No!! Who has the biggest advantage? Here you go with more Info: http://www.milkwood.net/2015/02/26/going-flow-flow-hive-actually-good-idea/
Its realy amazing. How can I buy one. If any one knows how please send to aboenass@gmail.com
The US lost 35% of their hives last year. I think the fact that you don't mess with them so much, such as your idea portrays may help us !
Fantastic idea! When are you releasing the plans and or selling the items?
What's the grumble? If it works it works. I would be more than willing to give it a try as a 2nd year "newbee"!!
Central Fl. has anyone used one of these yet ? I would welcome one of these at my garden. e-mail me at tcp@stripeitrite.com
nice idea... horrible marketing spin... they really make it sound like turn-a-k**b beekeeping and thats wrong... gonna be some blowback.
I will order one or two... please let me know when they are ready. Thank you... this is amazing! :-) 4GloryTherapy@gmail.com
Is enough honey left to feed the bees especially during the winter months?
What a great invention, and so needed now, with the bees at such high risk. Awesome.
Hope it helps and that folks give it a chance. Congrats to the Father and son for giving it a shot . All new things have kinks to work out !
I am Brazilian and I loved the idea but I live in an apartment as I do!?
question ! what would happen if bee's pollinated a hemp farm ? we do get different types of (flavoured ) honey
lol, it takes an aussie to find the lazy way to get honey, but the most efficient way to do it . goodonya fellahs well done oi oi oi
trust an Aussie to find the lazy way , but the most efficient way to get the honey , goodonya lads , oi oi oi
Hi...my name is Moses from Kenya. How can one get one of those hive and what would be the cost?
Fantastic !!!! Will have a try at trying to build one, if successful will make for my whole 3 Ha agri plot. Thx
I would like to get one who can give me information about it? buying and shipping?
I think everything about this is bad. It will interfere with bees more and harm them more. It promotes lazy bee keeping.
It will be great if able to be kept sanitary and automatically leave the amount of honey for the bees to survive
I love it....but how to keep out ants? They'd be all over those jars where I live.
Wonderful! Although how to keep out ants? Ants would be all over those jars in my area.
It may sound absurd, but will the bees become discouraged after being unable to build stores? No accomplishment, no job satisfaction.
Wow that is awesome to see that , and as a beekeeper myself I'm am very fascinated by this
what happens to the bees and the hive when all the honey is drained and they covered up the holes but there's no honey
What happens to the empty sealed hole? what do the bees do when they've got all these covered holes
How do you open honeycomb?.. (I'm waiting for your answer) (uluru17@gmail.com) - it's very interesting.
Hi guys. I'm a beekeeper as well. And in Australia. It's good idea but I can't understand how! How do you get honey? Honey must be closed.
YAYY the bees won't get disturbed now!! I often get the honey myself and end up with bites and stings everywhere!AND IT HURTS!
This is very clever and would work well in areas that are not invaded by argentine ants. I would need an ant deterrent for this to work.
amazing, wonderful, fantastic, well done! Another great Aussie invention,lets hope they can get help to market it in Aust. ¬ have to take
I'm very excited and happy to be in the world with such extraordinary men. What a gift to us!
We have some bee keeper friends that we will have to share this with, immediately....very cool idea.
in anything new... they willl need to do some few adjustment ...but idea is awesome and this is bring a totally new view on bee care :)
How do they have honey for themselves and their offspring is its constantly draining? Why can't people not take what doesn't belong to them?
And how are these bees having enough honey to support their hive? Also, to raise the baby bees? Why can't people not take what isn't theirs?
This is the worst thing to happen to bees since DDT. Honey is made to help the colony survive the winter and to feed their young.
This is one of the most disturbing things to happen to bees since DDT. Bees produce honey to survive the winter and to feed their young.
I bet those bee's are saying " I am sure I put that pollen in here, has anybody seen my pollen".
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