Honey on Tap: Why Beekeeping Will Never be the Same

It should also be noted that using an approach like this certainly doesn't mean that beekeeping has become distanced from actually interacting with the bees. Depending on where and when the bees are being tended, keepers have to check for harmful parasites and other diseases regularly - a process that sill involves pulling the hive apart to check each Flow frame carefully.

Still, the Anderson pair hope that their invention will not only make things much easier for existing keepers, but will also attract a great many new ones - something that can help bee populations threatened by pollution, habitat loss, and climate change.

"Without the bees we may not be able to sustain human life as we know it, and without the beekeepers we wouldn't have enough bees," they explained. "In this modern world of limited natural habitat, beekeepers have become vital [caretakers] of bee colonies."

The father-son duo hopes that their product "will encourage thousands more people to become passionate [caretakers] and advocates of bees and become more aware of the threats facing not only bees but the matrix of life."

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(Photo : S. and C. Anderson / Flow Hive)