Motivational
Father Son Bond Creates Buzz: The Flow Hive Success Story
Flow Hive
Flow Hive is the most revolutionary invention in beekeeping in history.
The innovation allows beekeepers to tap into honey directly from the hive without the mess and expensive processing equipment inherent in traditional beekeeping.
However, the invention goes beyond simply streamlining the harvesting process. The idea of Flow Hive started when founder Cedar Anderson was just a boy. He wanted to save the bees from being crushed when harvesting honey, and he and his father eventually created a very successful business from it.
How Does Flow Hive Work?
Before Flow Hive, the extraction process of honey involved breaking the hive to get to the honeycomb cells, manually removing the beeswax to get to the honey, and then using an extractor to collect the honey.
By comparison, Flow Hive uses Flow Frames, which the honey bees fill with wax and form honey on. When honey is formed, a Flow Key is inserted and rotated, which allows honey to flow right out of the Flow Frame and into a cup or jar, similar to turning on a faucet.
No breaking, no mess, no expensive processing equipment, and for those who would like to save the bees, no disturbed bees.
A Father and Son Bond is an Incredible Thing
Flow Hive’s are like a mini house that even the most spirited bees would be happy to call their home. Founders Stuart Anderson and his son Cedar come from three generations of beekeepers. This culture formed a father-son bond, creating the most innovative invention in beekeeping history.
How Did Flow Hive Start?
Flow Hive started in the mind of Cedar when he was just a child who felt bad that so many bees were being crushed while harvesting honey.
Imagine, a young boy raised to admire the social creatures that have sustained his family’s livelihood for three generations, and some of those very creatures are being harmed in the process.
A child’s innocence is a remarkable thing, but who would have known that it would become such a lucrative business?
“The first idea was simply that there must be a better way, and I’d been thinking about that from a very young age.”
That idea—brought about by a feeling in a young boy’s heart—eventually created the prototype which broke crowdfunding records.
Within 10 minutes on Indiegogo, they had surpassed their goal of raising $70,000, and within 15 minutes, they had already raised $250,000.
The campaign raised a total of $14,959,087, making it one of the most successful crowdfunding campaigns in history.
IC INSPIRATION
Did you know that bees are an endangered species?
While learning about Honey Flow, I was particularly interested in why people become beekeepers in the first place.
A prominent theme went along these lines: “I noticed that I would only see one bee whenever I was outside enjoying the beautiful summer day, and I wanted to change that.”
Upon hearing this three times from individuals who don’t know one another, I began to really understand the disposition that almost seems to be an intrinsic part of the beekeeping culture.
To some, the absence of bees means not getting stung. But to others, it is something much deeper: it is the absence of purpose.
Bees have a purpose, and beekeepers create an environment where the bees can carry out their life’s purpose, so their purpose behind beekeeping is worthy of an inspiring click!
But did you know that not all bees are endangered?
The truth is that honeybees are abundant, but native bees are endangered.
Human industrial activities have affected all bees, but honeybees have been able to flourish because so many people have taken to beekeeping. So, while human activity has caused bees to become endangered, human activity has also caused them to flourish in abundance.
But despite this, honeybees compete with wild bees for resources, and the difference in the numbers of the two species can further push native bees toward extinction.
We are capable, yes! But with awareness, we can truly make the difference that we want.
There are 20,000 species of bees, and only one that makes honey, but while there has been so much attention given to honeybees, we are among amazing people who dedicate their lives to solving the real issues.
If you would like to gain more knowledge about endangered native bees and even come to know how we can save the bees, then inspiration is just a click away!
