Ep. 9 - Inventing The Flow Hive with Cedar Anderson
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Nearly 20 years ago, Cedar Anderson set out to design an easier way to get honey from his beehives. Together with his father, Stu, he invented the Flow Hive—a revolutionary hive that lets beekeepers get "honey on tap." With over $13 million in pre-orders, his crowdfunding campaign is was one of the most successful in history. The innovative hive has drawn both admission and criticism from the beekeeping community. In this episode, Cedar walks us through the highs and lows of his journey. Check out a GIF of how the Flow Hive works: https://bit.ly/3NV2U6a Learn more about the Flow Hive at: https://www.honeyflow.com/ Subscribe to our Patreon to help us produce more episodes of the show: https://www.patreon.com/buddhabeeapiary
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