ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,662, issued on March 31.

"Buoyant modular beehive apparatus" was invented by Konrad Michal Borowski (Kitchener, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a beehive apparatus. The beehive apparatus includes a securing mechanism for anchoring the beehive apparatus to a ground surface, a buoyancy component situated above the securing mechanism and for floating and rising with a water level, and a plurality of honey harvesting components positioned atop the buoyancy component. The storage components house bees and store honey above the water level."

The patent was filed on June 20, 2024, under Application No. 18/748,733.

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