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Re: When Kickstarter Goes Right
« Reply #525 on: February 22, 2015, 11:07:19 pm »
It makes me happy to see that. I don't consume all that much honey myself, but I imagine it'll be a massive boon for beekeepers.
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Re: When Kickstarter Goes Right
« Reply #526 on: February 22, 2015, 11:35:31 pm »
Quote from: birdy51 on February 22, 2015, 11:07:19 pm
It makes me happy to see that. I don't consume all that much honey myself, but I imagine it'll be a massive boon for beekeepers.

Indeed.  Reminds me of when bees were under discussion/new to Dwarf Fortress that I did a little research into beekeeping and what kinds of "technology" exists for them and was surprised that there were really only two hive types: the pot-kind like in DF that requires the destruction of the hive to harvest the honey (which is why you need to split the hive first) and the box kind invented in the 1700 and 1800s.  The rest of the tech is pretty much just "better suits" and "better smokers" or the ancillary things to process the honey.
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Re: When Kickstarter Goes Right
« Reply #527 on: February 23, 2015, 12:16:50 am »
Jesus fuck, it's already at 1.3 million USD. People love their bees.

EDIT: I refreshed the page and it jumped up 10000. Holy shit.
« Last Edit: February 23, 2015, 12:19:03 am by Glloyd »
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Re: When Kickstarter Goes Right
« Reply #528 on: February 23, 2015, 12:21:08 am »
1,876% funded. Holy god.
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Re: When Kickstarter Goes Right
« Reply #529 on: February 23, 2015, 08:42:26 am »
Quote from: Glloyd on February 23, 2015, 12:16:50 am
Jesus fuck, it's already at 1.3 million USD. People love their bees.

Yeah.  And you know who's buying all those kits?  Professional bee keepers.
($1.7m | 2,495% now)
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Re: When Kickstarter Goes Right
« Reply #530 on: February 23, 2015, 08:59:19 am »
You could even say that it's
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Re: When Kickstarter Goes Right
« Reply #531 on: February 23, 2015, 09:46:33 am »
I wonder if this is going to mean cheaper honey.
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Re: When Kickstarter Goes Right
« Reply #532 on: February 23, 2015, 10:59:55 am »
Depends on where the bulk of the cost is. I don't really see commercial honey manufacturing passing all that many savings on to the consumer. The stuff still has to be processed (I imagine big producers won't just ship the honey straight from the hive), packaged and distributed.

But artisan honey I imagine might get a bit cheaper because of this.
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Re: When Kickstarter Goes Right
« Reply #533 on: February 23, 2015, 11:49:36 am »
Sounds about like what I'd guess.

Also, seems like they've added some new reward tiers with varying options, seeing as all their original ones sold out in like an hour.  The 230, 280, 290, 400, 410, and 460 levels are all new since I looked at it last night.  Some are look geared towards individuals wanting to get into beekeeping as well, offering a few frames and a box (all you need is your own bees and brood box).
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Re: When Kickstarter Goes Right
« Reply #534 on: February 23, 2015, 01:58:33 pm »
Quote from: Ispil on February 23, 2015, 01:49:06 pm
...honey bees rarely string, right?

Pretty sure it tears out their guts if they do. And yeah, they very seldom sting.
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« Reply #535 on: February 23, 2015, 02:00:12 pm »
I'll put it to you this way.

I've never been stung by a bee... I've pet bees, I've swatted them, I've hung around them but I've never been stung.

I've been stung by wasps... a LOT!
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Re: When Kickstarter Goes Right
« Reply #536 on: February 23, 2015, 02:03:45 pm »
I've only ever been stung by a bee... that I accidentally stepped on.
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Re: When Kickstarter Goes Right
« Reply #537 on: February 23, 2015, 02:23:46 pm »
Quote from: Darvi on February 23, 2015, 02:03:45 pm
I've only ever been stung by a bee... that I accidentally stepped on.

Me too.   :P
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Re: When Kickstarter Goes Right
« Reply #538 on: February 23, 2015, 02:47:13 pm »
That beehive thing is the most impressive jackpot of an invention I've ever seen.


Anyway, something less impressive, but perhaps even more mouth-watering:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1906570847/mighty-pizza-oven-2-mpo2
Make your own pizza without a bulky pizza oven.

Gotta love those engineer types.
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Re: When Kickstarter Goes Right
« Reply #539 on: February 23, 2015, 06:47:10 pm »
I got stung by the same bee twice. Don't trust the little buggers.
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