ELM MOTT, Texas (KWTX) - A new Australian invention making its way across the United States is aiming to make backyard beekeeping a lot less sticky for Central Texas homesteaders.

Simon Mildren, the founder and CEO of HiveKeepers, stopped in McLennan County today to showcase his "Hive Keeper" - a micro honey harvester designed to extract honey much faster than traditional methods.

The device uses removable cassettes that mimic natural honeycomb, spinning them to quickly harvest fresh honey without the mess.