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This teen 3D-printed a beehive for his bedroom

Mack DeGeurin

created: July 7, 2025, 7:17 p.m. | updated: July 17, 2025, 10:57 a.m.

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Oliver, who lives in Utah, built the DIY insect habitat with two hexagonal, 3D-printed units connected to his bedroom window. The hexagonal hives are modular in design, meaning Oliver can theoretically continue expanding their size by connecting additional units. A bedroom full of beesBuilding a bedroom beehive isn’t for the faint of heart. “That’d be kind of crazy.”For decades, Popular Science has highlighted the work of hobbyists.

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