# US 5,352,593 A · Production of fuel alcohol from honey

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- Number: US 5,352,593 A
- Document ID: US5352593A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/985,140
- Filed: 1992-12-03
- Granted: 1994-10-04
- Earliest claimed: 1992-09-18
- Assignees: American Apiary Farm Company
- Inventors: Gregory K. Earl
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5352593A

## CPC

- A01K 55/00: Bee-smokers; Bee-keepers' accessories, e.g. veils
- A01K 57/00: Appliances for providing, preventing or catching swarms; Drone-catching devices
- Y02E 50/10: Biofuels, e.g. bio-diesel
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

The present disclosure concerns a system for combining the reforestation of cleared land with a bee pasture, mass production of honey, and fermentation of honey for the distillation of fuel alcohol to obtain a renewable source of clean, efficient energy.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A process of producing fuel alcohol comprising:
(A) obtaining honey by a process comprising:
(i) clearing a selected area of land;
(ii) planting a plurality of perennially flowering flora;
(iii) interspersing a plurality of bee colonies among said plurality of perennially flowering flora; and
(iv) harvesting the honey at regular intervals year round;
(B) inoculating said honey with yeast;
(C) fermenting said inoculated honey to produce said fuel alcohol; and
(D) recovering the fuel alcohol.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The process of producing fuel alcohol according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
accumulating at least some percentage of said honey in a liquid storage means for providing a continuous supply of said honey, and
providing a continuous supply of said honey from said liquid storage means to be converted into said fuel alcohol.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The process of producing fuel alcohol according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of perennially flowering flora are planted on approximately 20 foot centers.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The process of producing fuel alcohol according to claim 1 wherein said land is at least 250 acres.