can technology help the beekeeping industry
this new device might be the solution beekeepers are looking for
varroa mite a honeybee pest that consumes the fat bodies and the hemolymph of honeybees
became in the last century the number one beekeeping problem in the world in the beginning
beekeepers and researchers were convinced they could find a permanent solution for the problem
but now after almost 40 years people start to realize that we might need some extra help
in this battle the current solutions in the market start to lose efficacy and
demands much more work from the beekeeper making beekeeping more labor intense and less profitable
this constant increase in beekeeping labor start to make beekeepers lose the joy of keeping bees
and i encounter many beekeepers who start to complain that they don't enjoy beekeeping anymore
can technology help in this battle technology sometimes is not very welcome among beekeepers
especially if the technology is going to take away the joy of keeping bees from the beekeepers
automated machines like by wise sometimes receive a lot of criticism from beekeepers
because they don't want to be replaced in my consulting business for the beekeeping industry
i visited hundreds of beekeeping operations and almost all of them asked me for solutions that
can take away a little bit of the labor from them without replacing them i got this question from
a beekeeper once there are so many sensor technologies out there now starting to help
and i was wondering if there is any way that this device could also do something about the problem i
got this question a couple times from beekeepers and i didn't have a straight answer to them
because i didn't see any startups going to that direction however i was completely surprised when
the sponsor of this video the Israeli company ToBe asked me their opinion about their device
the device is small lightweight and is designed to insert inside the hive and give full control to
beekeepers to automatically release an accurate amount of different solutions inside the hive
throughout the year and how do you do that using your phone it takes about two minutes to install
the device in the hive and pair it with the mobile app now you can program a whole year
of treatment and let the device take care of the things you don't want to do in the apiary
so you can focus on the things that you enjoy the software provide full control from far distances
and you can have multiple hives treated in different ways it is fully customizable
and is also extract valuable data from the hive and display in real time in the mobile app so
you can now make better decisions about the hives and when to go to visit them and there
is a plus for commercial beekeepers out there the device can fold completely and get inside
the hive so it's not going to be in your way if you need to travel so it's a very smart design
i personally like this idea can you imagine what you can do with a device like that precise time of
application precise amount of application rotation with different treatments minimizing the dangers
of resistance multiple applications without having to open the hive multiple times even with current
treatments is starting to fail beekeepers compensate with strong management protocols
however this is very costly because you have to send very skilled people multiple times to
the apiary to make sure the problem is going to be solved if this device is able to replace the label
involved in a strong management system that could be of a great value for beekeepers but here's the
thing i like the most natural treatments that only works if beekeepers apply multiple times
are not welcome among beekeepers because of the labor involved with this device
natural products can become the number one option for commercial beekeepers
good for the bees good for the environment good for us and that makes me very happy
I also think this is not only about mites think about it that could be
used for anything you want inside the hive and the sensors can monitor the hives giving
important information for management decisions beekeepers will know when
and where to go to take good care of their hives similar to be hero and apes protect
two sensor technology companies already established in the beekeeping industry however
2b might have an edge here because they not only monitor the hive sending information to
beekeepers 2b also can do something about the problem in real time 2b has developed the first
automated platform technology for precise and controlled delivery of compounds with tin hives
tubi has released the first version of the device in israel and is preparing the second version of
the device to be distributed around the world i'm really curious about this new device and i
cannot wait to put my hands on it so i can make a real world test review for you guys
of course and i'll bring all those tests in future videos the engineers now are looking for
insights from beekeepers and also potential collaborators to test the device in other
countries i like when companies work directly with beekeepers looking to solve real-life situations
if you are a beekeeper and you think this device can help you in a specific
way or you want to participate to help the company in future tests now is the time to contact the
company and let them know about your thoughts and availabilities please visit www.tobeat.greenslash
international and leave your comments suggestions there link in the description of this video more
suggesting the better for example i asked them about the battery life and how the cartridge work
and also i asked about the sensors i'm curious to see what ideas you guys going to bring to
the table let them know what do you want to see and i'm sure they will try their best
to implement in the news device it amazes me the number of new technology coming to the beekeeping
industry however i have mixed feelings about the future of beekeeping at the same time technology
excites me sometimes technology scares me a lot and this is one of these cases to be
technology seems to be some kind of balance it brings some kind of balance to the table to me
it is a simple solution that perhaps will help us to enjoy the old traditional beekeeping way
for a little longer i would love to know where you guys stand on that can technology help the
beekeeping industry or it will change in a way that we're not gonna enjoy it anymore
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