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A bit more small scale: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hiive/hiive-better-for-bees https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hiive/hiive-better-for-...

• arijun 5y ago
  This doesn't look like it does anything robotically, but is rather is supposed to be a "better manmade hive" (e.g. with insulation and a semi-permeable membrane). I am not equipped to evaluate that claim, or if their manufacture/delivery goals are possible, so I would probably wait until someone else weighed in.
  • Gys 5y ago
    Indeed no robotics, but it has sensors to monitor the inside environment and detect swarming (a beekeeping friend of mine said it important to see that, because you would want to 'catch' the swarm). The honey collection is manual, but seems much easier then in current beehives. Just to give an alternative modern take on beekeeping. The OP solution is only for people having 1000+ hives ;-) And neither I have any knowledge nor intention to keep bees.
• WaitWaitWha 5y ago
  Looks like skeps that were made taller?
• camtarn 5y ago
  This is really nice, and (to this non-beekeeper) looks like it was actually made by people familiar with beekeeping, unlike the original post.