Precision beekeeping

Precision beekeeping provides remote measurements ofapiaryactivity and context to help beekeepers maintain their stock and optimize their harvest.

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Gain a global view of my apiaries remotely.

Regardless of the distance, the number of my apiaries and hives, if I am a transhumant or not, I can consult my hives’ latest activity—whenever and wherever I want. The weight measurements reveal the trend of the last few days, and they allow me to make the decision to intervene as soon as the honey starts to flow, or if more feeding is necessary. I can record reports of hive or apiary visits to keep track, and the system adapts to my approach to the hive or apiaries. To prevent all this work from being lost to thieves, a GPS anti-theft system alerts me in the event the hive is moved.

BeeGuard products and services

Because each beekeeper has different needs and constraints, BeeGuard's product and service
with precision beekeeping is both modular and scalable.

GPS anti-theft trackers for beehives

€200 (excl. tax)

+ €36.00/year (application)

The GPS anti-theft tracker and brood thermometer and hygrometer is installed directly on a frame in the hive. The GPS transmitter can be installed in a different hive than the one equipped with the connected hive scale.

Connected weather station

€236 (excl taxes)

+ €36.00/year (application)

Our weather station for beehives allows beekeepers to understand the behavior of the environment around the colony. In fact, this environment has a direct impact on honey production, because some flowering depends on temperature or rainfall.

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Package : Anti-theft tracking device + Connected scale

€490 excl. taxes

+ €36.00/year (application)

This pack allows you to equip a hive with the connected hive scale function, the GPS hive anti-theft function and the brood thermometer/hygrometer function.

anti-vol, traceur gps, station météo et balance de ruche

Package : Anti-theft tracking device + weather station + connected scale

€725 (excl. taxes)

+ €36.00/year (application)

This pack allows you to equip a hive with the connected hive scale function, the GPS hive anti-theft function, the internal hive thermometer/hygrometer function, and the ultra-local weather station function.

How does it work?

Designed specifically with and for beekeepers, our precision beekeeping solutions adapt to the
particular constraints of hives, proximity of bees, and handling for transhumance.

How can I manage my hives?

A complete apiary management application, BeeGuard integrates with the visualization of sensor data. From any screen, the beekeeper records his apiary locations, which will facilitate virtual visits.
Each visit can be recorded with different modes of detail: either a global approach to the apiary, or an approach to each hive. Thus, colony evaluation, sanitary care, feeding, superstore installation, harvesting, and transhumance are all recorded so you can analyze transhumance routes, the breeding register, and much more.

How can I optimize my hives?

As long as the production hives are healthy, the honey flow only depends on hive positioning. By measuring the weight variation and the meteorological context, the beekeeper will be able to dynamically modify his intervention choices by syncing with the bees' activity.
In particular: the placement of the supers according to the dynamics of the honey flow, the transhumance to a "competitor" flowering place anticipated or delayed according to the real nectar harvest, etc. ...

How can I protect my bees?

By accurately monitoring the evolution of the reserves and the weather conditions, beekeepers are able to intervene earlier than expected to bring nourishment to initially strong colonies whose environmental conditions are not optimal for sufficient feeding.
This allows them to overcome exceptional periods of weather or a degradation of the biodiversity between two honey flows.
The visualization of the continuous variations can also inform beekeepers on sudden changes resulting, say, from violent weather phenomena (destruction of vegetation). It can also be a question of a sanitary problem or poisoning. A quick visit can then allow beekeepers to take measures to protect the bees as early on as possible.

Package : Anti-theft tracking device + Connected scale

This pack allows you to equip a hive with the connected hive scale function, the GPS hive anti-theft function and the brood thermometer/hygrometer function.

€490 excl. taxes

+ €36.00/year (application)

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Packing : Scale + Weather station

This combo allows you to equip a hive with the connected scale as well as the sophisticated weather station.

€526 (excl. taxes)

+ €36.00/year (application)

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BeeGuard's advantages

Designed specifically with and for beekeepers, BeeGuard's precision beekeeping products and services are designed for use on the farm, with all the constraints of handling and location outdoors in the middle of nowhere.

Easy to install

Thanks to the complete absence of wires and solar panels, and the incorporation of light material, installation is very simple and can be done on one’s own. For a scale, we will simply tip the hive to slide the scale and then block the opposite side. For the GPS, no frame to change—we cut the wax and we set the box inside, since it’s completely compatible with food contact.

Evolutionary measures

The BeeGuard solution is easily scalable because it is modular. The use of a single transmitter for all the scales of an apiary avoids additional communication costs, data usage, and so on. The transmitter also has an additional function: weather station or anti-theft/temperature.

Fewer trips

The activity data measured every hour and communicated twice a day is available from anywhere, and at any time. Beekeepers can thus modify their trip scheduling to be more efficient and synchronized with the needs of their bees. On average, you can expect 10% fewer trips.

Continuous monitoring

The hives are monitored via motion sensors. Beekeepers are alerted in case of a problem, but of course they’re often too far away to intervene.

That's why the GPS hive alarm will automatically provide the path of a stolen hive, right up to its arrival point. Alert, route, and arrival point are all fundamental information so authorities can quickly intervene.

Beekeeping packs

Find all our packs dedicated to precision beekeeping.

Package : Anti-theft tracking device + Connected scale

€490 excl. taxes

+ €36.00/year (application)

This pack allows you to equip a hive with the connected hive scale function, the GPS hive anti-theft function and the brood thermometer/hygrometer function.

Package : Anti-theft tracking device + weather station + connected scale

€725 (excl. taxes)

+ €36.00/year (application)

Packing : Scale + Weather station

€526 (excl. taxes)

+ €36.00/year (application)

This combo allows you to equip a hive with the connected scale as well as the sophisticated weather station.

Package : Anti-theft tracking device + Connected Scale XL

€960 (excl. taxes)

+ €36.00/year (application)

This pack allows you to equip a pallet of hives (two to four hives) with a connected hive scale, an GPS anti-theft system, and an internal thermometer/hygrometer.

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