PollenPal provides a solar‑powered hardware box that attaches to the base of standard Langstroth hives, delivering 24/7 video and acoustic monitoring with LTE connectivity. Its machine‑learning analytics track bee traffic and behavior per hive to detect varroa mites, Africanized bees, and queen health issues in real time, sending actionable alerts to beekeepers. This continuous, per‑hive intelligence enables commercial apiaries to treat problems immediately without frequent manual inspections.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Commercial beekeepers lose about 40% of their colonies each year, largely because manual inspections are infrequent and cannot reliably detect fast‑spreading threats such as varroa mites and Africanized bees. The lack of continuous, per‑hive monitoring means problems are often discovered only after significant damage has occurred.
Solution
PollenPal offers a solar‑powered hardware box that attaches to the base of standard Langstroth hives, providing 24/7 video and acoustic monitoring without requiring new hive bodies or Wi‑Fi. Integrated machine‑learning models analyze bee traffic, count, and behavior to identify varroa infestations, Africanization, and queen health issues as soon as they appear. When an anomaly is detected, the system sends a clear, actionable alert to the beekeeper’s phone, enabling immediate treatment. The solution delivers continuous, hive‑specific intelligence at commercial scale, eliminating the need for frequent manual inspections while operating in remote yards via LTE connectivity.
Target Audience
Primary customers are commercial beekeeping operations and large‑scale apiaries that manage multiple hives and need early detection of colony threats to maintain productivity and safety.
Features
- Solar‑powered, drop‑in hardware that fits under existing 10‑frame Langstroth hives
- Camera and sound sensors capture every bee entering and exiting each hive, 24/7
- LTE connectivity provides data transmission without reliance on Wi‑Fi
- Machine‑learning analytics detect varroa mites, Africanized bee presence, and queen health issues in real time
- Per‑hive activity metrics (foraging traffic, bee count, behavior patterns) displayed via mobile alerts
- No custom adapters or rewiring required; compatible with off‑the‑shelf hive equipment