FIGHT TO SURVIVE

Robotic hives keep bees working hard for the honey

Israel’s Beewise takes on global phenomenon of collapsing bee colonies amid threats from global warming, parasites and pesticides

Beewise

Beewise system organizes hives on individual shelves, monitored by cameras, computers and sensors

BEIT HAEMEK, Israel – Beekeepers around the world are engaged in a desperate battle for survival. Devastated by rising temperatures, pesticides and mite infestations, honeybee colonies are collapsing in record numbers. More than 35% of the world’s bees die...