EcoPulse · Environmental monitoring

Biodiversity data from
living sensors

Bees travel across landscapes, collecting traces of the environment. EcoPulse analyses pollen and environmental DNA to help reveal which plants are present and what the ecosystem may be telling us.

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PLANT DIVERSITYENVIRONMENTAL DNASCIENTIFIC INTERPRETATION

ECOPULSENature has a signal.

We help you understand it.

Why EcoPulse

Look beyond the land-cover map.

Maps describe what covers the land. Bee-collected pollen offers another perspective: which plants are represented in the forage record and how that signal changes over time.

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Plant diversity in context

Identify plant taxa represented in collected pollen and interpret the findings in relation to the site and its surrounding landscape.

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Change across sampling periods

Compare findings between agreed sampling periods to explore seasonal differences and build a baseline for repeat monitoring.

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Interpretation, not just data

Receive a seasonal report with scientific interpretation, context and limitations made clear.

A complementary signal

Let the bees help reveal what is flowering around your site.

Honeybees visit flowering plants across the landscapes they forage in. Analysis of collected pollen can reveal plant taxa represented in samples and help explore how the signal differs between places and seasons.

Designed around your site and monitoring objectives
Seasonal reporting and comparisons across sampling periods
Scientific interpretation with limitations clearly stated

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The process

From field sample to informed interpretation.

The monitoring plan is agreed for each project. The exact sampling schedule and analyses depend on scope.

Define the question

Discuss the site, intended use of the findings and the decisions the monitoring should inform.

Design the scope

Agree locations, sampling periods, analysis options and reporting requirements.

Collect and analyse

Samples are collected and analysed using the agreed method and scope.

Interpret and report

Receive a seasonal report, findings and comparison where multiple periods are available.

Reporting that explains

Useful evidence, with its limits in view.

EcoPulse reports are designed to connect results with context. They explain what was detected, how findings compare across agreed sampling periods and what conclusions the data can—and cannot—support.

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Seasonal report · illustrative

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Internet of Bees

Technology that helps beekeepers listen to the hive.

BeeBot and HiHive are two connected parts of Pollenity’s smart beehive monitoring system: one listens to activity inside the hive, while the other tracks changes in its weight.

Pollenity BeeBot sensor mounted inside a beehive frame

IN-HIVE SENSOR

01 · BeeBot

Understand what is happening inside the hive.

BeeBot is a compact in-hive sensor that collects data such as temperature, humidity and acoustic signals. It helps beekeepers monitor colony conditions remotely and identify changes that may need attention.

Illustrative image of an electronic beehive weighing scale

CONNECTED HIVE SCALE

02 · HiHive

Track the weight of the hive over time.

HiHive is an electronic weighing scale that records changes in hive weight. These measurements help beekeepers follow nectar flows, honey production and other important changes throughout the season.

Developed through Internet of Bees

BeeBot and HiHive are being further developed within the project “Introducing the Internet of Bees: A Smart Beehive System”, which received the European Commission’s Seal of Excellence. The project is supported by European Union funding through the Bulgarian programme “Research, Innovation and Digitalisation for Smart Transformation” 2021–2027.

View the project record on CORDIS ↗

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