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Jul 14, 2021

The seeds in the “Adopt a hive” package – a delicious and nutritious treat for the bees around you

Did you know that with every jar you get the opportunity to treat the bees around you to a delicious and nutritious meal? In each pack we include a bee-friendly plant seed cardboard piece that you can plant and treat the bees in your garden or on your balcony.

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Oct 21, 2019

How to Recognise Genuine Honey

In the last few years, fake honey has started to enter the European market. Moreover, a check by the Active Consumers organisation shows that out of 10 honey brands tested, 5 do not meet the quality requirements

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May 20, 2019

4 Ways to Help the Bees

Today is World Bee Day! In 2017, the United Nations General Assembly has approved the proposal of the Republic of Slovenia to celebrate World Bee Day on 20 May. The UN has recognized the importance of the bees, not only because of the delicious and healthy honey that they are producing but also because of … Continued

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Mar 15, 2019

5 Early Spring Plants for the Bees

The Earliest Spring Forage for the Bees: Spring Plants and Flowers to Look for in the Spring With Spring just around the corner in the Northern hemisphere and temperatures rising well above 53° F (10° C), bees are starting to get out of their hives in search of fresh nectar and pollen. While most of … Continued

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Feb 1, 2019

Bee Smart Technologies Announces Major Rebrand to Pollenity

Sofia, Bulgaria, Release Date: Feb 1, 2019. Bee Smart Technologies, an AgriTech startup aiming at digitizing the beekeeping, announced today its new name, new logo and a new website as part of its major rebranding. The company is now known as Pollenity. The rebranding initiative is in line with the startup’s recent shift in the business … Continued

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Feb 5, 2018

Commercial Beekeeping: First Steps

Growing and sustaining commercial beekeeping operations in the US was one of the hot topics during the 75th annual conference of the American Beekeeping Federation (ABF) in Reno, NV. With the growing demand for pollination and the increasing prices of this service, there is a sparking interest in mobile beekeeping. Many mid-sized beekeepers are researching … Continued

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Jan 10, 2018

Colony Collapse Disorder: What Is It, And Why Does It Matter?

We are happy to have on board guest blogger Greg Long. Greg is a beekeeper and Communications Coordinator at GloryBee, and has nearly completed his journey to becoming a Master Beekeeper. He’s currently enrolled in Master Beekeeping apprentice classes through the Oregon State Master Beekeepers’ Program. In his piece, he explains what is the Colony Collapse … Continued

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Jan 2, 2018

5 bee-utiful things that happened in 2017

With 2017 already behind our back, we’ve decided to take a minute and reflect on what an amazing year it has been! Sure, 2017 brought a lot of challenges, but at the end of the day, we’ve managed to achieve some pretty great things that we are more than happy about. Here are the five … Continued

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Nov 24, 2017

The BEEst Central European Startup Awards

Last night, Sofia held the Regional Grand Finale of the Central European Startup Awards. The CESAwards recognize and celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit and startup ecosystems in a series of events in Central and Eastern Europe. The competition happens in four phases – from nominations throughout voting for both national and regional winners to ultimately joining … Continued

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Nov 1, 2017

Bee Smart Tech at the Hello Tomorrow Summit

Last week (on October 26th and 27th, 2017), our CEO Sergey and our Community Manager Stephanie participated in the Hello Tomorrow Summit in Paris, France. Hello Tomorrow is a global organisation which gathers together a community of thousands of the world’s brightest talents, who leverage science and deep technologies to create a better future. This … Continued

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Oct 18, 2017

Digital Notes for Next Generation Beekeepers. How do we leverage digital tech in beekeeping?

Hillary Kearney of Beekeeping like a Girl once said, “Inspection notes are like taking good notes in class. You might wonder why you’re doing it at the time, but you’ll be happy you have them later” and we couldn’t agree more. Hive inspections are a crucial part of every beekeeper’s work, but so are taking … Continued

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Sep 4, 2017

Varroa Destructor: A Worldwide Scourge

Every beekeeper knows that the Varroa mite is a bee’s worst enemy. These tiny blood-suckers drain the life from their hosts, and in the process, pass viruses on to the hive. They’re a worldwide phenomenon, initially affecting Apis cerana in Asia before spreading to Apis mellifera and the rest of the apiary world, with the … Continued

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Aug 17, 2017

Bees at Google Headquarters

From email to marketing tools, amusing gadgets and disruptive transportation automation, Google has always been a pioneer in introducing innovative and exciting technologies. In 2015, when Google became Alphabet, they decided to change their slogan from “Don’t be evil” to “Do the right thing”. But did you know that at Google, they were doing the … Continued

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Aug 4, 2017

Announcing Our Partnership with UWA

The partnership utilises the latest and most advanced remote honey bee colony monitoring technology in an effort to resolve current industry problems that limit the value and expansion of the Australian honey bee products industry. 04 August 2017 – Perth, Australia Bee Smart Technologies, one of the world’s most prominent start ups in the IoA … Continued

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Jul 28, 2017

Yes, the Bees Are Still in Trouble

Hello to everybody! Sergey here, coming out from a loooong blogging pause. It is not that we at Bee Smart Tech do not like to interact with our frequent readers, but we have been extremely busy developing our product and customer base. We will from now on post more frequently about the happening around our company, … Continued

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Jun 14, 2017

Better Beekeeping with Smart Hives

Keeping bees healthy can be a challenge. A lot of beekeepers have a large number of hives, often dispersed over many apiaries. They traditionally only get to inspect an individual hive once every few days or even weeks, and often even less frequently than that. Meanwhile, challenges for the honey bees have increased seriously as … Continued

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Jan 31, 2017

Varroa destructor

It is no secret to any beekeeper that increased population of parasites, and particularly Varroa mites, is one of the main reasons for the increasing mortality rate among honeybee colonies in the past few decades.

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Nov 29, 2016

Bee Smart Tech at CSBA 2016 Conference

In the middle of a really warm week in San Diego, CA, the American beekeeping elite gathered for the annual California State Beekeepers’ Association conference. Ivan, our CEO and co-founder, was excited to be there and take part in that incredible event. Here is his brief account of the conference: Day 1 (Nov. 15, 2016) … Continued

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May 11, 2016

Code 21

When studying honeybees, the number 21 keeps on coming up. Did you know that it takes 21 days for a worker bee to hatch?

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May 4, 2016

All Drone (d) Up

When we talk about bees we tend to focus on the queen or the worker bees and we rarely mention the not-very-active male bees, namely, the drones.

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Apr 27, 2016

Bees Sting to Protect the Colony

If you are a bee lover you probably roll your eyes when somebody starts to freak out about being stung by a bee. It is the biggest concern when speaking with people who do not keep or understand bees. So let us shed some light on this topic. First and foremost, whenever a honeybee stings … Continued

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Apr 20, 2016

Bee Smart, Bee Happy

That’s quite some time for optimising every basic process, from cleaning their cells to defending themselves from unwanted guests like hornets. There are so many things we can learn from these fascinating creatures that are nature’s epitome of a Perpetuum mobile. For, honey bees never stop working; they never wait for their manager to give … Continued

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Apr 13, 2016

The Most Efficient Pollinator

Thanks to them, we have honey, propolis, wax and royal jelly. However, their role to maintain the balance in nature is more global than that. Bees are the most efficient pollinator; a single bee colony can pollinate 3 million flowers a day. Plants, just like every other living organism, need to reproduce. Being a bit … Continued

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