EricaShelleyMayNotWearACape,ButCould BeMistakenAsASuperhero.
EricaShelleymaynotwearacape,buthermissiontosavethe worlds'beescouldbeconfusedwithothersuperheroplotlines.
Thetechnologyhelpsensurethatbeecoloniesin Canadaareoperatingattheirhealthiestlevelsand protectsthemfromvarroamites. Ifnotcareful,varroamiteshavetheabilitytokilla beecolonyleavingbeekeeperswithanemptyhive.
MoreinformationaboutBestforBeesis availableathttps://bestforbees.comThe Protectabeeisdesignedsothatbeesare encouragedtousecertainconestoentera hive,andadifferentsetofconestoexit.
"Beesmaketheplanetlivable forhumans,"saidShelley.
"It'scrazy-peopledon'tunderstandhowimportantbees are."
TheProtectabeeisdesignedsothat beesareencouragedtousecertain conestoenterahive,andadifferent setofconestoexit.
Ontopofsavingtheworldsbeepopulations frommites,theconesalsoprotectthe honeybeehivesfromhornets,wasps,skunks, fieldmiceandotherpredators.
BeekeeperscanusedatatomakesmartdecisionsabouttheirhiveBeeProtectclientsuse thestartup'sreportingprogramtorecord40pointsofdatafromeachhive-nearbycrops, pesticides,rain,snowcover,temperatures,frostandparasites,amongotherinformation.
Shelleywantstouse honeybeesasbio-sensors.
"Wecanusebeestopredicthowlongawinter willlast,wecanpredictwhatcropswillwork wellincertainareas,sothereisalotof informationthatcanbegainedfromthebees aboutthehealthoftheworld,"saidShelley.