Is this the future of beekeeping ? discuss

[pnkemp]

Both will spit and can carry TB.

Sounds like your neighbours know how to play the system a bit too well.

To be fair, my neighbours can spit and carry TB and they're not Alpacas, just a bit trashy.

 

[Worker bee]

My point is just technology will get there. I could choose any myriad of inventions to highlight how technology has "improved" life. Just an example. It may well kill us all in the end anyway

Much more likely is most of the world's power plants explode in the space of a week due to a solar flare and flooding. Backup generators are kept on ground level or below

 

[Wilco]

My point is just technology will get there. I could choose any myriad of inventions to highlight how technology has "improved" life. Just an example. It may well kill us all in the end anyway

Automated milking is an example when it actually has improved live rather than ''improved'' it. This bee device is more about facilitating US bee farmers.

 

[Murox]

Their 'minecraft' style ubiquitous container doesn't seem to have the same ambiance and elegance as this does.


Its shape and height proven to work without energy usage and technology that can malfunction. Anyhow, what will they do about propolis?

 

[Wilco]

Their 'minecraft' style ubiquitous container doesn't seem to have the same ambiance and elegance as this does.
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Its shape and height proven to work without energy usage and technology that can malfunction. Anyhow, what will they do about propolis?

German heather setup?

For the bee wise device, how will bees get back into their colonies from the internal inspection area.

 

[Worker bee]

Flow hives for comercial beekeepers

 

[Erichalfbee]

The nearby alpaca "farm" has caused a lot of dialogue in the village - congestion on the road and a planning application for a 3 bedroom house on the pretext that a seasonal worker is needed during birthing.
As an aside. In case you cant tell them apart. Remember "llama Banana". Llamas have ears curving to the middle , alpacas have straight ears.View attachment 27943View attachment 27944

I’m a vet. I do know the difference.

 

[Ian123]

Did you notice that it costs ?only? $400 per month for 24 hives?

It reminds me of a comment I heard some time ago, about some of the very sophisticated metal detectors ("gold detectors") which can now be purchased - the only people making any money through metal detectors are the people who sell them!

Plenty of call for specialists detectors and places to use them, some even making money!!!!! I want to arrange a go next time I’m over therehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7LNutQ-TDpA

 

[bobba]

I am sure it will eventually work if enough time and money is plugged into it. I totally get it, farmers with lots of land but little interest will lap it up as a way to produce more £.

But with the $400 per month rent. Then who knows if it uses some kind of expensive frames, or whatever other consumables are required. So I suspect all in running costs will be a lot higher.

I think a robot, that can walk up to hives and mimic the actions of a bee keeper will superseded this machine. With this machine you are renting an automated extractor per 24 hives. Better the bot just collects up the supers and takes them to an extraction room that can service 1000s of hives.

But something about it just makes me sad.

 

[LeaBees]

I am sure it will eventually work if enough time and money is plugged into it. I totally get it, farmers with lots of land but little interest will lap it up as a way to produce more £.

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But something about it just makes me sad.

Likewise..

 

[Jules59]

I’m a vet. I do know the difference.

I didnt until my daughter said "banana llama"

 

[Murox]

I didnt until my daughter said "banana llama"

I didn't really know the difference either, but I shall always know now thanks to the banana ears mental image, great teaching aid. Thanks.

 

[drex]

Llamas are also bigger and feistier and spit more . I know from personal experience. Those I tend would not take kindly to being taken on walks by me let alone strangers

 

[victor meldrew]

https://www.beewise.ag/#howitworks

Why would I give up my hobby to become an observer/ honey collector?
This is assuming the Dr Who contraption actually works !

 

[Gilberdyke John]

I am sure it will eventually work if enough time and money is plugged into it. I totally get it, farmers with lots of land but little interest will lap it up as a way to produce more £.

But with the $400 per month rent. Then who knows if it uses some kind of expensive frames, or whatever other consumables are required. So I suspect all in running costs will be a lot higher.

I think a robot, that can walk up to hives and mimic the actions of a bee keeper will superseded this machine. With this machine you are renting an automated extractor per 24 hives. Better the bot just collects up the supers and takes them to an extraction room that can service 1000s of hives.

But something about it just makes me sad.

Make it so Commander Data?

 

[sipa]

Why would I give up my hobby to become an observer/ honey collector?
This is assuming the Dr Who contraption actually works !

I'm certainly not advocating for it, or anything similar. I just tripped across it and thoght I'd share.

 

[bobba]

Make it so Commander Data?

I imagine it to look something more like Jonny 5 with extra arms.

 

[user 819]

Their 'minecraft' style ubiquitous container doesn't seem to have the same ambiance and elegance as this does.
View attachment 27947

Its shape and height proven to work without energy usage and technology that can malfunction. Anyhow, what will they do about propolis?

That is beautiful.

 

[CaptainCymru]

I hope all this technology junk implodes one day,all it does is cost more and more and breed loneliness and lazyness.Today a young guy showed me how you could buy land in a digital world for 1000 ethereum

 

[bobba]

Why would I give up my hobby to become an observer/ honey collector?
This is assuming the Dr Who contraption actually works !

Because some guy round the corner has 4 robo-hives and another farmer has 6. So there is no forage left.

The inevitable conclusion if these things relay work is that anyone with enough land can just slap these on the map and reap the honey with little effort. The AI will keep bees better than any human. The potential is amazing. Scanning and removing mite infected cells, even scoring stock for breading purposes.

As soon as theese things make a reliable profit they will spread speed that will shock us all.

I can see situations where (large) land owners compete on their borders and over populate an area. But each will be reluctant to remove some bees and let the other have the spoils. So both will keep running at loss. Much like pre-covid supermarket deliveries.

So if you are in the wrong location there could be nothing left for your bees.