Consulting Services
At Broodminder, we’re more than just sensors and software. Our team — a unique blend of engineers, beekeepers, physicists, developers, and data scientists — brings together technical excellence and real-world beekeeping experience.
With over 8 years of building, refining, and using monitoring systems in our own hives, plus continuous feedback from hundreds of customers worldwide, we’re uniquely positioned to support your research projects.
Our consulting services cover:
Design of Experiments
We help you select the right devices, understand their performance and limitations, and define the setups and small details that truly make a difference in field experiments.
Device Implementation and Data Stream Construction
We can assist far beyond Broodminder devices. We integrate our hardware with third-party equipment — or even your own — to build custom hybrid systems. Specialists in LoRa technology, we manage our own LNS servers and data processing units to converge all your data streams into a single, reliable platform.
Data Aggregation, Analysis, and Custom Modeling
Beyond the existing features in MyBroodminder, we offer tailored data analysis of your experiments (A/B testing, varied setups, etc.) using our internal tools to deliver clear, actionable insights.
If you are aiming to go even further, we can help you develop custom models and algorithms — uncovering behaviors hidden in your data and transforming them into valuable knowledge and strategic advantage.
Expertise in Pollination and Seed Production
Need deep skills in pollination or even hives for your setup? This goes beyond what BroodMinder offers, but we're joining forces with other domain experts like Apipol and Houvet Semences, bringing not just decades of experience in pollination and seed production, but also providing assets like pollination hives and greenhouse tunnels to support your projects.
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Example Use-Cases
🌸 Almond Pollination
In partnership with Vita BeeHealth and Washington State University, we are monitoring hive performance and forager activity during large-scale almond pollination events.
By combining real-time hive data with field observations, we help evaluate and improve Vita BeeHealth’s feeding products, providing true insight into their performance and guiding future product development.
🔬 Cabbage Seed Production
In close collaboration with Apipol and Houvet Semences, we support an advanced seed production project combining genetics, hive monitoring, and pollination optimization.
We monitored cabbage pollination across five greenhouse tunnels, conducting an A/B test comparing colonies fed with and without protein-enriched patties.
The results have been extremely promising, offering clear insights into the impact of supplemental nutrition on pollination success. Check out #PolApiPro24 on LinkedIn.
🥝 Kiwi Pollination
Our work in kiwi orchards began in 2021, where we deployed customized monitoring setups to track pollination and hive activity.
Since then, we have monitored the same site every year, using the data to drive continuous improvements — including the development of the Beecounter and the design of a specialized hive scale tailored specifically for this setup.
This long-term project has been key to improving pollination rates and advancing our monitoring technology.
🧑🔬 Beeclipse Citizen Science Project
The Beeclipse project began from a simple discussion with University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Purdue University— and within just a few weeks, it grew into a large-scale citizen science initiative with 151 volunteer beekeepers across the USA.
We mobilized the Broodminder customer community, distributed Beedars with detailed protocols, and collected data to study hive behavior during the solar eclipse.
Learn more at beecounted.org/beeclipse.
🧬 ErleTek Project: Monitoring Drone Production for Queen Breeding
The ErleTek Project is a collaboration between Broodminder and ERBEL, focused on enhancing queen breeding programs through drone brood monitoring.
Using Broodminder’s monitoring systems and BeeTV technology, we track drone development and inform optimal queen rearing timing, improving breeding efficiency and bee population sustainability.
🐝 Beekeeping at Hectar: A New Model for Apiculture
Hectar is an innovative agricultural campus aiming to make agriculture sustainable, profitable, and attractive.
Their beekeeping project focuses on maintaining a year-round standing apiary by optimizing crop planning and resource management.
Through advanced monitoring, they aim to create efficient, sustainable, and profitable beekeeping operations.
Learn more about Hectar’s vision at hectar.co.
🌿 Beyond Beehive Monitoring: Resource Management
Our team's expertise goes far beyond bees.
At Son Blanc Menorca, a renowned agrotourism farm, we deployed a complete resource monitoring system to support their commitment to sustainability and innovation. Behind the farm’s peaceful landscape lies a sophisticated infrastructure, including photovoltaic electricity production, geothermal hot water systems, and other advanced installations.
Using a dedicated LoRa network, we monitor power and water consumption at 20 critical points, track reservoir levels, and geolocate cattle via GPS sensors — enabling real-time optimization of resources.
