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Hivemonitoringcompanyseekscrowdfunding
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HivemindsoftwareengineerAndrewCalder(left)andprojectleaderStephenIronscheckingahive.
HivemindisseekingcrowdfundingontheIndiegogositeforitsWiFibeehivemonitoringtechnology.
Endorsementbyusersofthemonitoringsystemssuggestincreasesinhoneyyieldsbyasmuchas18percent.
Thesystemsallowbeekeeperstoseefromamobiledevicetheirbeesareperformingasexpected-pollinatingandmakinghoney.
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TheHiveminddevicewhichsendsinformationtobeekeepersaboutthestateoftheirhives.
BrothersBerwyn,BenandBryanHoytsetupthecompanyin2012inChristchurchwheretheyarebasedinthecentralcityEpicCentreintheinnovationprecinct.
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Berwynsaidthecrowdfundinghadattracted44investorswhichwas11percentonthewaytoachievinga$36,000targetwith22daystogo.
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OneofthefoundersofChristchurch-basedHivemind,BerwynHoyt.
ThemoneywillgotowardsacampaigntodevelopandcommercialiseanaffordableandaccessibleWiFiversionofHivemind'sflagshipsatellite-basedHiveStrengthMonitor.
TheWiFiversionwouldcostabouta$150flatfeeorapproximately20percentofthesatelliteversion.
TheHivemindScalesandHiveStrengthMonitorarethecompany'sflagshipproductslaunchedin2014whichrangeinpricefrom$175amonthto$850flatfeedependingonthelevelofmonitoringrequired,rangingfromhiveweight,temperature,rainfall,andhivehealth.
Ithassoldnearly300monitoringsystemstocommercialbeekeepersandpollinators,ofteninremotelocationsacrossNewZealand,Australia,andmorerecently,theUnitedStates.
Thetechnologyachievedfinalistrecognitionforinnovationinthe2016NZHiTechAwardsandthe2016NZInnovationAwards.
Thesystemcomeswithsensorsandremotemonitoringsoftwarethatmeasuresbeeactivityandhiveconditions,alertingbeekeeperstochangesinhumidity,temperature,andbeenumbers.
"Wecanalsohelpbeekeeperspickupanyearly
signsoftroubleandpreventorminimiselossofbeesandpotentialspreadofdisease,"Berwynsaid.
"Suddenchangesinactivityortemperaturecouldmeanbeesareswarming,ordyingfromdiseaseorhunger,orthehivesarebeingrobbedbywasps.
ThelaunchofHivemind'ssatellitemodelforcommercialbeepollinatorsandmanukahoneyproducerswaspartlyfundedbyCallaghanInnovation.
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