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BeeSTAR delivers Accurate, Automated, Accessible, and Affordable bee hive monitoring with real-time data for beekeepers, crop growers, and border biosecurity.
About
BeeSTAR is a smart, remote hive monitoring platform designed and built in Australia, for Australian beekeepers. Developed from the ground up with direct feedback from commercial and amateur operators, it brings together telemetry, automation, and analytics to deliver real-time insights into hive health and performance. BeeSTAR isn’t just technology—it’s a tool shaped by real-world experience and field trials across five states, made to address Australia’s unique biosecurity and pollination challenges. It empowers producers with accurate, practical, and timely data that’s easy to use and directly applicable in the field.
Key Benefits
Mite Management: Detects hive stress patterns before collapse, supporting early action and reducing losses, safeguarding hive health.
Time & Cost Savings: Reduces physical inspections by up to 99%, freeing resources for problem hives and scaling operations efficiently.
Pollination Performance: Daily digital audits verify hive activity, ensuring growers get optimal pollination and value-for-money contracts.
Market Advantage: Geo-tagged, tamper-proof data supports honey provenance, unlocking premium markets and export compliance.
Biosecurity Resilience: Early stress alerts enhance risk management, critical in regions with already varroa-infected area with limited hive mobility.
By maximising efficiency, transparency, and revenue streams like pollination services and honey authentication, BeeSTAR empowers its users to thrive in a competitive industry.
Applications
Migratory Large-Scale Commercial Beekeepers: Managing extensive hive fleets, seeking cost-effective scalability and pest & disease control.
Growth-Oriented Beekeepers: Ambitious operators aiming to expand efficiently with data-driven insights.
Crop Growers: Almond, berry, and fruit producers needing reliable pollination amid rising costs and service gaps, especially those who need transparency and proof of pollination performance.
Government & Industry Bodies: Entities like Hort Innovation, CSIRO, and state agencies requiring traceability, biosecurity surveillance, and industry benchmarking data.
This market prioritises innovation that delivers productivity, resilience, and transparency—needs BeeSTAR uniquely meets with its national scope and proven technology.