The HiveBeat Starter Kit provides all the hardware you need to monitor one beehive, Including one HiveBeat Sensor and one Hobby Controller. Additional HiveBeat Sensors can be ordered where necessary, to expand beehive monitoring.
All of our hardware comes with a 1-year warranty. For support with this product email support@hivebeat.co.uk. Learn more about Warranty & Support.
Please allow up to 5-days dispatch time from confirmation of your order. Learn more about our Shipping and Returns policy.
To download setup instructions for this product visit our User Guide page.
Simply install one HiveBeat Sensor in the brood chamber of each of your beehives. To setup the Hobby Controller, plug the supplied USB-cable into a mains power supply and activate the Controller by connecting to your local WIFI network. Full instructions are in our User Guide.
Requires a Hobby Controller or Professional Controller which is positioned within 100m of your beehive.
Requires a Windows PC (Apple/MacOS coming soon) for a one-time WIFI connection activation (Hobby Controller).
To monitor your beehive(s) and set alert parameters on the HiveBeat Dashboard, you will need a dashboard subscription. Learn more about dashboard subscriptions: Pricing.
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HiveBeat is a state-of-the-art remote beehive monitoring system designed to help both hobbyist and commercial beekeepers manage their hives more efficiently. Our technology provides real-time data on hive conditions, including temperature, humidity, and movement, allowing beekeepers to monitor the health and productivity of their bees from any location around the globe.
HiveBeat uses advanced "Bee-safe" sensors placed inside the hive to collect data on various parameters such as temperature, humidity and movement. This data is transmitted wirelessly to a HiveBeat Controller (Hobby or Professional), which sends data to the HiveBeat dashboard. The dashboard can be accessed through your smartphone or computer and is used to monitor beehive health and set temperature, humidity and movement parameters.
HiveBeat offers a wide range of benefits, including optimising beehive management and ensuring colony health:
1) Hour by hour colony health and happiness insights straight to your phone, all year round no matter what the weather outside!
2) HiveBeat alerting allows critical preparation and response in all seasons, from swarming to overwintering.
3) Less colony interference, leading to more effective Inspections, increasing honey crop and colony happiness.
4) Vital information on colony strength remotely, allowing the beekeeper to prepare actions to achieve homeostasis.
HiveBeat installation is simple and effective (no screws!). The HiveBeat Sensor is placed within the brood chamber of each of your beehives. The HiveBeat Hobby Controller is then connected to a mains power supply and is connected to a Wi-Fi network. The Professional Controller uses solar-power technology and can be placed in remote locations and uses a cellular network connection.
If you need further assistance or have any other questions, please reach out to our customer support team support@hivebeat.co.uk. We're Beekeepers and we're here to help!
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