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Hive Scale
Continuous mass monitoring to document changes in colony weight over time.
CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTOBSERVATION. UNDERSTANDING. EVIDENCE.
A closer understanding of the colony.
Hivensa is developing the physical and digital infrastructure to observe honey bee colonies — and build a continuous record of their changing lives.
Lausanne, SwitzerlandIn development
ONE COLONY. A CONNECTED RECORD.
The colony
01Hive weight
02Entrance activity
03Frame imagery
04Environment
A common timelineMeasurements · Images · Field observations
THE STARTING POINT
A colony is a living system. No single measurement tells its story.
Weight, entrance activity, frame images and environmental conditions offer different perspectives on the same colony. Hivensa brings these observations into a shared context, so that change can be studied over time.
01 / THE OBSERVATION SYSTEM
Different perspectives. One continuous record.
Complementary instruments, designed as parts of one research system.
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Entrance Vision
Visual observation at the hive entrance, providing a record of activity.
VISUAL OBSERVATION03
Frame Imaging
Repeatable imaging of both sides of a frame under standardized geometry and lighting.
STANDARDIZED IMAGING04
Data Platform
A common timeline for sensor readings, images, environmental data and beekeeper observations.
CONNECTED DATA02 / THE RESEARCH APPROACH
Research before prediction.
Useful models begin with reliable observations. Our current focus is instrumentation, repeatable methods and structured data collection — laying the groundwork for questions that can be tested.
Read about our approachObserve consistently
Use repeatable methods to make observations comparable.
Connect the context
Keep measurements alongside environmental conditions and field notes.
Study change over time
Build longitudinal datasets before drawing predictive conclusions.
03 / IN THE FIELD
Built around real colonies. Grounded in field research.
Instrumented apiaries are central to the research infrastructure we are developing. Our aim is to gather comparable observations across environments and climatic conditions, with beekeeper expertise as an essential part of the record.
Experimental apiaries · Planned research infrastructureA SHARED FIELD OF INQUIRY
Better observations start with collaboration.
We welcome conversations with researchers, professional beekeepers and technology partners interested in developing this work.
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