Super Early Bird
Transmission and SIM included
Without Rivals
Transmission and SIM included and free
January '18
Hive-tech
market research
March '18
Hive-tech
product design
December '18
Hive-tech
realization 2000 pcs
March '19
Hive-tech sale /
Antitheft development
January '20
Antitheft test /
Camera development
March '20
Antitheft
realization 500 pcs
February '21
3Bee Crowdfunding launch
March '21
Product shipment
March '21
Product shipment:
Hive-Tech 2000 pcs
From Febraury to May
March '21
Product shipment:
Antitheft 1000 pcs
From Febraury to May
March '21
Product shipment:
Camera 1000 pcs
From September to December
3Bee is an Agri-Tech start-up founded in 2017 by Niccolò Calandri (PhD, Electronic Engineer) and Riccardo Balzaretti (PhD, Biologist and Beekeeper).
We develop and realize innovative solutions for beekeeping. Our aim is to optimize and improve through technology the beekeepers’ work, safeguarding at the same time bee health. The hive remote monitoring allows beekeepers to better manage their work, intervening only when necessary to help bees in the best way.
At the same time, productivity and efficiency are increased.
In 3 years, our team has been expanded. We are now 15 young innovators, that exploit every day their expertise in R&D, operation, and marketing.
We are completely established in Italy, between Como and Milan.
At the same time, we have reached 10 different countries (Italy, France, Australia, New Zealand, Mozambique, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Romania, and Moldova), selling more than 5,000 monitoring systems for beekeeping. Over 3,000 beekeepers now use our devices.
With our technologies, we give support to beekeepers in apiaries, but we also want to help them in other aspects of their work. For this reason, we have developed the “Adopt a Hive” programme, that allows beekeepers to sell their honey at a fair price through our online platform, reaching a incredibly wide customer base. At the present day, we have sold more than 40 tons of honey at a retail price.
This is how far we have come. Now, we have a brand-new version of our monitoring systems, and we are developing new tools for beekeepers and their work. With this crowdfunding, we aim at producing and marketing them all over the world.
CEO & Engineer, after an experience at MIT working with NASA he decided to make a substantial contribution to the environment. At 3Bee ® he is in charge of resource management. An idea became reality. Ask him how he did it, he will tell you about a journey, made of concreteness, dream and determination.
Develops HW, FW, in 3Bee ® has already launched its first product on the market. A GPS tracker, with built-in OTA and battery life > 2 years. If you ever think of asking him a historical anecdote, get comfortable and open your ears, he will know how to amaze you.
Andrea is a passionate startupper who approached 3Bee ® supporting it in the development of its APPs. He graduated from Turin Polytechnic University in Computer Engineering and develops cross-platform Flutter features for 3Bee ®.
Sergio is a Fullstack developer with various experiences around Europe and Italy. At 3Bee ® he is in charge of back-end and microservices development.
Dennis is a Front End Developer, specializing in web app development with React, has been building innovative business solutions for more than 2 years.
Big Data, artificial intelligence and bees. Software Engineer, designs, develops and optimizes software and applications with the goal of creating the virtual space of our hives.
Innovation
Hive-tech Full Pro V.2 is 3Bee's core product which merges IoT technology based on GSM network, suitable for a worldwide outdoor use thanks to an embedded multi-operator sim, with solar-powered sensors able to perform a daily complete beehive status monitoring. It collects GPS-referenced data related to humidity, temperature, sounds and weight whose variations are detected by two waterproof aluminium rails equipped with high-precision loadcells.
LED Display
A LED display and an external button allow weight real-time checking. In addition, the new version is equipped with a light spectrum detector to better analyze blooms, sunrise and sunset.
Antenna
Antenna GSM internally installed in the principal rail housing for RF signal outdoor detection.
Sensor
Biomimetic sensor to place inside the hive in order to check the healthy conditions of the colony. Including Moisture, Tempearature and hive sounds.
With Alexa, you will have the pleasure to know how much honey you’ve produced or the conditions of your hives right when you get home or as soon as you get up in the morning. An easy and quick method to have the situation under control
3Bee Antitheft is a smart GPS tracker provided with a 3-axis accelerometer used to detect unexpected movements or beehive overturning events. The device, whose GSM connectivity is ensured by a multi-operator sim and an embedded RF antenna, let the user control remotely via app a fast-warning system based on messages and e-mail notifications.
The antitheft device has an autonomy of 6 months is achieved through a simply removable and rechargeable battery.
Our IoT-camera is the last one arrived in 3Bee family. This compact device, whose long battery life can be extended using our small solar panel, has been developed for a vast range of outdoor applications: beehive remote monitoring, bird watching, wildlife activity detection, photo trap.
All Day Long
Antenna GSM internally installed in the principal rail housing for RF signal outdoor detection.
It is composed by a 2MP serial camera able to operate also in night-vision modality using IR light and a very low power movement sensor.
Innovation
The images’ upload to our App does not require Wi-fi connection and it is directly performed by an internal multi-operator sim connected to the GSM network. Actually, we’re developing some accessories (anti-rain module, fast attach) in order to let users customise their base module. Enjoy it!
Easy yo install, computing skills are required, it is not difficult to be mounted.
In 5 seconds you will get the photo of your hives, weather conditions in every
place with a minimal GSM connection. We support 100 operators in Europe.
Consider the option of joining for free Adopt a beehive 3Bee and enter the biggest Italian community of tech-beekeepers. You only need to have 1 Hive-Tech or one of the previous plans.
Real-time monitoring for 1 year, thanks to Hive-Tech.
Visualization of the contents (video, selfies, photos) that you will upload and that will be suggested by our app.
Automatic certificate sent by email, customizable with a dedication chosen by the client.
Detailed description of your honey: colour, flavour, taste. You can do it by yourself, or you can rely on us to taste it.
Manage the client for one year and get the possibility to sell more honey: 24 newsletters and other contents on the bee world.
Your client will have the possibility to decide whether to give it away or to keep it. In case it is a gift, there’s the possibility to send it via WhatsApp, by e-mail or in person.
You will always be visible on our map
3Bee ® marketing is always included
200 kg of honey sold guaranteed if purchasing by March
Why Adopt a beehive 3Bee? Because you can pay off your devices in one month. Because you can profit. Here the 2020 selling records: Honeydew honey purchased at 15.65€, acacia honey purchased for 16.76€. Why do we use different prices? We use a ranking system that charge your honey a different price depending on the contents you create, so that you can improve your beekeeping.
The 99% of the clients chose us due to the fact that beekeepers use Hive-Tech to guarantee traceability.
The 80% of the clients liked crystallized honey.
The69% of the clients thinks that the honey that can be found in stores is not Italian.
Il 70% of the clients doesn’t trust the products on the shelves, and the 99% of them would prefer to buy it directly from his trusted beekeepers.
The 97% of the clients perceive transparency as the best weapon against frauds.
We are the only Italian company (inside and outside the Bee sector) with 5 stars on Trustpilot as a result of more than 800 reviews.
If you sell your honey on Adopt a beehive
Pay now the 10%
If you participate to Adopt a beehive pay the 90% in honey
If you want to have it for you without Adopt a Beehive
Try it at the 25% of the price + shipping
Give it back in September or pay the 75% yours forever