Vendor-Sensor Matrix
Here is an overview of the main electronic colony monitoring systems described on this website, showing the company that makes the system and the features each system offers. Vendors are listed alphabetically by company name. For more on each capability such as scales and thermometers, see the webpages devoted to the capability.
There are more products on this website than are listed in this table. For example, when you check the section on hive scales you will also find mechanical hive scales. The colony management and record keeping systems have their own webpage, and the few systems intended for commercial beekeepers have their own webpage.
Vendor-Sensor Matrix
| Company, Location | Product | Sensors See the Current Sensors pages for the use and value of each sensor, and the full list of products having the sensor | Communications & Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aisne, France | B-Keep | Thermometer; internal, Humidity; internal, GPS Location Tracking | Wi-Fi, Cellular / SMS |
| ApisProtect, Ireland | ApisProtect | Thermometer; internal, Humidity; internal, Microphone, Motion, Other/More: Carbon Dioxide | Cellular / SMS, Solar Recharge, |
| Arnia, England | Arnia | Hive Scale, Thermometer; internal, Humidity; internal, Microphone, Motion, Weather/rain, Thermometer; external | Blue-tooth/NFC, Cellular / SMS |
| Bee Label, France | Connected Beehive | Hive Scale, Light / Luminance, GPS Location Tracking, Weather/rain, Thermometer; external, Humidity; external | Cellular / SMS, SigFox |
| BeeHacker.com, USA | Hive Scale | Hive Scale | None required |
| BeeMonitor, Wales | BeeMonitor | Thermometer; internal, Humidity; internal, Thermometer; external, Humidity; external | Wi-Fi, Solar Recharge |
| Beewatch, Denmark | BeeWatch Scales | Hive Scale, GPS Location Tracking, Thermometer; external, Humidity; external | Blue-tooth/NFC, Wi-Fi, Cellular / SMS |
| BeeWise, France | BeeWise | Hive Scale, Thermometer; internal, Humidity; internal, GPS Location Tracking | Blue-tooth/NFC, Cellular / SMS, Solar Recharge |
| BP Plastics, Canada | RFID Brood Box | RFID Tag | Hand-held or fixed RFID reader-writer |
| BroodMinder, USA | Broodminder | Hive Scale, Thermometer; internal, Humidity; internal, Thermometer; external, Humidity; external | Blue-tooth/NFC, Wi-Fi, Cellular / SMS |
| BuzzTech, New Zealand | Hive Heartbeat | Thermometer; internal, Microphone | Wi-Fi, Cellular / SMS, Solar Recharge |
| European Beekeeping Company, Cyprus | ApiSafe | GPS Location Tracking | SMS |
| Hivemind, New Zealand | Hivemind | Hive Scale, Thermometer; internal, Humidity; internal, Bee Counter, GPS Location Tracking, Weather/rain, Thermometer; external | Satellite |
| Hivetool, USA | DIY | Hive Scale, Thermometer; internal, Humidity; internal, Camera, Light / Luminance, Thermometer; external, Humidity; external, Other/More: VOCs, air pressure | Solar Recharge |
| Hydronics, USA | DIY | Bee Counter | USB connection to PC |
| Hydronics, USA | DIY Apidictor | Microphone | Wire to cell phone |
| Keltronix, USA | EyesOnHives | Camera, Bee Counter | Wi-Fi, [Requires 120 volts] |
| Lowland Electronics, Belgium | BeeSCAN, ApiSCAN | Bee Counter | RS485/RS232 connection to the COM port of a PC |
| Melixa, Italy | Melixa | Hive Scale, Bee Counter, GPS Location Tracking, Weather/rain, Thermometer; external, Humidity; external | Cellular / SMS, Solar Recharge |
| Modusense, New Zealand | Modusense | Hive Scale, Thermometer; internal, Humidity; internal, GPS Location Tracking | Blue-tooth/NFC, Cellular / SMS, Satellite, Solar Recharge |
| MyApiary, New Zealand | Trusted | Light / Luminance, Motion, GPS Location Tracking | Cellular, GSM |
| Nectar, Canada | BeeCon | Thermometer; internal, Humidity; internal, Microphone, Motion, GPS Location Tracking | Blue-tooth/NFC, Cellular / SMS, Solar Recharge |
| O?Keefe Electronics, USA | Wi-Fi Hive Scale | Hive Scale, Thermometer; external | Wi-Fi, Cellular / SMS |
| OpenHiveScale, France | OpenHiveScale | Hive Scale | Wi-Fi, Cellular / SMS, SigFox, GSM, & Lora |
| Optibee, France | Optibee | Hive Scale, Thermometer; external | Cellular / SMS, SigFox |
| OSBeehives, USA | BuzzBox | Thermometer; internal, Humidity; internal, Microphone, Motion, GPS Location Tracking\ | Wi-Fi, Cellular / SMS, Solar Recharge |
| Pollenity, Bulgaria | BeeBot | Hive Scale, Thermometer; internal, Humidity; internal, Microphone | Wi-Fi |
| Save-bees, Greece | Save-bees | Hive Scale, Thermometer; internal, GPS Location Tracking, Hive ID Tag, Thermometer; external, Humidity; external | Cellular / SMS |
| Solutionbee, USA | B-ware | Hive Scale, Thermometer; internal, Humidity; internal, Thermometer; external | Blue-tooth/NFC |
| Swienty, Denmark | Beehive Scale XLOG | Hive Scale, Motion, GPS Location Tracking, Thermometer; external, Humidity; external | Cellular / SMS, GSM |
| Wolf-Hive Scale, Germany | Hive Scale | Hive Scale, Thermometer; internal, Humidity; internal, Weather/rain, Thermometer; external, Humidity; external | Cellular / SMS |
| The BEEP Foundation / Netherlands | BEEP Hive Scale, Temperature sensor, Microphone. Also an app. | LoRa | |
| Beehive Monitoring / Slovakia | Hive scale, internal and external temperature and humidity, bee counter, Varroa killer | Bluetooth or GSM | |
| HyperHyve / USA Currently (2020) in Alpha | Hive Scale, Temperature & humidity sensors | Hive Scale, Temperature & humidity sensors |