Robotic Beehive Extracts Combs With The Push Of A Button

Robotic Beehive Extracts Combs With The Push Of A Button FARM HOME Miscellaneous Daesung a leading company in automated farming systems based in Korea has created the Smarthive Hive Controller a portable intelligent beekeeping technology that safely removes honeycombs from a hive carefully brushes off the bees and then stacks them Traditionally this process is done manually using up to five people for 100 beehives With the Smarthive the task requires less than half the normal labor Instead of tired workers the machine does all the heavy lifting Operation times are also faster with the controller completing the procedure on about one hive per minute The aluminum Hive Controller weighs approximately 18 lbs is adjustable and fits easily onto various sized hives A 4 1/2 lb battery pack powers the equipment recharges in 2 hrs and lasts long enough to complete about 50 hives To carry out the processing beehives are uncovered and the controller is placed on the top With the press of a button honeycombs are pulled out sequentially and lightly brushed with two rotating stick brushes that carefully and humanely remove the bees The honeycombs are then stacked in sequence awaiting the honey harvest With its simple operation Daesung claims its intelligent processor can be used by all beekeepers from beginners to experts The Smarthive is not yet available in North America Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Daesung The Smarthive 109 Ballyong-ro Deokjin-gu Jeonju-si Jeollabuk-do Republic of Korea ph 82-70-4354-4504; ceo@smarthive co kr; http://smarthive co kr/

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