We work on
Government funded
R&D Projects
Commercial R&D Projects
IP Creation and
Commercialisation
We create innovative Agri-tech solutions.
Machine learning
We use machine learning to interpret high volume data from visual, electromagnetic, satellite and environmental sensors to identify significant factors which can impact or promote crop performance, marketable yield, and waste
Product development
Create a product from concept through to delivery, undertaking the manufacture, product support and ongoing development
Insight
We generate actionable insights by combining a deep understanding of data with real-world production contexts, helping you make informed decisions that drive results.
Data science
Our data scientists identify key patterns and trends in crop data to provide agronomic insights
Software development
We have web, cloud and mobile based development teams to create technological tools for data collection, analysis and presentation
Plant science
Our in house experts in plant science understand crop responses and interactions with their environment to better understand how to maximise crop value
Prototype design and build
We design and fabricate electronic, mechanical, sensor, data collection, control and robotic systems
Computer Vision
Our management teams are experienced at delivering small and large scale projects both commercially and public funded. We work successfully with a wide range of collaborators, both industry and academic
Sensor development
We create vision and imaging, environmental, gas and chemical and electromagnetic sensors
Technology for today’s farmers
Embracing challenges to deliver solutions within the agricultural industry, from field to fork
B-hive work with a range of customers to understand the specific challenges they face, and develop innovative solutions to solve these issues. Our previous experience ranges from in field solutions to storage systems, to post processing value extraction.
We aim to pull technology from industry challenges, rather then push them onto end users.
Please get in touch if you have an industry challenge you would like to discuss.
Latest news
Intelligence-Led Planning Key To Maximising Yield
AS INNOVATION in the agritech sector continues to move on at breakneck speed, the challenge for growers and farmers is often not that the technology to help them isn’t available, but that they can’t settle on an approach to take. Technology is developing at such a rapid rate that it is a challenge to stay ahead of the curve, with new technologies bringing in new approaches to planning, growing, and harvesting.
All You Need To Know About Wireworm
A wireworm infestation can devastate agricultural crops with potatoes being particularly at risk. Wireworm numbers have been increasing for years – join B-hive’s local expert, Rebekah Neill, to find out all about wireworms – what they are, why they are such a problem and our armoury of tools to combat them.
Research Funding Allows B-hive To Deliver Deeper Insights For Apple Growers
Agri-Tech business B-hive Innovations has joined forces with UK premier fresh fruit grower Adrian Scripps Ltd to attract prestigious Innovate UK research funding to accelerate agricultural innovation. The groundbreaking twelve-month project will allow apple growers to access greater insights into the size, count and variability of their fresh produce at the point of harvest, allowing […]