How Nate's Honey uses AI to protect its 6 billion bees

What happened: Nate's Honey and Sweet Harvest Foods are using AI detection devices to monitor hive sounds and a robotic hive to help determine if mites are spreading, as they work to keep bees healthy. Key numbers: Americans consume more than 600 million pounds of honey each year. 50% of bee colonies die in the US every year. Why it matters: Honey depends on healthy bees, and US hives face pressure from pests like the Varroa mite and constant movement. The article questions whether these technologies can actually help the US make more honey.

Nate's Honey and Sweet Harvest Foods are using AI detection devices to monitor hive sounds and a robotic hive to help determine if mites are spreading, as they work to keep bees healthy.

Honey depends on healthy bees, and US hives face pressure from pests like the Varroa mite and constant movement. The article questions whether these technologies can actually help the US make more honey.