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B B B B Bee Box Bee Box expanding beehive system expanding beehive system 1 1 Beekeeping - whats all the buzz about? honey storage bee reproduction [1] https://www.pineywoodsbeekeepers.org/getting-started-in-beekeeping 2

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Bee Box

expanding beehive system

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Bee Box

expanding beehive system

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bee reproduction

Beekeeping - what’s all the buzz about?

https://www.pineywoodsbeekeepers.org/getting-started-in-beekeeping https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3mjpM6Av4bxbxps_Gh5YPw/featured

honey storage

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[1]

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No existing beehive solves the lifting problem

https://beekeepclub.com/best-beehives/

Standard Flow Hive Plastic

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Bee Box offers accessibility to each box while reducing the need to lift

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Key needs for beekeepers

STABILITY ACCESSIBILITY LIMITED GAPS TRADITIONAL EXISTING FIT FAIR PRICE

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Can an expanding beehive withstand the moment imbalance across the boxes?

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Where are we flying next?

MODEL TAKEAWAYS NEXT STEPS More precise representation of each hive component Focus on removing the gaps between boxes and joints Hive remains stationary and stable when locked Lifting force reduced by 80%

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Appendix

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Beekeeping Landscape

$815M

2019 revenue [2]

https://beekeepclub.com/best-beehives/

$288 sale price $699 sale price $380 sale price Standard Flow Hive Plastic

Hobbyists Commercial <30 Colonies >250 Colonies [3]

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Pull-Apart Testing

  • Peak force for 80 lb boxes

is 16 lbs

  • Avg. pulling force is

constant 4.5 lbs for all box weights

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* Pulling force is measured normal to rotating linkages

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Bee Box Sources

[1] Inglin, Kevin. “Harvesting Honey” Northwest New Jersey Beekeepers Association: a Branch of the New Jersey Beekeepers Association. http://www.njbeekeepers.org/nwba/documents/Harvesting%20Honey%20Notes.pdf [2] 2019, “IBISWorld Industry Report 11291: Beekeeping in the US,” https://clients1.ibisworld.com/reports/us/industry/keystatistics.aspx?entid=68 Pates, Mikkel, 2015, “South Dakota-based bee enterprise largest in the U.S.” (accessed 30 Oct 2019) https://www.agweek.com/news/3858982-south-dakota-based-bee-enterprise-largest-us Industry metrics:”Honey Industry Facts” (accessed 2 Oct 2019) https://www.honey.com/newsroom/presskit/honey- industry-facts 25