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Expandabee Easy Access | Easy Lift | Easy Bees Red B

Where we left off… • Standalone expanding beehive boxes • Access boxes without heavy lifting • Reduces risk of back injury https://peapix.com/photos/25013

Customer Needs Product Attributes Engineering Specs. Reduces the forces required to Required operating force ≤ 20 lbs stack and unstack hive boxes “Boxes full of honey can get “I have to use smaller boxes up to 90-100 pounds.” because I have a bad back.”

Customer Needs Product Attributes Engineering Specs. Reduces the forces required to Required operating force ≤ 20 lbs stack and unstack hive boxes Ability to swap out boxes Modularity (Y/N) Y “Once a year you have to rearrange the boxes to relocate the colony.”

Customer Needs Product Attributes Engineering Specs. Reduces the forces required to Required operating force ≤ 20 lbs stack and unstack hive boxes Ability to swap out boxes Modularity (Y/N) Y Cracking propolis seal is as easy or easier than a standard Ability to crack (Y/N) Y hive “You have to make sure that you can still crack the propolis glue between the boxes.”

Propolis collects on edges Beekeeper separates boxes with tool https://entomologytoday.org/2018/11/28/propolis-how-beekeepers-encourage-better-hive-health/ https://www.timeswv.com/news/honeybees-play-important-role-in-west-virginia-s-agriculture-and/article_8d07f6be-77ec-11e6-88b6-cb6750d72dd2.html

Customer Needs Product Attributes Engineering Specs. Reduces the forces required to Required operating force ≤ 20 lbs stack and unstack hive boxes Ability to swap out boxes Modularity (Y/N) Y Cracking propolis seal is as easy or easier than a standard Ability to crack (Y/N) Y hive Stable when extended with Center of mass is always Stability full and empty honey supers located over base Compatible with standard 10 Frames hold 19 3/4“ x 14 5/8” Box compatibility frame medium boxes x 6 9/16” [1]

Expandabee WHAT: Expanding hive frames with interchangeable boxes CUSTOMER SEGMENT: 100,000 hobbyist beekeepers in the USA [2]

Critical Risks Cracking propolis seal between boxes Support and Modularity moment balance

Support and Moment Balance 60 lbs in top box 75 lbs in bottom box

Cracking Propolis Seal

Modularity

Pricing Standard Flow Hive Top Bar Expandabee https://www.hillsidebees.com/Medium https://www.honeyflow.com/ https://beebuilt.com/pages/top-bar-hives -Hive-complete_p_72.html $789 $400 $300 $175

Insulated Where are we Boxes User flying next? Feedback Sensors