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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
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Expandabee Easy Access | Easy Lift | Easy Bees Red B Where we left - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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
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Customer Needs Product Attributes Engineering Specs.
Reduces the forces required to stack and unstack hive boxes Required operating force ≤ 20 lbs
“Boxes full of honey can get up to 90-100 pounds.” “I have to use smaller boxes because I have a bad back.”
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Customer Needs Product Attributes Engineering Specs.
Reduces the forces required to stack and unstack hive boxes Required operating force ≤ 20 lbs Ability to swap out boxes Modularity (Y/N) Y
“Once a year you have to rearrange the boxes to relocate the colony.”
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Customer Needs Product Attributes Engineering Specs.
Reduces the forces required to stack and unstack hive boxes Required operating force ≤ 20 lbs Ability to swap out boxes Modularity (Y/N) Y Cracking propolis seal is as easy or easier than a standard hive Ability to crack (Y/N) Y
“You have to make sure that you can still crack the propolis glue between the boxes.”
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Beekeeper separates boxes with tool Propolis collects
- n edges
https://www.timeswv.com/news/honeybees-play-important-role-in-west-virginia-s-agriculture-and/article_8d07f6be-77ec-11e6-88b6-cb6750d72dd2.html https://entomologytoday.org/2018/11/28/propolis-how-beekeepers-encourage-better-hive-health/
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Customer Needs Product Attributes Engineering Specs.
Reduces the forces required to stack and unstack hive boxes Required operating force ≤ 20 lbs Ability to swap out boxes Modularity (Y/N) Y Cracking propolis seal is as easy or easier than a standard hive Ability to crack (Y/N) Y Stable when extended with full and empty honey supers Stability Center of mass is always located over base Compatible with standard 10 frame medium boxes Box compatibility Frames hold 19 3/4“ x 14 5/8” x 6 9/16” [1]
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Expandabee
WHAT:
Expanding hive frames with interchangeable boxes
CUSTOMER SEGMENT:
100,000 hobbyist beekeepers in the USA [2]
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Critical Risks
Support and moment balance Cracking propolis seal between boxes Modularity
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Support and Moment Balance
60 lbs in top box 75 lbs in bottom box
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Cracking Propolis Seal
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Modularity
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Pricing
$300
https://beebuilt.com/pages/top-bar-hives
$175 $789 $400
Expandabee Standard Flow Hive Top Bar
https://www.honeyflow.com/ https://www.hillsidebees.com/Medium
- Hive-complete_p_72.html
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Where are we flying next?
Sensors User Feedback Insulated Boxes