How Nate's Honey Uses AI To Protect Its 6 Billion Bees

Sponsored by Quickbooks Americans consume more than 600 million pounds of honey each year, so much that honey has to be imported to meet the demand. Honey depends on healthy bees, which are facing an uphill battle domestically, with about 50% of bee colonies dying in the US every year. Pests, like the Varroa mite, and environmental factors put hives at risk. So Nate's Honey and Sweet Harvest Foods are turning to artificial intelligence to help keep bees healthy. They use AI detection devices to monitor the sounds hives make. And they've employed a robotic hive that helps determine if mites are spreading. But can these technologies actually help the US make more honey? Watch our complete collection of AI in Action videos: https://bit.ly/4Aaa79R 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - Nate's Hives in Montana 03:01 - Threats Honey Bees Face 04:32 - The Pollination Business 05:15 - Can AI Help Save Honey Bees? 08:09 - Extracting the Honey 10:08 - What Happens to the Beeswax 11:37 - International Honey Highway 13:10 - Testing the Honey 14:13 - How Honey Batches Are Blended for Consistency 16:31 - Organic Honey 17:33 - How Satellite Imagery Could Be Used in Beekeeping 18:41 - The Future for Honey Bees 19:27 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #honeybees #aitools #aidetection #honeyfarm #beecolony #aiinaction Business Insider is a global newsroom covering business, technology, innovation, and the economy. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com/?utm_... Sign up for our newsletters: https://www.businessinsider.com/subsc... Find Business Insider on Facebook:   / businessinsider   ... on Instagram:   / businessinsider   ... on X: https://x.com/BusinessInsider ... on TikTok:   / businessinsider   How Nate's Honey Uses AI To Protect Its 6 Billion Bees | AI In Action | Business Insider