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Colmenio
Techstars '22Amsterdam, NL · 1 known investors
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Colmenio provides IoT monitoring systems for beehives that track colony health, productivity, and environmental conditions in real time. The platform enables beekeepers to optimize honey production, detect threats like pests and swarming, and strengthen food security through improved apiary management.
Also known as Beesage · Colmenio
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Colmenio develops a beehive monitoring system combining wireless sensor hardware with a mobile-friendly web application for beekeepers. Its main product, HiveScale, is a smart beehive scale that reports hive weight, 24-hour weight change, ambient temperature and GPS location once per hour, and works with any hive type. The device ships ready to use with a modular design intended for single-person installation in minutes, a rechargeable battery with USB charger, weatherproof and wind-stable construction, and a SIM card with mobile data included in the service. A second device, HiveNode, is announced as forthcoming and is described as adding in-hive temperature and sound monitoring.
The software side provides a dashboard with real-time and historical data, critical alerts for events such as nectar flow, swarming and hive removal or theft, weekly email reports, seasonal activity records, and data export in CSV/XLS/XLSX formats. The company frames the offering as "Apiculture 4.0": an early warning system for protecting colonies from threats such as pests and diseases, supporting remote colony management, apidology research, honey traceability and food security alongside yield optimisation.
Business model
Hardware sales bundled with an initial service period that includes mobile data; after the chosen 1-, 3- or 5-year period expires, customers continue via a Colmenio software and data subscription.
Device purchase plus recurring software and data subscription. HiveScale v2 is listed at EUR 399.00 for Belgium with a one-year initial service period including hardware and mobile data, with shipping added at checkout; volume discounts are referenced.
Traction
Customer testimonials describe using HiveScale to evaluate nectar flow, time honey harvesting, decide when to add supers and monitor colonies remotely; one customer reports reduced apiary visits alongside a 10-20% yield increase. Company materials state that most customers indicate a 10-20% yield increase, ranging from 5-10% in a weak blooming season to 15-25% in a strong season. HiveScale v2 was listed as out of stock for the Belgian store at the time of review.
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Market position
Positioning centres on out-of-the-box, tool-light installation compatible with any hive, hourly telemetry with the SIM and data cost included in the service period, theft and removal alerting with location mapping, and combining productivity optimisation with early warning of colony risks.
Technology
Wireless, lightweight sensor hardware transmitting hourly telemetry over an included cellular SIM connection to a real-time data platform. Measured parameters include beehive weight and 24-hour weight change, ambient temperature and GPS coordinates; the planned HiveNode adds in-hive temperature and sound monitoring. Data is surfaced through a mobile-friendly web app with mapping, alerting and export.
Go-to-market
Direct online sales through the company's own store with country-specific shipping and pricing, supported by an ROI calculator that estimates yield and revenue gains based on apiary count, hives per apiary, average yield per hive and honey price, plus a contact form and FAQ covering installation, weather use, shipping and returns.
Beekeepers managing one or more apiaries, from individual operators to those running multiple hives per apiary, as well as apidology researchers and parties interested in honey traceability.
Geography
Operates from Amsterdam, Netherlands, with an online store offering country-specific listings including Belgium and multilingual site sections; shipping destinations are addressed in the company FAQ.
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Key figures
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primary sources listed
- Colmeniobeesage.co · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Colmenio do?
- Colmenio builds connected beehive scales and sensors that give beekeepers hourly colony and apiary telemetry.
- Who are Colmenio's investors?
- Colmenio's investors include Techstars.
- Where is Colmenio headquartered?
- Colmenio is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.