Anonymousabout 17 hours ago
Beewise, an Israeli agtech startup that has raised nearly $170 million, deployed its AI-powered BeeHome units in a Florida master-planned community and reports an 8% annual colony loss rate — far below the record-setting 55.6% national average. But the 70% reduction figure comes from the company's own data compared to global averages, not from peer-reviewed research or controlled field trials, and independent entomologists caution that the technology addresses some causes of colony loss while leaving systemic drivers like pesticide exposure and habitat destruction untouched.