BroodMinder-BTV

The BeeTV Camera is our latest innovation, it brings real-time video monitoring directly to your beehive. Designed for beekeepers who want a closer look without disturbing their colonies, BeeTV fits seamlessly into your hive.

This is a device designed especially to be placed into the brood nest which provides excellent images of both the backs and the bellies of the bees.

It is a 6th generation beta device that we are using to collect data to use in development of our real-time varroa destructor mite counter.

• Comes ready to use in a deep (or medium) frame of Betterbee's Bettercomb
• 5MP camera, 2592x1944, variable focus 0-infinity
• Field of view 25mm x 40 mm using 120 degree lens 
• Real-time video to your phone via the Bees app
• Adjustable rate/length of automated video/photo collection 
• 2 colors of illumination: IR and white
• Collects up to 2 hours of video/photos on one battery charge (the 2 hours is over many days, the bees app will display battery live vs. videos/day).
• Wifi connection for automatic uploads to mybroodminder.com
• Automatic bee/mite identification on mybroodminder.com (ongoing development)
• 4200 mAh rechargeable battery lasts many months (dependent on how much imaging is collected each day)
• Camera module 21mm x 50mm x 165mm

You can see images/videos from our prior generation devices at BeeCounted.org.