Summary
- Profile Type
- Business Offer
- POD Reference
- BORS20230705004
- Term of Validity
- 7 July 2023 - 6 July 2025
- Company's Country
- Serbia
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
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A Serbian start-up, specialized in beekeeping, has developed and patented an innovative device for an ecological varroa removal from bee hive. Advantages over existing ecological and non-ecological solutions are:
• 99.4% efficiency
• Complete automation compared to manual existing solutions
• Varroa does not develop resistance and there is no waiting period
• Without increasing the temperature in the hive.
The company is interested in finding distributors through a commercial agreement. - Full Description
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This Serbian start-up is engaged in the production and sale of its innovative device for beekeeping. They have developed and patented an innovative device that makes the bee hive ecological and anti-infestation, by removing bee ticks (varroa) in an ecological and automated way.
The start-up is solving the biggest epidemical problem in the apiary world that has existed since 1970s - varroa - moth that leads to 50% of the death rate of bee communities during the season if not treated properly. On the example of 70 bee hives, it means loss of 12.600 euros e.g. 360 euros per a bee hive.
If a beekeeper uses current non-ecological means, they will have problems like:
• they need to manually treat varroa,
• to wait for six months in order to safely sell honey, which means a loss of 48 euro per a bee hive,
• after a few seasons, the varroa will develop resistance to it.
If the beekeeper uses the current eco solutions, again, they will face with problems like:
• they need to manually treat varroa
• high temperature which device crates, which is harmful for the bees,
• and the current application of the formic acid is efficient up to 70%.
Both ecological and non-ecological solutions require 3 to 7 days of working in an apiary.
Aforementioned problems (both ecological and non-ecological solutions) are solved with the company’s innovative device, which insurance:
• 99.4% efficiency
• a single visit to the apiary
• no waiting period
• no resistance developed
• no temperature increase (operating below 24°C)
• ecological honey
• competitive price.
The innovative device for organic removal of varroa is protected by the patent and has CE sign. The novelties of this device are the sprayer and the automation of the process.
These novelties made it possible to release a certain amount of formic acid into the evaporator located in the hive at equal time intervals. Until now, formic acid was implemented manually using a sponge that was placed on the honeycomb from which formic acid was poured and required opening the hive every few days, which disturbs its microclimate. The device removes varroa on bees and bee brood, which was not the case with the existing solutions.
If the beekeeper uses this innovative device, they are going to eliminate varroa with 99.4% efficiency and potential winter losses, which will result in up to 10% more honey production, 20% more productive bee colonies because they are not burdened by varroa. On example of 70 bee hives it means 280 kilograms more honey, which brings additional revenue to beekeeper (1.400 euros in non-organic production and 2.240 euros in organic production).
The innovative product consists of:
1. Central unit
2. Vaporizer
3. Solar panel.
The company offers two options: 1. for covering 10 bee hives and 2. for covering 20 bee hives.
The company is interested in entering EU market with the aim to help beekeepers in their varroa removal. Especially, to help non-organic beekeepers to become organic one with the possibility to earn 60% more on selling organic honey. Therefore, the company is targeting distributors with connections to beekeeping associations through a commercial agreement. The company will provide the innovative device with adjustments if needed and promotional material and instructions. - Advantages and Innovations
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The company has the following advantages:
• One of the company’s owners is a beekeeper with a half a century family tradition in beekeeping.
• The business and product development are supported through domestic innovation funds.
• The company has a distributor for the Balkan market
The product has the following advantages:
• 99.4% efficiency in varroa removal while meeting all environmental standards.
• CE sign
• Varroa does not develop resistance nor does it require a waiting period, compared to existing ecological and non-ecological solutions where the waiting period is 6 months and they develop resistance
• The process is automated compared to the manual application of existing ecological and non-ecological solutions
• Operates below 24 °C (in comparison to existing ecological solutions that increases temperature up to 48°C which is harmful for the bees)
• The device does not disrupt the normal functioning of the bee colony and is fully compatible with all types of hives, and does not require the beekeeper to change the infrastructure of the apiary.
• With a solar panel that is an integral part, the device is completely autonomous and does not require a visit for a period of 21 days, which is not the case with existing solutions.
• This innovative device enables to non-ecological beekeepers to become organic one and earn 60% more on selling their final product - honey.
• 7 times low prices of the innovative device compared to the competition. - Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 2: Zero Hunger
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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Type: industry
Activity: distributors dealing with the sale and distribution of agricultural products with a special focus on beekeeping
Role: the distributor is expected to carry out distribution in the entrusted territory to the points of sale for which beekeepers in that territory show the greatest interest. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME <=10
- SME 11-49
- SME 50 - 249
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 01001001 - Automation, Robotics Control Systems
- 07001001 - Agriculture Machinery / Technology
- 06005002 - Sensors & Wireless products
- Market keywords
- 07002005 - Other retailing
- 09005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Animal Husbandry & Related Products
- 08003007 - Other industrial equipment and machinery
- 05009003 - Animal health
- Sector Groups Involved
- Agri-Food
- Targeted countries
- All countries
