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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 19/08/2026

UPDATE! Check and modify bee detection in your photos for greater accuracy. If you like using BeeMachine, consider leaving a 5⭐ review! Android: tinyurl.com/2e955rj5 iOS: tinyurl.com/39kwkau6

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A community science app for identifying bee species using computer vision

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Zach likes bees @zachportman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy to announce a new paper published on the nesting biology and foraging distance of Colletes andrewsi One really cool thing we did was mark individual bees to measure how far they foraged from the nesting aggregation. More exciting stuff is in the works! jhr.pensoft.net/article/1895...

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The nesting biology and foraging distance of the bee Colletes andrewsi (Hymenoptera, Colletidae), a rare specialist of Heuchera spp.

Many bee nesting and foraging studies are concentrated on common species and floral generalists. Therefore, numerous rare and specialized species lack crucial life history information, which is the ca...

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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 01/06/2026

BeeMachine also says B. lucorum but we always defer to the experts!

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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 11/05/2026

Big BeeMachine update! 🐝✨ BeeMachine can now identify 1,184 kinds of flower-visitors, including 999 bee species — a huge jump from the previous 354. See the full list at beemachine.ai/page/about #citizenscience #pollinators #AIForGood #biodiversity #bees

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Olivia Bernauer, PhD @oliviabernauer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Excited to share that our paper, led by Matt Smith (@ IIT) describing how to create and use automated pollinator camera traps, AutoPollS, is now out in the world: doi.org/10.1111/2041... w/ @jamescrall.bsky.social @brianspiesman.bsky.social @jhemberger.bsky.social

Image of a tagged bumble bee visiting a buckwheat flower captured by an AutoPollS device

Dr. Matt Smith, Illinois Institute of Technology, adjusting an AutoPollS unit under an apple tree. The AutoPollS cameras are pointed at apple flowers during bloom.

AutoPollS deployed in a pollinator meadow alongside a cranberry marsh.

A zinnia flower being monitored by an AutoPollS camera while a hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, visits the flower.

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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 09/04/2026

Check out our new maps and BeeMachine's Observatory! Filter sightings and see where other BeeMachine users have seen your favorite bees.

BeeMachine website screenshot with global map of hex cells representing bee sighting densities.

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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 08/04/2026

We're letting loose a big update on BeeMachine web & mobile. A lot of new features including much improved mapping, a Community Projects feature to coordinate collaborative projects, and a Verification Hub for our expert users to more easily verify BeeMachine predictions. Let us know what you think!

Graphic that says "Update Time!" and lists new features of BeeMachine: Community Projects, Observatory, Verification Hub, and more.

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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 08/09/2025

Make sure to get the latest update for Android and iOS! BeeMachine mobile now includes location and date in the classification process for improved accuracy. You can also share images from your image gallery straight to BeeMachine.

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Brian Spiesman @brianspiesman.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

So proud of the work done by my students in the Pollinator Ecology Lab at K-State!

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Capturing Pollinator Impact | Student Story

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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 04/06/2025

BeeMachine now uses 🗺️location & 📆date to improve predictions. These details allow BeeMachine to better distinguish b/w similar looking species & provide IDs that are more relevant to your area. Now active on the web & coming soon to mobile. Give it a try and let us know what you think!

World map showing a yellow map marker representing the location of a bee sighting

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John M. Mola @johnmola.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

New research on how non-native honeybees alter visitation networks in a peri-urban environment. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

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ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.

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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 06/10/2024

Pretty sweet stache on this Southern Plains bumble bee. Bombus fraternus

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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 03/10/2024

Map bug fixed for iOS devices! Get the update in the App Store

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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 31/08/2024

Android users: We fixed a critical bug that was preventing sightings from being processed. Make sure to download the latest update to incorporate the patch. play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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BeeMachine - Apps on Google Play

A community science app for identifying bee species using computer vision

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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 01/07/2024

UPDATE: BeeMachine is now available in 40 different languages!🔓🌐

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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 18/04/2024

full res image: spiesmanecology.com/wp-content/u...

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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 18/04/2024

t-SNE visualization of the 354 pollinator taxa in the latest BeeMachine algorithm. Each point represents a test image and clusters represent images with similar learned features. Labels are placed over the class centroid. Points are color coded by taxa.

Graph showing t-SNE visualization of bee and other pollinators illustrating how learned features are grouped by taxa

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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 15/04/2024

⚡️Important #update for BeeMachine users⚡️This update helps with "lost" sightings and with performance issues on Android devices.

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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 05/04/2024

UPDATE: 🚀🐝BeeMachine just got better! Now identifying 2x more bee groups + distinguishes bees from flies, wasps & more. Get the update now: Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d... iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/beema... #AIforPollinators

Bee or fly visiting a flower (it’s a fly)

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Brian Spiesman @brianspiesman.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

Undergrad summer internships available in the REEU program at K-State! Gain research experience & learn about cutting edge technology in ag/plant sciences. Lots of projects to choose from including computer vision and #AI for #pollinator monitoring. www.plantpath.k-state.edu/academics/un...

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BeeMachine @beemachine.ai · 03/08/2023

It's on! Get the BeeMachine app for Android or iOS. We're saving the world one bee at a time 🐝🤖

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