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

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

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

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!

Beemachine logo with bee saying “update time!”, along with App Store and Google Play store logos.

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.

Capturing Pollinator Impact | Student Story YouTube video by K-State Entomology

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

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

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!

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

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

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

BeeMachine - Apps on Google Play A community science app for identifying bee species using computer vision

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

Deep learning for identifying bee species from images of wings and pinned specimens One of the most challenging aspects of bee ecology and conservation is species-level identification, which is costly, time consuming, and requires taxonomic expertise. Recent advances in the applicati...

New work out today on how we can use #AI to ID some of the more challenging #bees from images of whole pinned bees and just their wings. Look for more on this soon.
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Graph showing t-SNE visualization of bee and other pollinators illustrating how learned features are grouped by taxa

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.

Update to BeeMachine v1.2.6!

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

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

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

Flyer for internship applications

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...

Flyer for the BeeMachine app with app screenshot, BeeMachine logo, and app store logos

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