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.

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

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

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...

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

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. @beemachine.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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.

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

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

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...

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