--- description: Find out why Beewise Beehome is one of the best inventions of 2020. title: Beewise Beehome: The 100 Best Inventions of 2020 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3a9a36e9f2828ee/698a144b457a5226f0d649d1/best-inventions-of-2020-Beehome-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 19, 2020 # A Refuge for Bees Beewise Beehome by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Courtesy An astonishing 40% of bees die every year as a result of disease, pesticides and climate change—in part because busy commercial beekeepers miss warning signs. That’s where [Beewise](https://www.beewise.ag/ "undefined"), an artificial-­intelligence-powered hive, comes in. Using precision robotics, computer vision and AI, a Beehome—which costs $15 a month and might host 2 million bees—monitors the insects 24/7\. When a hive is exposed to, say, parasites or experiences irregular temperatures, its internal systems respond immediately by applying pesticides, for example. Use of the smart technology can double pollination capacity and honey production, while decreasing colonies’ mortality rate. “Not only do bees not die,” says Saar Safra, Beewise’s CEO. “They thrive.” _—Mélissa Godin_ **Buy now:** [Beewise Beehome](https://www.beewise.ag/#pricing2 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911321/beehome/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911321/beehome/"},"headline":"A Refuge for Bees","datePublished":"2020-11-19T01:26:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:45:25.833Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911321/beehome/","keywords":["list","franchise","best inventions","Best Inventions 2020"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3a9a36e9f2828ee/698a144b457a5226f0d649d1/best-inventions-of-2020-Beehome-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3a9a36e9f2828ee/698a144b457a5226f0d649d1/best-inventions-of-2020-Beehome-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911321/beehome/","name":"A Refuge for Bees"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Among the Many Talents of the Humble Honey Bee: Arithmetic","description":"Honey bees are capable of understanding complex arithmetic, according to a new study published Wednesday.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/wix1eCnm/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2019-02-07T04:29:25.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/wix1eCnm.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911321/beehome/","duration":"PT1M18S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911321/beehome/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```