This Startup Put AI Inside Beehives

About This Episode

What happens when a second-generation beekeeper builds an AI company around one of the most important creatures on earth? In Episode 94, Yitzy speaks with Itai Kanot, CGO and Co-Founder of BeeHero, about how bees, sensors, machine learning, and precision pollination are converging to reshape agriculture. Itai explains why bees matter far beyond honey, how BeeHero helps growers optimize pollination, and why the future of food may depend on better data from inside the hive. He also shares his personal journey—from growing up on a farm in Israel, to studying entrepreneurship, to building a company now operating across the US, Australia, and Peru. This is a conversation about startups, agriculture, resilience, and the hidden infrastructure behind the food on our plates. In this conversation:
00:00 Why bees are so fascinating
01:33 Why pollination matters more than honey
14:19 Itai’s upbringing in a beekeeping family
24:30 How BeeHero started
33:20 From precision beekeeping to pollination-as-a-service
44:19 How BeeHero measures pollination quality
49:14 Why selling to farmers is so hard
56:26 The crisis facing bees
1:04:59 What BeeHero is building next
1:08:59 Building a life in California far from family in Israel Why watch this episode?
If you care about startups, food systems, AI in the physical world, or the kinds of founders building in overlooked industries, this one is worth your time.