Polybee drone pollination and data collection

Polybee, working with Flavorite and Spirli Strawberry Farms, is developing AI-driven data collection systems to refine predictions, helping growers optimise harvest and sales decisions. Short-term yield forecasting (for example one day, three day and one week) is essential for the Australian protected cropping industry, as pricing negotiations and sales volumes with retailers depend entirely on its precision.

If forecasted volumes are overestimated, managers must compensate for the shortfall by sourcing additional produce through imports or local growers, or risk losing credibility with retailers.

Conversely, under-prediction leads to financial losses, as excess produce may sell at a lower price after harvest or, in the worst case, go to waste.

During the initial phase on the Hort Innovation Frontiers project, Growing horticulture through protected cropping innovation, Siddharth Jadhav from Polybee has been working closely with the Flavorite Group and Spirli Strawberry Farms to refine near-term yield estimation and day-before forecasts for tomato and strawberry crops.

Read full article from Soilless Magazine Winter 2025 edition here

Watch the Polybee drone in action here