PRECISION BEEKEEPING SYSTEM AND RESEARCH

Abstract

The study describes an engineering system that was created throughout the study project that enables measurements of bee hives mass, noise levels at the hive entrance, internal and external temperatures, and precipitation measures. The device is adaptable and works with any type of hive design up to 200 kg in weight. The system is versatile enough to attach more sensors and modify the software, and it can send data remotely and use various power supply options. A selection of factors pertaining to the dynamics of bee vital rates and how the environment affects these variables have been measured by the system. We have addressed both the system's construction and the analysis of the data to have some aspects that could be improved. One feature of the system is its low cost, which offers the advantages of precision beekeeping^* while having a small effect on beekeeping expenses