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Precision Beekeeping
Overview
Precision beekeeping (PB), also known as precision apiculture, is the apiarist's use of smart hives which are equipped with sensors, and those sensors are designed to help the apiarist better detect the colonies' health. The overall goals are:
- Implement real-time monitors with a set of tools that allow for the continuous monitoring of the bee colonies, and
- Provide the apiarist with information whilst minimizing the disruption to the colony.
The typical metrics monitored include:
- apiary data
- weather data, and
- visual monitoring of the apiary,
- colony-level data
- temperature,
- humidity,
- gas content (e.g., CO2),
- sound,
- video,
- vibration of hive, and
- weight,
- individual bee-related data
- the numbers of incoming & outgoing bees, and
- the number of bees in the hive entrance area.
More Information
Books and Papers
- Danieli PP, Addeo NF, Lazzari F, Manganello F, Bovera F. Precision Beekeeping Systems: State of the Art, Pros and Cons, and Their Application as Tools for Advancing the Beekeeping Sector, 2023 Dec 24;14(1):70. doi: 10.3390/ani14010070. PMID: 38200801; PMCID: PMC10778344.
- Alleri M, Amoroso S, Catania P, Lo Verde G, Orlando S, Ragusa E, Sinacori M, Vallone M, Vella A. Recent developments on precision beekeeping: A systematic literature review, December 2023
Web Sites
- Precision beekeeping (WikiPedia)
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