Remote Control System of Bees

Our interest in bees as pollinators and bioindicators motivated us to develop a remote control system of the hives that can make management of apiaries more efficient.
Our electronic device allows us to record the values of internal and external temperature and humidity of the hive, the concentration of CO2 and the total weight of the hive. The data collected at regular intervals are sent to a web page that stores them in an online-searchable database.
With our system we have successfully verified the bees’ survivability throughout the year and, through the measured weight, obtained useful information for choosing the timing of an emergency food supply or harvesting the honey produced.