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Precision beekeeping with wireless temperature monitoring

Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Networks & Connectivity - Wireless Local Area Network
Sensors - Air Pollution Sensors
Sensors - Humidity Sensors
Sensors - Temperature Sensors

Applicable Industries

Agriculture

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Farm Monitoring & Precision Farming

The Challenge

Honeybees are insects of large economic value and provide a vital service to agriculture by pollinating a variety of crops. In addition, bees provide us with valuable products such as honey, beeswax, propolis, bee venom, etc. Monitoring of honeybee colony health, population, productivity, and environmental conditions affecting the colony health have always been exceedingly difficult tasks in apiculture. Research has shown that even small deviations (by more than 2°C) from the optimal temperatures have a significant influence on the development of the brood and the health of adult bees.

The Customer

Latvia University of Agriculture

About The Customer

The researchers from Latvia University of Agriculture, Faculty of Information Technologies are currently examining precision beekeeping technologies. As part of this project, they tested the Aranet T-probe wireless temperature sensors with an Aranet MINI

The Solution

The latest advancements in temperature monitoring technologies have finally lead to economically feasible applications in beekeeping. Continuous data gathering and analysis can be used to monitor individual beehives. Aranet wireless monitoring systems offer: Wireless temperature, humidity and CO2 monitoring in large areas, with just one base station that can support 1-100 wireless sensors within line-of-sight range of 3km/1.9mi; Receiving alerts via phone or e-mail for critical sensor readings; Simple and quick installation; Cost-effective solutions with included data analysis software Optimised UI/UX for desktop and mobile use; Operating as a safe, private network with an embedded local web-server that’s not dependent on any third party service provider.

Data Collected

CO2 consumption, Control System Alert, Health Parameters, Humidity, Temperature

Operational Impact

[Data Management - Real Time Data]
By using Aranet wireless monitoring systems the researchers gained valuable real-time data about the temperature of the brood nest, overall health, and development of the bees.
[Efficiency Improvement - Operation]
Centralized data aggregation during the testing process helped researchers save time and resources, as they could simultaneously view data from different beehives.
[Efficiency Improvement - Productivity]
In addition, exaMining historical data helped the beekeepers make process optimization and help improve the productivity of the bees.

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