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Bee Hive Tunnel
Log from Ai Equiped Wasp (and Asian Hornet) Sentry Gun
Aluminum box section has been used to produce a tunnel through which bees will travel to get into the hive. So will the wasps / A. Hornets if they want to attack. Bottom right is a 1 watt laser. Middle left is hole for camera, protected from bees by...

Integration with Bee Hive Health Monitor
Log from Climate & Environment Monitoring Station
Bee hive health is tightly linked to weather conditions. I am now beginning to ensure this Climate Station integrates seamlessly with our Bee Hive Health Monitor project. This new project as well as the ready availability of inexpensive ESP8266 modules...

Getting data from inside of a nuc bee hive
Log from µPower (beehive) SD logger
Introduction So, bees are fascinating creatures. They come in many sizes, colors and shapes. The ones I will get my data from are of the western honey bee variety. Bees have many ways to cope with hot and cold climates and too high/low humidity. All...

Always wanted to look inside a live bee hive?
Log from µPower (beehive) SD logger
LOGGER HAS BEEN PLANTED - me, 27.04.18 :)Today was a very educational day. Together with my father I checked all 7 bee hives for health.Above: freshly opened bee hive.You do check them by opening every hive and look for spaces left for building combs...

1984 at the bee hive - go!
Log from µPower (beehive) SD logger
Update 01.05.18: Just a quick look into the hive. Bees are doing what the do best: Glueing every void shut with wax :) They even fixed the dangling Si7021: Everything else is in best order. Logger hasn't gone into fail-mode and is logging away... I'll...

Catch hive high up in hawthorn tree
Log from Ai Honey Bee Swarm Detector / Predictor System
If you look carefully inside the red disc near the entry hole there is a scout bee, probably from another hive starting to go into swarm mode. However, one single bee is not likely to affect the inside CO2 levels very much!

Sensors after 5 months in a bee hive
Log from µPower (beehive) SD logger
Update 08.10.18 - Yep, data shows sensor was glued shutHave a look at that:65% RH all day long? reason see pictures below!For context: Look at the pictures below. Data clearly shows what the bees did to the sensor :) ---------- more ---------- Today...

First swarm of the season seen in apiary
Log from Ai Honey Bee Swarm Detector / Predictor System
It would have been nice to put up a photo of the actual swarm, but it was all a bit frantic trying to catch it before it absconded to under the neighbour's facia board or into the inside of a post box. But the data is equally of interest: The underlying...

Video: Update on Honeybee Hive Monitoring Prototype
Log from Honeybee Hive Monitoring
Here's a quick update video on the status of the Honeybee Hive Monitoring Prototype. It's under 5 minutes to meet the requirements of the Hackaday Prize competition rules, and I think it's a good summary of where the project stands and some of the...

Fighting varroa mites
Log from µPower (beehive) SD logger
Update 12.11.2018 Totally forgot to show you what effect the formic acid has: varroa mites (dark brown shiny slightly oval looking spots) The dark spots are those mites, they die, fall off of the bees and down onto the marked squares. We count them and...

A hives' diary - updated 18.07.18
Log from µPower (beehive) SD logger
Here you'll find all pics I take which don't go into the technically/logging category but might still bee interesting: Wednesday, 18.07.18 - honey harvest and misc picsThe second and last harvest for this year. We extracted around 45Kg of very nice,...

Unit ready for deployment
Log from µPower (beehive) SD logger
Update 27.04.18: Above: The open spot in the lower left corner is where the new nuc hive will be! Above: This will be their entrance for the next 2 weeks. It is kept at about 1 bee-width wide to keep other bees from infiltrating the new hive. They have...

Possible improvements
Log from Beehive Monitoring and Tracking
Among possible improvements:GPS position of beehive,Because you will get two advantages: The prevention of theft and the coordination with other climate measures or other beekeepers.Sun lightVerifying or confirming the influence of the sun on bee activity...

High Humidity Sensors
Log from Bee hive health monitor
I do not want to double post so the link below will point you to the relevant text for this topic. The TL;DR is that the DHT21 type sensors will not reliably work outside in any place that regularly sees relative humidity above 60%. That makes it a poor...

Beehive Parts
Log from Design and Build an Artificial Beehive.
LID The beehive has slanted lid so rain water can 'run off' the hive without leaking into any other compartments. It is also made up of a thick layer material in order to reduce the amount of heat loss through the roof. FRAME HOLDER & FRAMES The frame...

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