bee-have

Open-source monitoring system for bee hives.

Existing simililar projects

• Solution Bee
• Arnia Hive Scales
• HoneyBeeNet
• SparkFun Open Source project. LEARNINGS
• hx711adc Github

What we are trying to monitor/control

• Exit/entrance rates
• Hive weight:
  • Weight over time
  • Weight of bottom hive compared to above supers
  • Weight that is bee, weight that is non-bee
• Needs to support hive health in extremely cold climates.
• Number of bees in hive
• Temperature in different areas of the hive
• Being able to adjust/control heat
• Overall: Hive health!!
• Noticing regional trends in hive health based on surrounding land

Equipment needed

• Scale. HoneyBeeNet recommends scales that are accurate to 0.25 or ~1134 bees
• SparkFun Load Sensor Combinator. Attaches to load sensors and interprets resistence in a manner that can be read by Arduinos or Particles. This can be attached to a hijacked scale.
• Alternatively, you can use a SparkFun Open Scale that combines 4 load sensors with the combinator.
• Arduino/Particle
• Analytics platform
  • analog.io
  • Phant

Problems

• Bees weigh ~ about 0.1 gram and hives weight many pounds. Most scales that exist aren't good at measuring both of these things
• Scales drift over time
• We would be measuring on uneven surfaces

In motion

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