Todor Todorov
ABSTRACT
Monitoring of the health of bee colonies, their efficiency and activity and nectar flow are essential for beekeepers. Such information could be obtained by using innovative technologies and systems. Such technologies are increasingly used in different types of agriculture, including beekeeping. To monitor the aforementioned parameters, smart electronic scales measuring the weight of the hive and sending the data to a server platform are most often used. The aim of this paper is to present a configurable system enabling long-term autonomous operation, monitoring the status of bee colonies and environmental conditions. The system consists of electronic scales and additional modules.
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- IoT based beehive monitoring system
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