Easy Way to Count Entering the Hive - Sam Yeats | The Bush Bee Man

[@dcsblessedbees]

I keep bees to get away from technology in most cases, but very interesting information. Ty for sharing your time, Blessed Days...

[@LucasCarter2]

No you don’t. Beehives are a technology. If you farm bees, you’re interacting with multiple technologies. I find it strange that technology has become synonymous with information technology.

[@dcsblessedbees]

@@LucasCarter2 I understand what you are saying. But to each their own.

[@izinyosib821]

Not to bash this effort, but the approach with the camera has been used by researchers for some time. Also, the data should be open for anyone to see (location anonymised), otherwise I expect this project to be gone eventually, as have many other "smart hive" systems and applications.

[@Dstick1Spearfishing]

That looked like lots of fun, Thanks for sharing that Mark and John, I'd love to have more info on Sam's new devices. Loved that q code and link to the honey! that looked like a great idea! Stay safe!

[@emmawood2784]

Cant wait to see yours up and running

[@MichelleMReynolds]

That’s cool, could really help a started bee keeper know there hive better

[@weregonnabzzz4648]

Fascinating. Is there a website? Are they available for purchase?

[@Doulamum2]

I wonder if nasty weather could affect the signals. Hmm. Beekeeping here in Canada is a bit extreme but knowing the temp inside a hive when it’s wrapped would be useful for seeing cluster size and if they are warm enough to reach a hive top feeder. I can see many benefits of your data going forward.

[@selinacf]

Is there a website? Where can we get more information?

[@mikefrench3800]

Enjoy your videos! Have the mites got to your spot in the world yet?

[@chriswright1991]

They were just discovered week or so back 😭🤮

[@thomashomesteadwisconsin]

Is this device on the Market yet, tryed looking for it but couldn't find it online🤷🏻‍♂️ would love to get a few for our apiary here in northern Wisconsin USA.

[@That_Girl_7_11]

Would love to have one on my hives but I don't have a power source it can be connected up to, great idea, pity we missed the boat with the Varroa Mite that's just come into the country, this may have helped pick up the invasion before it had a chance to spread as far as it has.

[@phillee2814]

Car battery + solar panel. It works for traffic signs, electric fences, security cameras, and many other things with a limited power requirement, so should be fine for this one.

[@izinyosib821]

Most varroa mites are in the brood and as a result mostly on the nurse bees. These don't leave the hive. Further, varroa mites on bees tend to be on the underside of the bees, so a bottom camera would be needed. Alcohol wash is the recommended procedure to see if you got them. But if everyone is lulled in the "we don't got them here" mindset, well, who will do a mite wash?

[@toddl143]

What happened to the project? I can’t find anything online.

[@jonniebl]

It would be nice to identify robbing and automatically reduce or close the entrance.

[@rhondasavva2500]

Mark is this an American company? As the prices are in USD

[@TheBushBeeMan]

Australian, they are in NSW. There website is probably in USD cause it’s made via Squarespace or one of those platforms

[@MrNungaroo]

Be good if it could look for and count the mites on bee's and report back to owners 😉

[@Jason-cx1gi]

Where are these sent from Oz or US? They're charging in USD

[@UltFrizz]

Is it possible to add a laser to shoot any small hive beetle that enters the hive?

[@carolperry7695]

he can add a sensor for outside bearding. collect data for swarm prevention

[@phillee2814]

Bearding just means the hive needs space to ventilate, to dehumidify nectar, get rid of excess CO2 in favour of oxygen or to evaporate water and cool the brood. It does not mean your bees are about to vanish in a swarm.

[@lockpickingengineer7458]

this the problem with cloud technology who owns the data?

[@izinyosib821]

The owner of the server that hosts the data would be my first guess.

[@eranorion]

Boy do I HATE AI!!! Wanna see what yer Bee's are doin, sit awhile and watch.