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Journal article
A Spatially Resolved Temperature Measurement System for a Honeybee Colony Brood Box
Engineering proceedings, Vol.31(1), 57
2022
Abstract
Honeybee colonies depend on suitable temperatures for successful development. We demonstrate the use of a spatially resolved temperature measurement system for a honeybee colony by producing ten custom frames which results into four hundred eighty sensors across the hive. A first prototype used four layers of wax to embed the sensors, however, the honeybees rejected these and removed the wax before building new, irregular honeycomb. A second system using a single sheet of wax onto which the sensors were laid was accepted by the colony, and normal honeycomb was built. We showcase some of the data collected from this system.
Details
- Title
- A Spatially Resolved Temperature Measurement System for a Honeybee Colony Brood Box
- Authors/Creators
- Adam McVeighMichael Ian Newton - Nottingham Trent UniversityCostas Tsakonas - Nottingham Trent UniversityMartin Bencsik - Nottingham Trent University
- Publication Details
- Engineering proceedings, Vol.31(1), 57
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Identifiers
- 991005790873107891
- Copyright
- © 2022 by the authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Harry Butler Institute
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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