Happy, healthy bees live in wired-up hives

• Autores: Aviva Rutkin
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2964, 2014, pág. 21
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • With the help of Open Source Beehives, a do-it-yourself apiary kit, aspiring beekeepers can build a hive that encourages healthy bees. They can create their own wired-up hives from the free blueprints or have a pre-cut version shipped to them for $300. The hives have just four wooden parts so should be easy to assemble, says project founder Tristan Copley Smith. The kit also includes sensors built onto a cheap Arduino computer control board. The sensors track changes in temperature, humidity, light and ambient noise, and can pick up on certain air pollutants like carbon monoxide.