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In the November British Bee Journal 
there is a request to give opinions on a new electronic device, called an Arnia (I think iBee would be better), that is placed inside the hive to monitor conditions.
It claims that by using audio frequency signals it can monitor swarming, bee health, colony strength and size, internal and external temperature.
The information in the magazine is provided by the developer and a link to a questionnaire is provided so that they can get some feedback. (www.think-m.co.uk/arnia You get entered into a draw for £150 vouchers from T******* if you complete the questionnaire)
The pedantic data muncher inside me likes the idea of having multiple lines of information about how my hives are doing. But as I completed the survey and looked at the draft website formats for the presentation of the data I took a dislike to the marketing ethos and the idea that an electronic gadget could take over the more challenging + interesting aspects of beekeeping.
edit - missed the post yesterday where this was raised.
there is a request to give opinions on a new electronic device, called an Arnia (I think iBee would be better), that is placed inside the hive to monitor conditions.It claims that by using audio frequency signals it can monitor swarming, bee health, colony strength and size, internal and external temperature.
The information in the magazine is provided by the developer and a link to a questionnaire is provided so that they can get some feedback. (www.think-m.co.uk/arnia You get entered into a draw for £150 vouchers from T******* if you complete the questionnaire)
The pedantic data muncher inside me likes the idea of having multiple lines of information about how my hives are doing. But as I completed the survey and looked at the draft website formats for the presentation of the data I took a dislike to the marketing ethos and the idea that an electronic gadget could take over the more challenging + interesting aspects of beekeeping.
edit - missed the post yesterday where this was raised.
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