Hivebeat monitor

[Sutty]

I've just had an email about this product, has anyone tried it or heard anything about it?

https://www.hivebeat.co.uk/about

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

so what does it do?
Apart from empty your bank account of your hard earned?

 

[Anduril]

so what does it do?
Apart from empty your bank account of your hard earned?

Looks like it just monitors temperature, humidity and whether the hive has been moved. For hobbyists it relies on a WiFi connection. The "professional" version for hobbyists and commercials, will work on solar power and mobile network.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Looks like it just monitors temperature, humidity and whether the hive has been moved

so nothing much of any practical use - apart from (maybe) telling you if the hive has been stolen, probably well after the event.

 

[Anduril]

The only YouTube video, an unboxing is by Potterne honey, but that was 7 months ago, no updates regarding this season.

 

[roche]

Relies on cloud infrastructure supplied by the company. Like any product of that ilk, if the company disappears, you are left with worthless hardware. Oh, and the controller will require internet access...

 

[madasafish]

Hmm at that price better off stealing the monitoring kit rather than the hive..If it works...

 

[Paulypaul]

.£30 a hive is not prohibitive.
The thing I'm not understanding is what you do with the information you get.

"Your hive is now at 32c" reads one of the example messages.
Ok. So, what now? Its 2pm on a week day. I'm at work, in a Teams meeting. What do I care about the temperature of one of my hives?
If the temperature drops to ambient levels, I know the colony's gone/dead. But I'd have seen that anyway, upon inspection.

Knowing someone is moving your hives is important, but there are likely cheaper products that provide that service.

I'm lost as to the reason for these kind of hive monitoring products/services.

 

[bpmurray]

"Your hive is now at 32c" reads one of the example messages.
Ok. So, what now?

If your hive temperature is a steady 34ºC, you know that the brood is OK and being looked after. If it drops to 30ºC, it's likely that it's broodless. If it's winter, then you can decide to treat with ApiBioxal without opening the hive and checking.

 

[Dodge]

As

If your hive temperature is a steady 34ºC, you know that the brood is OK and being looked after. If it drops to 30ºC, it's likely that it's broodless. If it's winter, then you can decide to treat with ApiBioxal without opening the hive and checking.

Assuming the brood nest is located where the temperature sensor is.

 

[Sutty]

I'd be interested if it produced a frequency spectrum of in-hive noise. It does say it detects movement.
I also wonder how it stands up to OA.