A beehive intrusion and honey monitoring system.

Abstract

A beehive is a wooden structure that is designed special for bees to stay in as they multiply and produce their products. In Uganda, beekeeping is increasing due to its great benefits in terms of its products namely honey and wax and it being highly profitable which increases the country’s economy as compared to other Agricultural practices like poultry keeping among others. However, beekeeping is normally done some distance from the homesteads due to the bee behaviors, therefore if not monitored regularly it can be of great loss to the farmers. The currently used beehives do not have an automated mechanism for monitoring honey and detecting intrusion. This has led to decrease in the country’s economy and losses to the bee farmers. In this system, the weight sensor is used to detect increase in the weight of honey combs then the system reports beehive full and the LDR is for detecting change in light intensity then report intrusion. A GSM modem is used to notify the user about the honey accumulation and intrusion at the hive so that the necessary actions are taken to avoid losses. This system will reduce the increasing losses in Agriculture mainly from the beekeeping sector.