Iran-Made Open Floor System Hive Increases Productivity of Bee Products
“Wooden hives that are used to keep bees have major problems causing a decrease in productivity of bee products,” Issa Seifi Salmi, who works at the Incubator Center of Islamic Azad University’s Shahr-e Kord branch, told ANA.
He added that using new technology instead of the old methods in beekeeping increases the productivity of bee products through natural mite killing and prevention of losses during relocation.
“This hive prevents bee losses due to suffocation during moving, bees flying on spraying days, wax weaving on the frames, extreme temperature difference in the hot and cold seasons of the year, wastage of air inside the hive during syrup feeding and nosema disease (a contagious and common disease of adult bees) due to humidity inside the hive,” Seifi Salmi said.
Iranian beekeeping industry can be reformed thanks to smart beehives that have been produced domestically, a report said earlier.
Nader Javadifar, who has designed and manufactured the smart beehives, told ANA that beehive conditions can be monitored systematically.
Smart sensor systems are being developed for real-time and long-term measurement of relevant parameters related to beehive conditions, such as the beehive weight, sounds emitted by the bees, temperature, humidity, as well as weather conditions outside.
The data can be used to gain insights into the activity and the collection or pollination behavior of the colonies.
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