Since the end of the 20th century, bees are suffering from increasing stress factors, leading
domesticated colonies to die or at least be less productive. Precision beekee** (PB) is an …

The application of sensors and information and communication technology (ICT) in
agriculture has played a vital role in improving agricultural production and the value chain …

The widespread decline of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies registered in recent years
has raised great attention to the need of gathering deeper knowledge about this …

Recent years have seen a worsening in the decline of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)
colonies. This phenomenon has sparked a great amount of attention regarding the need for …

Bees are very important for terrestrial ecosystems and, above all, for the subsistence of
many crops, due to their ability to pollinate flowers. Currently, the honey bee populations are …

As cold-blooded animals, bees seek to control the environment thermal variation to live and
work in their hives. In semi-arid regions, such as in Northeast Brazil, bees lead a natural …

Highlights•Information from a single temperature sensor is sufficient for swarming
detection.•Changes in colony temperature can be observed up to 20 min before take …

Highlights•Precision agriculture concept applied to beekee** data analysis.•Temperature
data is sufficient to detect several important honey bee colony states.•Fuzzy Inference …

This study presents an analysis of a multiclass classification problem to identify queenless
states by monitoring bee sound in two possible cases; a strong and healthy colony that lost …

Abstract The Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) plays a role in a range of human activities,
especially in agriculture. Bee populations need to be maintained in an optimal state. For this …