Apiary monitoring and security

Adhesive thermometers from €2.95, RFID tags, BroodMinder brood sensors, connected scales and SMARTBEE subscription. Up to €775.40.

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Lorenzo Pons
Lorenzo Pons
Aeronautical engineer. Dedicated to beekeeping innovation for 10 years.

If you've ever wondered what happens inside the hive without opening it, remote monitoring is the answer. The integration of sensors in beekeeping has transformed the way we work, allowing us to anticipate brood reduction, food shortages, swarming, or even colony collapse.

Temperature, humidity, and weight sensors provide real-time data on hive activity, helping to make more precise decisions and reducing manual intervention. And the best part: as you monitor your hives, your understanding of bee behavior evolves, and you truly begin to comprehend what is happening inside each box.

A practical tip: start with a couple of BroodMinder-T brood sensors. It is an affordable investment and undoubtedly one of the most valuable tools for understanding colony dynamics throughout the year.

Welcome to beekeeping with open eyes!

Apiary monitoring and security - Tools for beehive monitoring and gps

Apiary monitoring and security

Every hive opening costs the colony: it loses heat, gets disturbed and takes time to get back to work. Monitoring means knowing without opening.

The three data that matter

  • Weight. The most informative of all. A scale tells you whether nectar is coming in, when the flow ended and — in winter — whether the colony still has stores, without touching anything.
  • Nest temperature. A colony with brood holds 34-35 ºC very precisely. When that temperature drifts, something has happened to the brood or the queen, and you know before your next visit.
  • Humidity. The winter warning: high humidity means condensation, and condensation kills more colonies than cold.

The ladder

The adhesive thermometer (€2.95) is the first step and needs nothing else. The BroodMinder-T (€49.90) records and lets you see the history. Connected scales and SMARTBEE bring the data to your phone from a remote apiary — and there the annual subscription (€19.50) is part of the real cost; factor it in before buying the hardware.

The other side: security

RFID tags (€3.50) and tracking systems are not telemetry: they are identification against theft, which in isolated apiaries is a real and growing problem. A marked, inventoried hive is a hive you can claim.

And the paper system

The Stock-Karte® pin system (€7.90) has no battery: it is the hive's record card, on the hive. For many beekeepers it is still what actually gets used on every visit.

Identification is in hive markers; health surveillance in bee health.