Comparative Study of Natural Fibres to Improve Insulation in Wooden Beehives Using Sensor Networks DOI Creative Commons

Milagros Casado Sanz,

Rubén Prado-Jimeno, Juan Francisco Fuentes‐Pérez

et al.

Applied Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(13), P. 5760 - 5760

Published: July 1, 2024

The beekeeping sector is increasingly focused on creating optimal and natural environments for honeybees to reduce dependence external factors, especially given progressively hotter summers. Improving hive thermal conditions can enhance bee wellbeing production. While pinewood hives are predominant, some have started using insulating materials like polystyrene. However, many synthetic materials, despite their excellent insulation properties, incompatible with organic food production, requiring alternative solutions. This study compares the properties of various including white black agglomerated cork, wood fibres, rock mineral wool. These potentially compatible Additionally, research evaluates cost-effective sensor networks monitor bioclimatic variables in real time. Lab tests a Langstroth-type controlled heat source were conducted, monitoring temperature humidity inside outside hive. results revealed that all selected provided similar insulation, superior without insulation. finding suggests comfort (i.e., material’s ability maintain stable internal temperature), thereby improving honeybee productivity manner

Language: Английский

Biohybrid Superorganisms—On the Design of a Robotic System for Thermal Interactions With Honeybee Colonies DOI Creative Commons

Rafael Barmak,

Daniel Nicolas Hofstadler, Martin Stefanec

et al.

IEEE Access, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12, P. 50849 - 50871

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Social insects, such as ants, termites, and honeybees, have evolved sophisticated societies where collaboration division of labor enhance survival the whole colony, are thus considered "superorganisms". Historically, studying behaviors involving large groups under natural conditions posed significant challenges, often leading to experiments with a limited number organisms artificial laboratory that incompletely reflected animals' habitat. A promising approach exploring animal behaviors, beyond observation, is using robotics produce stimuli interact animals. However, their application has predominantly been constrained small in conditions. Here we present design choices development biocompatible robotic system intended integrate complete honeybee colonies field, enabling exploration collective thermoregulatory via arrays thermal sensors actuators. We tested system's ability capture spatiotemporal signatures two key behaviors. 121-day observation revealed thermoregulation activity broodnest area during foraging season, followed by clustering behavior winter. Then demonstrated influence colony guiding cluster bees along an unnatural trajectory, localized emitted frames. These results showcase capability experimentally modulate from within, well unobtrusively observe dynamics over extended periods. Such biohybrid systems uniting thousands animals interactive robots can be used confirm or challenge existing understanding complex collectives.

Language: Английский

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4
Impact of hive configuration on internal temperature and pollen foraging in a semi-arid region DOI

Pablo Neyen Bourrel,

Emanuel Caluva,

Carina Requina

et al.

International Journal of Biometeorology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 30, 2025

Language: Английский

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0
How stressors disrupt honey bee biological traits and overwintering mechanisms DOI Creative Commons
Étienne Minaud, François Rebaudo, Padraig Davidson

et al.

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(14), P. e34390 - e34390

Published: July 1, 2024

Highlights•We reviewed potential mechanisms underlying the winter mortality of honey bee colonies.•We propose a concept feedback loop mechanism involving key overwintering colony traits.•Social thermoregulation fits as candidate early warning indicator mortality.•Monitoring in-hive temperature would help to anticipate colonies.AbstractHigh bees (Apis mellifera) has been observed in temperate regions over past 30 years. Several biotic and abiotic stressors associated with losses have identified, but interactions their effects remain unclear. We on biological traits, distinguishing between individual traits. found that disturbances at level traits can be amplified when transmitted By analyzing these cascading effects, we mortality. population size, social reserve are integrative predict failure. Furthermore, identified good for an indicator. therefore discuss existing tools monitoring hive mitigate current high support sustainability beekeeping.Graphical abstract

Language: Английский

Citations

3
Temperature in overwintering honey bee colonies reveals brood status and predicts colony mortality DOI Creative Commons
Étienne Minaud, François Rebaudo, Giulia Mainardi

et al.

Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 169, P. 112961 - 112961

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

Citations

1
Comparative Study of Natural Fibres to Improve Insulation in Wooden Beehives Using Sensor Networks DOI Creative Commons

Milagros Casado Sanz,

Rubén Prado-Jimeno, Juan Francisco Fuentes‐Pérez

et al.

Applied Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(13), P. 5760 - 5760

Published: July 1, 2024

The beekeeping sector is increasingly focused on creating optimal and natural environments for honeybees to reduce dependence external factors, especially given progressively hotter summers. Improving hive thermal conditions can enhance bee wellbeing production. While pinewood hives are predominant, some have started using insulating materials like polystyrene. However, many synthetic materials, despite their excellent insulation properties, incompatible with organic food production, requiring alternative solutions. This study compares the properties of various including white black agglomerated cork, wood fibres, rock mineral wool. These potentially compatible Additionally, research evaluates cost-effective sensor networks monitor bioclimatic variables in real time. Lab tests a Langstroth-type controlled heat source were conducted, monitoring temperature humidity inside outside hive. results revealed that all selected provided similar insulation, superior without insulation. finding suggests comfort (i.e., material’s ability maintain stable internal temperature), thereby improving honeybee productivity manner

Language: Английский

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0