AUTOMATED YEAR-ROUND BEE-FAMILY KEEPING AND VITAL ACTIVITY OBSERVATION SYSTEM Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, in particular, apiculture. SUBSTANCE: keeping and observation system has controller 1 of apiary with central computer 2 and controllers of beehives 4 with control unit 9, power unit 5, commutators of temperature detectors 20 and frames 21, temperature detectors 24. Each beehive controller is provided with measurement unit 19, microphone 7, microphonic amplifier 8, filter unit 12, commutator 11 of filters, amplitude discriminator 10, queen introduction cages, power amplifier 22. Each beehive frame is provided with heating coils positioned adjacent to temperature detectors 24. Central computer 2 and power units 5 of hives 4 under control are initiated by main power unit 3 of apiary controller 1, accumulator with voltage converter being used as main power unit. It is permissible that electric power network with power unit be connected to voltage converter. EFFECT: provision for remote control without disturbing beehive microclimate, wider operational capabilities by providing queen introduction, collection of bee poison, local adjustable heating. 6 cl, 19 dwg