An integrated bee monitoring system for monitoring bee colonies in a hive has
a central microprocessor, at least two input transducers and at least two output
signals. Input transducers include sensors which report the status of the colonies
including colony weight, temperature, and relative humidity. A bee counter can
also be included in the system to indicate colony activity. A bee counter is disclosed
which uses an amplifying, multiplexer hysteresis and debounce circuitry to enable
rapid and accurate polling of a single passageway. Information collected can be
retrieved by read-out or liquid crystal display. Alternatively, information ca
be retrieved by telephone line or wireless communications. The bee monitoring system
also can remotely control peripheral devices such as feeders or chemical samplers.
