2013 Michigan Beekeepers Association Annual Spring Conference
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Transcript of 2013 Michigan Beekeepers Association Annual Spring Conference
Hive Monitoring at GVSU
Jonathan Engelsma
Anne Marie Fauvel
GVSU Quick Facts
! Established 1960
! 1,985 Faculty and Staff
! ~25,000 Students
! 78 Undergrad Programs
! 29 Graduate Programs
GVSU Meijer Campus in Holland
• Small rural satellite campus
• Community oriented
• Active Green Team
• Successful small scale sustainability project
• Natural place for an apiary
Project Goals
! Provide education opportunities for Grand Valley Students and the Holland Community, relating to bee awareness, sustainable agricultural practices, beekeeping skills and community engagement.
! Honey Bee research, using Honey Bees as a bio-indicator, collecting data relating to Climate Change.
Ge
tting
Se
t Up
!!!
Students, Community members, Staff and Faculty built hives with guidance from local beekeepers.
Funded by the GVSU Sustainability Initiative Office
Lib 380: Honey Bees & Social Impact GVSU Beekeepers Club
Community Events
Education Opportunities
Research Opportunities
NASA
http://honeybeenet.gsfc.nasa.gov
Data Collection…
Source: Paul Vonk, http://hivetool.org
Results from 1970-2006
Da
ys #
of
the
Ye
ar
Source: Esaias et al. 2009
Honey Bees
Perfect Interdisciplinary Vehicle
Engineering Students –build and install hardware beehive scale
Computer Science Students – develop Software and website for data Collection.
http://beecloudproject.appspot.com/
sms warnings &
http web connect
http web
connect
API addon
The Brains of the Operation
! Arduino Microcontroller
! Ruggeduino produced in-house @ GVSU by A. Sterian
! Simple C programming
! 6 analog inputs for sensors
Communication to Cloud
! Cellular Shield
! Stacks on top of Arduino
! Provides SMS send/receive functionality
! Uses SIM card and service plan from a carrier
Electronics Enclosure
! Junction box
! Wire holes sealed to prevent moisture from entering
! Top cover creates watertight seal
Solar Power
! Solar Panel w/ Battery Charger
! 15 Watts
! Designed to charge 12 volt batteries in RVs
Frame
! Constructed of T-Slot extruded aluminum
! Fastened together using compatible joining brackets
New Opportunities
http://beeinformed.org
Goal for HoneyBeeNet and Bee Informed Partnership ! By Fall – recruit 100 bee groups to buy scales
with data collection capability.
! By February 2014 - have these online with data accessible through a web-based user interface providing various views.
Current Winter 2013 Updates!
How to Keep in Touch with the Meijer Campus in Holland Apiary?
o Follow our blog: gvbees http://gvbees.wordpress.com
o Like us (GVSU beekeepers) on Facebook and hear about our events and activities
o Come to our events, visit the apiary and become a beekeeper
o Contact me: Anne Marie Fauvel, Affiliate Professor, Liberal Studies and Biology Department.