Remote Sensing of Honey Bees
From Living Building Science
About the Team
The RFID team is responsible for implementing the radio frequency identification system (RFID) to track and record bee flight patterns in and out of their hive. During the fall 2020 semester, the team tagged 15 bees in total and built a water-proof wooden box to hold the RFID system. The bees were first collected by using an Aspirator and then subduing the bees in the freezer for a few minutes. Once the bees were semi-paralyzed, the tags were attached to the thorax of the bee using Krazy glue and the bees were then set free. A sensor was placed at the entrance of the hive to identify and record the time a tagged bee entered or exited the hive.
Photos
File:WaterproofBox
This is the waterproof box we use to store the RFID equipment.