https://github.com/gemfarmer/bee-have

A particle adaptation of an Arduino library to interface the Avia Semiconductor HX711 24-Bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) for Weight Scales.
https://github.com/gemfarmer/bee-have

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A particle adaptation of an Arduino library to interface the Avia Semiconductor HX711 24-Bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) for Weight Scales.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/gemfarmer/bee-have
• Owner: gemfarmer
• License: mit
• Created: 2016-09-25T18:59:42.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-04-20T03:44:23.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-11T02:36:26.373Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Arduino
• Homepage:
• Size: 13 MB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# bee-have

Open-source monitoring system for bee hives.

## Existing simililar projects

- [Solution Bee](http://solutionbee.com/?page_id=145#1446901477438-2cf97671-d6ed)

- [Arnia Hive Scales](http://www.arnia.co.uk/hive-scales/)

- [HoneyBeeNet](https://honeybeenet.gsfc.nasa.gov/)

- [SparkFun Open Source project](http://makezine.com/projects/bees-sensors-monitor-hive-health/). LEARNINGS

- [hx711adc Github](https://github.com/juano2310/hx711adc)

## What we are trying to monitor/control

- Exit/entrance rates

- Hive weight:

  - Weight over time

  - Weight of bottom hive compared to above supers

  - Weight that is bee, weight that is non-bee

- Needs to support hive health in extremely cold climates. 

- Number of bees in hive

- Temperature in different areas of the hive

- Being able to adjust/control heat

- Overall: Hive health!!

- Noticing regional trends in hive health based on surrounding land

## Equipment needed

- Scale. HoneyBeeNet recommends scales that are accurate to 0.25  or ~1134 bees

- [SparkFun Load Sensor Combinator](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13281). Attaches to load sensors and interprets resistence in a manner that can be read by Arduinos or Particles. This can be attached to a hijacked scale.

- Alternatively, you can use a [SparkFun Open Scale](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13261) that combines 4 load sensors with the combinator.

- Arduino/Particle

- Analytics platform

  - [analog.io](http://analog.io/#/s8Q)

  - [Phant](http://phant.io/)

## Problems

- Bees weigh ~ about 0.1 gram and hives weight many pounds. Most scales that exist aren't good at measuring both of these things

- Scales drift over time

- We would be measuring on uneven surfaces

## In motion

- [Live updates](Build.md)