WaggleNet is a student-run research group developing IoT devices and data science techniques to advance honeybee research. We aim to create a low-cost sensor package that amateur, commercial, and research beekeepers can use to monitor the health of their hives. Using data collected from a distributed network of honeybee hives, we aim to find general trends in honeybee hive data. These will be used to develop predictive algorithms that sense problems in hives before they happen, benefiting beekeepers using the device. We also develop tools for the university’s Robinson Bee Lab to enable their research.

This proposal directly funds the following. See approved budget for details. 1. 3D Printer 2. Supplies 3. Website hosting for 2 years