The amount of bees has been drastically decreasing over the past few years. In order to finding out the main causes of this phenomenon, members of the European Parliament have joined a chorus urging action to save the bee from possibly extinction.

According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) study, the bee mortality rate was dropped to less than 40%, where it’s a figure that should be worried for all over the world!

Some of the scientists think that something called the “Varroa mite” is the main cause for the bee emergency. For your information, Varroa mites are external, obligate parasites of worker and drone honeybees. Varroa mites are visible with the naked eye and look somewhat like a tick. The spreading of Varroa mites has causing the Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), where it can be a big threatens for the beehives!

If you’re one of those that involving yourself in the beekeeping industry, then this PIC-based beehive is the ultimate choice for you. In this project, a PIC32 will be used as the system controller to monitor, analyze and control several functional areas of beehives. Beehives are fully remote and observed via an embedded web server. A mobile phone can be included into the project to alert the beekeeper of any critical status information.