Sean Dekkers- designer, artist, muse, and friend out of New Zealand, approached me to prototype technology for his new invention, Hive. He basically needed half a dozen sensors to measure things going on inside this smart, modern beehive. The brains of the "Smart Core" section below. Bees play a big part in many ecosystems. Imagine a network of hundreds of these beehives, all communicating and nurturing urban bee health through the power of technology and data analytics. The free honey will also be a huge bonus.
The Hive Project is growing collaboration of designers, engineers and developers with the simple goal of making beekeeping easy, accessible and fun. Be sure to check out progress of the project at www.thehiveproject.org