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Technological Applications and Future Perspectives in Precision Beekeeping

Hassas Arıcılıkta Teknolojik Uygulamalar ve Gelecek Perspektifleri

Muhammed Hasan Şirin(ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ENSTİTÜSÜ, FARMAKOLOJİ VE TOKSİKOLOJİ (DR) (VETERİNER))0000-0001-6451-3663
Sedat Sevin(ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, VETERİNER FAKÜLTESİ, KLİNİK ÖNCESİ BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, VETERİNERLİK FARMAKOLOJİ VE TOKSİKOLOJİSİ ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0003-0475-9092
Pages
21–33
Publication Date
2025-12-31
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Ultimately, Precision Beekeeping aims to ensure the sustainability of bee colonies, which play a vital role in global food security, by making beekeeping practices more efficient and proactive.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Precision Beekeeping is a data-driven management strategy that goes beyond the boundaries of traditional beekeeping, offering a technology-based solution to the global decline in bee populations.
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Key Findings & Data:These advanced analyses provide beekeepers with early warnings and highly accurate predictions (up to 99%) regarding swarming tendencies, queen presence, honey yield, and early detection of pests such as Varroa destructor.
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Conclusion & Impact:Ultimately, Precision Beekeeping aims to ensure the sustainability of bee colonies, which play a vital role in global food security, by making beekeeping practices more efficient and proactive.
🔬Design:Modeling & Simulation
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Akıllı Kovan Sistemleri · Hassas Arıcılık · Koloni Sağlığı

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Precision Beekeeping is a data-driven management strategy that goes beyond the boundaries of traditional beekeeping, offering a technology-based solution to the global decline in bee populations. Its main goal is to continuously monitor each colony using non-invasive methods to minimize resource consumption and maximize bee health and productivity. Data collection in Precision Beekeeping is structured on three levels: Apiary-level parameters (e.g., meteorological and environmental video monitoring), Colony-level parameters (e.g., temperature, weight, humidity, sound/vibration, gases, and infrared imaging), and Individual bee parameters (e.g., entry/exit counts and behavior tracking). The integration of Smart Hive Systems uses IoT sensors to feed data to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms. These advanced analyses provide beekeepers with early warnings and highly accurate predictions (up to 99%) regarding swarming tendencies, queen presence, honey yield, and early detection of pests such as Varroa destructor. Ultimately, Precision Beekeeping aims to ensure the sustainability of bee colonies, which play a vital role in global food security, by making beekeeping practices more efficient and proactive.

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Hassas Arıcılık, geleneksel arıcılığın sınırlarının ötesine geçerek, arı popülasyonlarındaki küresel düşüşe teknoloji tabanlı bir çözüm sunan veri odaklı bir yönetim stratejisidir. Ana amacı, kaynak tüketimini en aza indirerek arı sağlığı ve üretkenliğini en üst düzeye çıkarmak için her koloniyi invaziv olmayan yöntemlerle sürekli olarak izlemektir. Hassas Arıcılıkda veri toplama üç düzeyde yapılandırılmıştır: Arılık düzeyindeki parametreler (örneğin, meteorolojik ve çevresel video izleme), Koloni düzeyindeki parametreler (örneğin, sıcaklık, ağırlık, nem, ses/titreşim, gazlar ve kızılötesi görüntüleme) ve Bireysel arı parametreleri (örneğin, giriş/çıkış sayıları ve davranış takibi). Akıllı Kovan Sistemlerinin entegrasyonu, Yapay Zeka (AI) ve Makine Öğrenmesi (ML) algoritmalarına veri beslemek için IoT sensörlerini kullanmaktadır. Bu gelişmiş analizler, arıcıların oğul verme eğilimleri, ana arı varlığı, bal verimi ve Varroa destructor gibi zararlıların erken tespiti konusunda erken uyarılar ve yüksek doğruluklu tahminler (%99'a kadar) almalarını sağlamaktadır. Sonuç olarak, Hassas Arıcılık, arıcılık uygulamalarını daha verimli ve önleyici hale getirerek küresel gıda güvenliğinde hayati bir rol oynayan arı kolonilerinin sürdürülebilirliğini sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır.

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Şirin, M. H., Sevin, S. (2025). Technological Applications and Future Perspectives in Precision Beekeeping. Türkiye Teknoloji ve Uygulamalı Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 6 Sayı: Özel Sayı Özel Sayı, 21–33. https://doi.org/10.70562/tubid.1814350

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