Publication detail

The use of products with a monitoring system for remote bee detection in beekeeping in Czechia

KAŇOVSKÁ, L.

Original Title

The use of products with a monitoring system for remote bee detection in beekeeping in Czechia

Type

journal article in Scopus

Language

English

Original Abstract

The use of modern technology is becoming part of both industry and agriculture. These technologies can also be used in beekeeping, where they can help to monitor the operation of the hive remotely. Beekeepers can remotely monitor the weight of their hives, their temperature, humidity, and other parameters. The aim of this paper is to map the beekeepers in the use of products with monitoring system for remote bee detection in beekeeping in Czechia. To map the issue, qualitative research using semi-structured interviews was conducted with beekeepers, manufacturers/providers of smart devices in beekeeping, and other entities involved in beekeeping. The findings showed that the interest of manufacturers and sellers to offer these smart devices is significant, but the interest of beekeepers is rather less, due to e.g., the purchase price, weaker IT knowledge, traditional beekeeping practices, higher age of beekeepers and the joy of being personally with bees. The novelty of the paper is not to look at the provision of ICT in beekeeping from a technical perspective, but from the perspective of users (beekeepers) and manufacturers of these technologies. Through interviews with beekeepers as well as others in the apiculture sphere, a comprehensive view of the issue is developed. Moreover, this is the first piece of research on this area in Czechia.

Keywords

remote monitoring system, beekeeping, winemakers, Czech Republic.

Authors

KAŇOVSKÁ, L.

Released

30. 3. 2024

Publisher

Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Location

Praha

ISBN

1804-1930

Periodical

AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics. Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze GA IN

Year of study

16

Number

1

State

Czech Republic

Pages from

67

Pages to

81

Pages count

15

URL

https://online.agris.cz/archive/2024/01/06

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/245521

BibTex

@article{BUT188314,
  author="Lucie {Kaňovská}",
  title="The use of products with a monitoring system for remote bee detection in beekeeping in Czechia",
  journal="AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics. Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze GA IN",
  year="2024",
  volume="16",
  number="1",
  pages="67--81",
  doi="10.7160/aol.2024.160106",
  issn="1804-1930",
  url="https://online.agris.cz/archive/2024/01/06"
}