Step 2: BeeCam – Headless RPI

Summary You can get started with the RPI HDMI-connected to a TV, but you’ll ultimately need to access it remotely, once you move it near the hives. For full graphical desktop access, you can use the Virtual Network Computing (VNC) package, or for simpler tasks you can just use SSH for a remote command line….

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Build Your Own BeeCam Step 1: Basics

Step 1: Basics for your BeeCam Contents Why the R. Pi? What to order How to set it up, attached to a monitor and home network Purpose Getting started and building with Raspberry Pi is well documented, but everyone seems to have a different solution. When I was getting started, I found myself spending too…

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Build Your Own BeeCam

Back in 2015, in the dawn of IOT (internet of things) development, I purchased a Raspberry Pi using my birthday money. I had hoped with just a little investment, I could collect data and build a webcam for my bees and then, anytime I needed a little “zen,” I could whip out my phone and…

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Barn Conversion Complete

I’m very delinquent in getting this posted, as I completed the barn conversion over a year ago. Now that I’m no longer working, I guess I have no excuse for getting so far behind… After all the interior walls were removed, I poured concrete footings for the posts required to support the new glulam beams….

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Smoking: Girls Best Friend

I use smoke on the hives only when I’m doing a complete inspection. Seems like it’d be easy to light paper on fire, but starting fire at the bottom of a can is actually a little tricky. I have it down finally. Here is my stuff that I love with the steps enumerated: Paper: Shredded/dry…

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Wild Sprout Apiary 2016

After two years of planning, the apiary was born. 2016 Configuration   Hive A:  “Modern Molly” Hive B: “Natural Nadia” Goal Survival Healthy Honey Hive Type: Langstroth Yes Yes Hive Size: 10-frame Medium Yes Yes Hive Materials Pine Painted Cedar Not Painted Frames Groove Top/Bottom Top wedge comb guide Foundation Waxed Rite-Cell None Pesticides (Varroa)…

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