THEFT IN BEEKEEPING

Theft in beekeeping: the Fai (Federation of Italian beekeepers) launches the alarm: the theft of hives reported by beekeepers is becoming more frequent .

On your site in the article "Hives Theft: The appeal of the FAI to Law enforcement ", the Fai presents an alarming situation: each season is estimated to be 22,500 the theft in beekeeping for a damage of 10 million euros.

 

The feeling is that it is developing a real racket in which the Mafia clans are involved, it seems that the theft of hives are made by professional thieves who are familiar with bee farms and have a modus operandi well Oiled: Inspection with subsequent theft in evening hours, on average disappear 30-40 hives for theft. It is thus created a real black market of bees that undermines the national beekeeping to the basics and discourages those who want to invest in bee breeding. Suffice it to say that the entire apistic compartment confers 1.5 million of hives composed Of 80 billion Bees (Italy is fourth in Europe) for a total turnover of 150 million euros, to understand how much can make such a gorge Activities to Mafia clans. The hives, precisely because of their structure, are easily stolen and are easy to be opened because they lack the classic traceability of the product despite the obligation to enroll in the national bee Registry for those who hold one.

BUT WHAT TO DO TO PREVENT THEFT IN BEEKEEPING?

In Addition to wishing in a more effective contrast action by law enforcement and the conclusion of insurance policies, we can use the technology that already offers several proven solutions, the most effective are the systems equipped with anti-theft Satellite tracking. In This perspective is born CTRL-BEE GPS, a new monitoring system in beekeeping that allows you to always keep under control the hives directly from your phone.

 CTRL-Bee GPS is a monitoring system equipped with anti-theft with satellite tracking that allows you to control the hives directly from the phone.

 

CTRL-BEE GPS is born from the need of beekeepers to monitor and protect their hives against theft and adversity. The system is equipped with burglar alarm WITH GPS satellite tracking, a motion sensor and a temperature sensor, This allows him not only to remotely manage the hives by monitoring the displacement of each single hive, but also of Check the temperature of the hive so that you can intervene promptly in case of necessity and thus ensure the well-being of each individual bee and therefore the entire beehive.

CTRL-Bee GPS is small, has a low weight and is easily placed in the hive without it can annoy the bees. It Uses a communication Protocol SigFox that does NOT need to SIM, so in addition to removing the charging charges ensures the transmission even in areas not covered by the normal mobile service.

It is flanked by a very simple and intuitive App available for every type of smartphone that displays in real time the position of the equipment installed inside the hives and warns only in case of real necessity By sending an SMS alert and driving directly to the recovery of hives.

For more information on the system CTRL-BEE GPS, the best way to prevent theft in beekeeping, you can visit the site https://www.ctrl-bee.it/