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Review explores innovative hive monitoring and energy systems in beekeeping, suggesting enhanced hive management methods.
Beekeepers are often unable to conduct regular hive inspections due to adverse meteorological conditions or time limitations, which underscores the need for technological support in modern apiculture. Precision Beekeeping (PB), as an advanced extension of conventional beekeeping practices, employs sensor-based and data-driven systems for real-time hive monitoring, enabling informed decision-making through systematic data acquisition, processing, and analysis. Photovoltaic–thermal (PV/T) hive systems enhance internal thermal regulation—leading to improved winter warming, summer cooling, higher honey yield and quality, faster brood development, and reduced winter feeding—while also supporting sustainable thermal control strategies such as hyperthermia-based Varroa destructor management, thereby reducing reliance on chemical treatments through the use of renewable solar energy. This review systematically explores research on PB and photovoltaic–thermal (PV/T) systems, based on a keyword-driven search of Scopus and Web of Science databases, yielding 76 relevant publications. The integration of advanced technologies, including monitoring devices and photovoltaic-thermal panel to a beehive can be a solution to revolutionize apiculture and enhance hive management practices.
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