VP Bees Apiary: Live Landing Board Camera Overview

🎥 What Is It?

The Landing Board Camera is a real-time, high-definition video feed focused on the front entrance of one of the active hives at VP Bees Apiary. This camera captures bees as they:

• Depart for foraging
• Return with pollen and nectar
• Perform orientation flights
• Defend the hive from intruders

🐝 Why the Landing Board?

The landing board is the hive’s front porch—the busiest and most behaviorally rich area of a hive. This is where you’ll see:

• Forager traffic patterns
• Guard bee behavior
• Orientation flights of new bees
• Pollen identification (color-coded pollen baskets)
• Seasonal changes in activity

🔧 Camera Specs (Hikvision DS-2CD2383G2-IU)

• HD resolution (1080p or higher)
• Infrared/night vision for dusk/dawn activity

🌐 Live Access

• Streamed 24/7 via vpbees.com (or your preferred YouTube Live)
• Embedded with timestamp 
• Accessible on mobile and desktop

📈 Educational & Scientific Value

• Perfect for schools, researchers, and beekeeping enthusiasts
• Helps track phenology (seasonal behavior)
• Allows remote monitoring of colony health
• Can detect signs of robbing, swarming, or queenlessness

🧠 Future Enhancements

• AI tagging of behavior (foraging vs robbing vs guarding)
• Integration with environmental sensors (temperature, humidity, bee counter)
• Archive of daily highlight reels or time-lapses