Your BEEP base includes
- 1 x BEEP base (including PCB)
- 1 x microphone
- 1 x temperature sensor
- 8 x imbus bolts + tool to attach the steel legs
- 16 x buffer feet
- 4 x metal clamp to secure the BEEP base to wooden bottom frame or board
- 8 x frame bracket to secure the hive to the BEEP base
- 2 x AAA batteries
- 1 x activation magnet
- 1 x round water level
- 1 x assembly manual
What else do you need
| BEEP account | Register in the free BEEP webapp to access your measurements |
| Mobile phone | |
| Queen cage | To protect the microphone |
| Philips head screwdriver | To open the PCB box on the BEEP base to remove the plastic circuit breaker so the batteries can make contact. |
| Person scale and/or known weight | For weigh calibration you need a known weight of at least 20 kg, preferably more. Use your own body weight or e.g. boxes of sugar dough for bees |
| LoRa coverage | To send the measurement data to your BEEP app. More information on LoRa is available here (note: you do not need LoRa for the installation but you will need it to receive the measurement data). |
Turn on BEEP base
When you want to turn on your BEEP base, you first need to remove the plastic circuit breaker from the PCB box on the BEEP base. Open the box, remove the plastic circuit breaker, and use the magnet to turn on the BEEP base and make a connection with Bluetooth. More information on the usage of the magnet is available here.
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