Objetivo There are 600,000 beekeepers in the European sector, mainly SME family-owned companies. The revenue generated by this industry is more than €400M in Europe. However, the European Union has a net negative trade-balance in bee products, mainly honey, producing only 54% of its demand (the EU imports from cheaper producers, namely Argentina and China). However, despite its importance and the obvious potential for growth, serious problems face the sector. Bee populations and beekeepers numbers in Europe have been falling at an alarming rate. Honey imports to the EU have risen by 20% since 2001. Action to halt the decline in the European beekeeping sector is also urgently needed because bees also play a vital role in agricultural productivity. The role of bees as a pollinator remains the most important economic contribution, far outweighing the collective importance of all hive products. The economic value of pollination worldwide is estimated to be at least €153 billion, which represented 9.5% of the value of the world agricultural production used for human food in 2005. More than 70% of food crops and 35% of food production still depend on pollinators; 84% of vegetables grown in Europe depend on pollination.Our project will develop the first monitoring tool that would detect changes in honey bee activity within the beehive for the effective management of bees. Changes in the activity within the hive will indicate early signs of potential swarming and possible poor health, so the beekeeper can intervene to manage the colony. The tool will allow beekeepers to remotely diagnose colony status without the invasive opening of hives for physical inspection.This will increase the efficiency of beekeeping allowing small and hobby beekeepers to more closely manage their colonies and predict behaviour that requires intervention remotely, and will allow commercial beekeepers to keep more hives over greater geographical distances so increasing their efficiency and profitability. Ámbito científico natural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyentomologyapidologysocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivityagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growingagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy scienceapiculture Programa(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Tema(s) SME-2012-2 - Research for SME associations Convocatoria de propuestas FP7-SME-2012 Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación BSG-SME-AG - Research for SME associations/groupings Coordinador THE BEE FARMERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED LBG Aportación de la UE € 197 857,60 Dirección OLIVERS CLOSE 8 WEST TOTTON SO40 8FH SOUTHAMPTON HAMPSHIRE Reino Unido Ver en el mapa Tipo de actividad Other Contacto administrativo John Howat (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Participantes (8) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION EWIV Alemania Aportación de la UE € 18 023,80 Dirección HAUPTSTRASSE 67 77728 OPPENAU SCHWARZWALD Ver en el mapa Tipo de actividad Other Contacto administrativo Walter Haefeker (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos CENTRE APICOLE DE RECHERCHE ET D INFORMATION Bélgica Aportación de la UE € 155 469,10 Dirección Place Croix du Sud 4 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Ver en el mapa Tipo de actividad Other Contacto administrativo Etienne Bruneau (Dr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos ARNIA LIMITED Reino Unido Aportación de la UE € 334 296,55 Dirección FERN AVENUE 30 JESMOND NE2 2QT NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Ver en el mapa Región North East (England) Northumberland and Tyne and Wear Tyneside Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo Huw Evans (Dr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos CAPAZ GMBH GESELLSCHAFT ZUR ENTWICKLUNG UND VERTRIEB VON HARD- UND SOFTWARE Alemania Aportación de la UE € 439 293,50 Dirección HAUPTSTRASSE 7 77704 OBERKIRSCH Ver en el mapa Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo Guido Koch (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos SZOMEL SZOLGALTATO ES KERESKEDELMIKORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG Hungría Aportación de la UE € 258 455,00 Dirección ASZU UTCA 47 1028 BUDAPEST Ver en el mapa Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo Csaba Szombathy (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos THE NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY Reino Unido Aportación de la UE € 11 806,85 Dirección 50 SHAKESPEARE STREET NG1 4FQ Nottingham Ver en el mapa Región East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Nottingham Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contacto administrativo Ian Trueman (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT Francia Aportación de la UE € 9 720,00 Dirección 147 RUE DE L'UNIVERSITE 75007 Paris Ver en el mapa Región Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Tipo de actividad Research Organisations Contacto administrativo Sylvie Modeste (Mrs.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos TTE SYSTEMS LIMITED La participación finalizó Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección NEW WALK 106 LE1 7EA LEICESTER Ver en el mapa Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo Michael Pont (Dr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos