MUMBAI, India, Aug. 12 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611072187 A) filed by Chitkara University on June 10, 2026, for Beehive Protection System.
Inventors include Dr. Jaswinder Singh; Mohit Sharma; Dr. Pooja Badotra; Arti; Khursheed Ahmed; Priti Panwar; and Ritika Rana.
The application for the patent was published on August 07, 2026, under issue no. 32/2026.
Abstract: A beehive protection system, comprising a hive body 101 configured to house plurality of honeybee frames 102, an environmental monitoring module comprising temperature and humidity sensors for continuous monitoring of internal hive conditions, an optical honey analysis module for assessing honey properties within frames 102, an infestation detection module configured to detect pest infestation, microbial infection, and abnormal hive conditions, a control unit operatively connected to the modules to execute machine learning protocols for analyzing sensor data and identifying early infestation or stress conditions, a swarm-safe isolation arrangement configured to attract and temporarily separate healthy bees from potentially infected bees upon detection of infestation risk, a targeted pest removal module to mechanically detach parasites from bees and trap detached parasites, and at least one ultraviolet (UV) light source 112 positioned within the hive body 101 to remove microbial pathogens after pest removal under bee-safe controlled operation.
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