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Current situation and development strategy on Chinese Smart Apiculture#br#

  

  1. 1 Institute of Virology and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021,China; 2 Zhejiang Provincial Department of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310020,China;3 Institute of Information and Control, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018,China
  • Online:2014-07-25 Published:2014-08-06

Abstract: The concept of “Smart Apiculture” derived from Smart Planet, is the advanced stage of apiculture. Internet of things, mobile internet of things and data mining are integrated in smart apiculture, And their application in smart breeding, production, transport and electronic business could reduce the labor strength of bee breeding, promote the quality of raw materials, and achieve the highest goal of the balanced development of overall benefit. Now adays, apiculture is a big industry in China, but not powerful. This paper analyzed the present domestic and foreign situation of smart apiculture, and proposed the countermeasure for Chinese Smart Apiculture development, including strengthening the toplevel design of government, innovating the business model, and wide application of smart breed/smart product/smart transport, in order to actively promote industrial upgrading.

Key words:  smart apiculture, smart breeding, smart production, smart transport