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RFID tracking of bumble bee foraging behavior

Subcategory: behavioral tracking
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 2

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Description

Custom-built RFID system using paired antenna cards and microSD data logging to continuously track individual bee movements in and out of nest boxes. System records timestamps for each entrance and exit event to quantify foraging trip duration and frequency.

Typical Equipment

  • custom PCB
  • Adafruit PN532 antenna cards
  • RFID tags (Murata Electronics XMS333HCK-171)
  • microSD card
  • 6V portable battery

Output Measurements

  • foraging trip duration
  • foraging frequency
  • entrance/exit timestamps

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

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Wild foundress queen bumble bees make numerous, short foraging trips and exhibit frequent nest failure: Insights from trap-nesting and RFID tracking

2025Ecology and Evolutionintroducing