Bee Hive Weight Monitor Kit with Arduino Uno & OLED Display – Your Daily Hive Health Dashboard

Every part needed, pre-tested for compatibility, with an AI build companion trained on this exact project. Shipped from Bengaluru in 3-5 days.

Imagine placing a sensor under your beehive and, a few hours later, watching a crisp OLED display show the colony’s weight change over the last 24 hours – with an arrow hinting at growth, shrinkage, or a sudden swarm event. This kit turns that vision into a functioning tool for small-scale Indian beekeepers, school Agriculture clubs, or anyone curious about hive dynamics. It’s a hands-on way to merge electronics with real-world farming data, no prior coding experience needed.

What You'll Build

You’ll assemble a complete beehive scale that uses a 5 kg load cell and HX711 amplifier to capture the hive’s weight with 0.1-gram resolution. The Arduino Uno processes readings, logs them with timestamps from a DS3231 real-time clock, and displays the current weight plus a trend arrow (up, down, or stable) on a vivid 0.96-inch OLED. Mount the load cell under the hive – in a protected enclosure (not included) – and you’ll have a daily, objective measure of nectar flow, brood rearing, and even swarming preparation.

What You'll Learn

• How a load cell and HX711 amplifier convert physical force into precise digital weight data
• Wiring and programming an I2C OLED display to show clean, at-a-glance metrics
• Integrating a DS3231 real-time clock so every reading carries an accurate timestamp
• Interpreting weight trend patterns – a core skill in modern smart beekeeping management

Kit Contents

Why Buy This Kit Instead of Sourcing Parts Separately

Who This Kit Is For

This kit is perfect for CBSE Class 11–12 students exploring Agriculture or STEM electives, B.Tech Agricultural Engineering learners prototyping for Smart India Hackathon ideas, and beekeeping enthusiasts running small apiaries across Karnataka, Kerala, or Punjab. ATL Tinkering Labs can use it to demonstrate IoT in farming, while IIT/NIT/VIT students can adapt the build for data-logging research on pollinator health.

Built and Backed by Compoden

Every Compoden kit ships with an AI build companion trained on this exact project — accessible via a QR code on the box, with WhatsApp and email backup. We've spent 10 years building projects for makers, schools, and institutions across India. If a part fails because of a manufacturing defect, replace it free within 7 days.