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An apidictor is an instrument which measures and records the sound in a beehive. The instrument records the aggregate sound made by the buzzing of the bees' wings, and may help with predicting when a colony is preparing to swarm.

Edward Farrington Woods, a BBC sound engineer, invented and patented the apidictor in 1952, though he sold only 300 worldwide.

References

  1. ^ Boys, T.R. "Apidictor". Beesource.com. Archived from the original on 2005-07-17.
  2. Preston, Claire (2006). Bee. London: Reaktion Books. pp. 111–112. ISBN 9781861892560.
  3. US patent 2806082A, Edward Farrington Woods, "Means for detecting and indicating the activities of bees and conditions in beehives", published 1957-09-10, issued 1957-09-10 


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