Update on current results

At least one 'fruit bowl' from the mycelial biomaterial workshop has come out ok, and we are count on more participants to share their results. Looking forward to seeing them, and hoping our second one, still in its bag, comes out even better than the first one (shown dry below).

 

One 'fruit bowl' after drying...

For the BeeMoS preparation workshop, we have had many discussions and have also been making many tests - such that we will try the scale and counter system, hopefully, only on 2 hives each for 2 beekeepers. The bees are very busy, such that they tend to coat everything with wax and propolis, blocking sensors from doing their thing...

Here is a recent example (photo credits OE.):

 

sensor dangling between two frames - see wires, top

 

wrapped up sensor (before)

 

Eight days later - full of wax/propolis in the sensor holes

Trying some special tape, like the MePore used for some of our biomaterial work, or a special cage, perhaps with mesh too small to allow the bees to glom on their wax/propolis, may be next, to hopefully also allow humidity measurements. More work ahead!