** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** HONEY BEES ARE NOT ONLY OF CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE FOR ECOSYSTEM STABILITY BUT ALSO FOR THE HUMAN FOOD SUPPLY. THEIR SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MORE THAN 80 CROPS OF AGRICULTURAL INTEREST OR ABOUT A THIRD OF WHAT WE EAT. THEIR YEARLY GLOBAL VALUE HAS BEEN ESTIMATED TO BE UP TO $550 BILLION GLOBALLY AND $29 BILLION FOR THE UNITED STATES. HOWEVER, DRASTIC DECLINES OF HONEYBEE POPULATIONS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED OVER THEPAST TWO DECADES.THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AND TEST ELECTRONIC BEE-VETERINARIAN (EBEEVET), A FUNCTIONAL SENSORFRAMEWORK THAT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR BEE HIVES AND IS FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE HIVE SETUPS USED BY THE MAJORITY OF BEEKEEPERS, KNOWN AS LANGSTROTH HIVES. THE FRAMEWORK WILL CONSIST OF MACHINE LEARNING (ML) METHODS TO ANALYZE A WEALTH OF DATA AND TO PROPOSE TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE SOLUTIONS, AS WELL AS SCALABLE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR MULTIPLE HIVES, AND APIARIES AND COST-EFFECTIVE AND SELF-SUSTAINABLE SENSING DEVICES.