I also work with electronics technology in a military direction.  Many years
ago, when we were trying to use sound for tracking s.... , ah..., boats,
yea, that's it.  One of the engineers was able to detect propeller noise
much better than others.  It turned out that he had a hearing problem that
filtered out the higher frequency noise that blocked the sound of interest
from detection by others.  There are single chip devices out there today
that can perform a complete spectral analysis.

I also agree that future beekeeping will include remote sensing devices.
I'm playing with some designs now, as a hobbyist.  It is completely possible
today, but when will it become economical?  I don't believe honey production
will be the driver.

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