I thought I'd put my two cents in about the economic viability of a remote
hive monitoring device from a commercial beekeeper's standpoint. It's almost
worhtless from an economic view. It might be fun to look at, but its not
going to make or save you any money.
When a commercial honey producer goes out to super at the beginning of a
flow he has to give the bees enough room for at least two to three weeks
because that's the earliest he could ever get back to them. After you've
made the first go-around you should probably go back and give at least a
quick look-see just because it's the thing to do. And since you're going, it
doesn't take much more effort to bring along aload of supers.
I could see some hobbyist and research interest bit not much action from the
commercial side.

Respectfully submitted,

Bill Russell (the glass is half empty guy)
Eustis, Fl.