The ultimate tool for lazy beekeepers?

Scientists are using a noninvasive long-wave infrared (LWIR) imaging method pioneered by researchers at Montana State University (Bozeman, MT) and the University of Montana (Missoula, MT) that uses a radiometrically calibrated camera signal to noninvasively estimate the number of bees within their hives. More information here: http://www.optoiq.com/index/photonics-technologies-applications/lfw-display/lfw-article-display/1492187646/articles/laser-focus-world/volume-47/issue-2/newsbreaks/lwir-imaging-method-noninvasively-monitors-honeybee-hives.html