The strain gauges are the affordable bathroom-scale type, and [Ben] has extras for if and when the number of hives goes up.

A strain gauge is a simple piece of equipment, just a small force sensitive resistor. When attached to a metal bar and a force is applied, the resistance inside the strain gauge changes, but not ...

Stress analysis strain gage sensors from Micro-Measurements have pre-attached lead wires to eliminate soldering. The C4A series can be used for simulation and analysis in structural design ...