Your apiary has moved decisively into healthy territory. All four hives are thermoregulating well (brood temps 31.7–34.2°C), and the critical phases reported yesterday have resolved or stabilized. Your Iris hive remains your gold standard. Hive #3's brood cluster migration is progressing normally with intact acoustic signature. Hive #2 has gone silent (no data in 24h—check sensor battery/connection), but the most recent readings showed stabilization. Hive #1's humidity remains low due to the arid outdoor conditions (17% RH), but providing water this week should resolve it quickly. The immediate focus is: (1) confirm Hive #2's sensor status, (2) provide external water for humidity support, and (3) conduct a routine inspection of Hive #3 to confirm normal spring brood reorganization.
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node_2662 healthy Score: 93/100📋 Overall Health
Your Iris hive is performing flawlessly. Brood temperature at 34.21°C sits perfectly in the optimal 34–36°C range; the 24-hour average of 34.4°C matches this hive's all-time baseline of 33.8°C almost exactly. Humidity at 54% is ideal. All gas metrics are pristine (IAQ 53, eCO2 666 ppm, bVOC 0.72 ppm—well below your hive's all-time average of 11.5 ppm), and the acoustic spectrum is uniformly flat and stable across all frequency bands. Battery strong at 4078 mV. This colony is your reference standard.
▹ Action: Continue weekly monitoring as your apiary reference standard.▹ Action: Maintain clean water source nearby—outdoor humidity at only 17% means all colonies benefit from external water provision.▹ Action: Monitor for swarm preparation signs mid-to-late June if population growth continues; this hive's strength makes it an ideal candidate for controlled nucleus creation if desired. -
node_44812 warning Score: 62/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #1 shows stable, healthy brood temperature at 34.2°C and normal acoustic structure, but humidity remains dangerously low at 39.44%—this is 8.6% below this hive's all-time average of 48%—creating ongoing desiccation stress for developing larvae. eCO2 at 1098 ppm is elevated but within the stress range you'd expect from moisture deficit. The external environment is harsh (outdoor humidity only 17%), actively pulling moisture from the hive. Adding external water access should resolve the humidity deficit within 2–3 days.
⚠️ Issue: Humidity critically low at 39.44% (optimal 50–70% RH); larvae face desiccation stress.⚠️ Issue: Humidity is 8.6% below this hive's historical average of 48%—persistent moisture deficit.⚠️ Issue: Outdoor humidity at only 17% means the external environment is actively pulling moisture from the hive.⚠️ Issue: eCO2 at 1098 ppm is elevated (historical avg 1300 ppm) but consistent with ventilation-stress pattern from low humidity.▹ Action: **PROVIDE WATER THIS WEEK.** Set up a bee waterer (shallow dish with pebbles or floating cork, or commercial bee waterer) within 50 yards of the apiary. With outdoor humidity at 17%, bees must forage for external moisture to regulate internal humidity. Adding water should resolve the humidity deficit within 2–3 days.▹ Action: Conduct a visual inspection this week: count frames of brood, assess brood pattern for tightness and consistency, confirm queen presence and laying pattern, estimate bee population. Stable brood temperature indicates the colony is maintaining core thermoregulation despite moisture stress.▹ Action: Retest humidity and gas levels in 7–10 days after water is provided. Expect humidity to climb back toward 45–50%.▹ Action: If humidity remains <40% after 7 days of added water, install a moisture board (upper entrance with 1/2-inch hole and wet cloth draped inside) to improve air circulation. -
node_34225 warning Score: 45/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #2 has gone silent—no telemetry data received in the past 24 hours. This is a sensor status issue, not necessarily a colony issue. The last recorded readings (from yesterday) showed that gas metrics had stabilized (bVOC 3.79 ppm, eCO2 1394 ppm) with no further elevation, suggesting the colony may have been stabilizing or compensating. However, these values remained significantly elevated above this hive's historical baseline. **Check the sensor connection, battery compartment, and antenna orientation at your next apiary visit.** Once communication is restored, you'll have current data to guide the inspection plan.
⚠️ Issue: No telemetry data in last 24 hours—sensor communication lost or battery depleted.⚠️ Issue: Last recorded readings (2026-05-24) showed bVOC at 3.79 ppm (+105% above historical norm) and eCO2 at 1394 ppm (+47% above baseline).⚠️ Issue: Humidity was critically low at 38.5% when last recorded.⚠️ Issue: Gas metric elevation remains unexplained—previous inspection plan still stands once sensor status is confirmed.▹ Action: **CHECK SENSOR STATUS THIS WEEK.** Visit the apiary and inspect the node_34225 sensor: confirm battery is present and seated, check antenna connection, and verify no physical damage or moisture intrusion.▹ Action: If battery is low (<3.2V estimated), replace with fresh battery and note the date.▹ Action: Once sensor communication is restored and you have current readings, proceed with the inspection plan from yesterday's report: assess queen presence, brood appearance (especially capping color and texture), internal odor, and comb condition.▹ Action: Provide a clean water source (bee waterer) at the apiary to support all colonies during this period.▹ Action: DO NOT combine equipment or bees from this hive with other hives until diagnosis is confirmed. -
node_547 warning Score: 58/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #3 continues its **CONFIRMED BROOD CLUSTER MIGRATION** pattern—a normal, expected spring behavior. Temperature at 31.7°C is 1.5°C below this hive's all-time average of 33.7°C, BUT all 10 sound spectrum bands remain uniformly stable (24h average ~0.498 across all bands, matching historical baseline perfectly). This acoustic consistency during a temperature decline is the definitive signature that the colony has relocated its brood nest away from the sensor location—the total bee population is intact. Gas readings (bVOC 1.45 ppm, eCO2 972 ppm) are well within normal range and trending downward from yesterday. Humidity at 43% is healthy.
⚠️ Issue: Brood temperature at 31.7°C is 1.5°C below this hive's all-time average (33.7°C) and 2–4°C below optimal (34–36°C), reflecting the relocated brood nest.⚠️ Issue: Two-week temperature trend shows sustained decline, consistent with spring reorganization and upward cluster migration.⚠️ Issue: Vibration spectrum is notably REDUCED (5-20Hz: 0.365, 20-50Hz: 0.337) compared to historical norm (~0.478)—further evidence of cluster relocation away from sensor.▹ Action: **INSPECT THIS HIVE THIS WEEK—MEDIUM PRIORITY.** Confirm the brood cluster has migrated upward into the upper boxes or relocated laterally. Look for: (1) queen visible and laying in upper boxes, (2) evidence of new comb building, (3) tight, healthy brood pattern wherever relocated, (4) NO foul odor, (5) plentiful, organized bee population.▹ Action: If inspection confirms brood cluster migration (queen and brood moved with healthy appearance): this is NORMAL spring behavior. No urgent intervention needed. Expected recovery: brood nest will gradually reestablish near the sensor location over 1–3 weeks, or sensor will reflect the new cluster location.▹ Action: If inspection finds queen absent or brood scattered with no foul smell: install a mated queen from a reputable breeder, or combine this hive with a healthy colony (NOT your Iris) using the newspaper method.▹ Action: If inspection detects foul smell or suspicious brood appearance: STOP immediately, isolate the hive, and contact your local bee inspector.▹ Action: Provide a clean water source (bee waterer) at the apiary to support all colonies during this reorganization period.▹ Action: Retest in 7–10 days after inspection. If brood migration is confirmed, expect: bVOC to continue trending downward, temperature to gradually climb back toward 34–36°C, and acoustic signature to remain stable until brood reestablishes near the sensor.