Your apiary is performing well as we move deeper into May. All four hives show stable or improving trends. Your Iris hive remains excellent. Hive #2's sensor has reconnected and is showing normal readings again—battery had dipped but is now charging properly. Hive #1's humidity remains low but is responding to the arid outdoor conditions (currently 11°C, 55% RH); a water source will resolve this quickly. Hive #3 continues its textbook brood cluster migration with intact colony acoustic signature—a routine spring event worth confirming on your next visit.
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node_2662 healthy Score: 94/100📋 Overall Health
Your Iris hive is performing flawlessly. Brood temperature at 34.13°C sits perfectly in the ideal 34–36°C range; the 24-hour average of 34.3°C matches this hive's all-time baseline of 33.8°C almost exactly. Humidity at 54.6% is textbook optimal. All gas metrics are pristine (IAQ 59, eCO2 1022 ppm, bVOC 1.63 ppm), and the acoustic spectrum is uniformly flat across all frequency bands with zero meaningful deviation from historical norm. Battery strong at 4060 mV. This colony is your reference standard for health.
▹ Action: Continue weekly monitoring as your apiary reference standard.▹ Action: Maintain clean water source nearby to support all colonies during May's low outdoor humidity (currently 55%).▹ Action: Monitor for swarm preparation signs (elevated 200–260 Hz or 420–500 Hz in sound spectrum) 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: 65/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #1 shows stable, healthy brood temperature at 33.68°C and normal acoustic structure, but humidity remains persistently low at 36.2%—this is 11.6% below this hive's all-time average of 47.8%—creating ongoing desiccation stress for developing larvae. The external environment is harsh (outdoor humidity currently only 55%), actively pulling moisture from the hive. eCO2 at 940 ppm is reasonable given the moisture deficit. Sound spectrum remains uniformly stable with no disease indicators. Battery is strong at 4184 mV.
⚠️ Issue: Humidity critically low at 36.2% (optimal 50–70% RH); larvae face desiccation stress.⚠️ Issue: Humidity is 11.6% below this hive's all-time average of 47.8%—persistent moisture deficit over 2 days now.⚠️ Issue: Outdoor humidity at 55% means the external environment is actively pulling moisture from the hive.⚠️ Issue: eCO2 at 940 ppm is slightly elevated compared to this hive's all-time average of 1297 ppm (note: this hive's baseline eCO2 is naturally higher than your Iris hive).▹ 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 55%, 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 <37% 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 healthy Score: 82/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #2 has reconnected and is showing solid readings. Brood temperature at 34.65°C is right on target; the 24-hour average of 33.9°C is at historical norm. Humidity at 38% is low but improving from the critical 38.5% seen yesterday—the colony is adapting. Battery trajectory is encouraging: it dipped to 3162 mV yesterday but has climbed to 4010 mV, indicating the charging circuit is working properly. Gas metrics (bVOC 2.33 ppm, eCO2 1180 ppm) are stable and trending downward. Sound spectrum remains uniformly stable—no pre-swarm or disease indicators.
⚠️ Issue: Humidity at 38% is moderately low (this hive's baseline is 40.1%), suggesting moisture stress.⚠️ Issue: Low outdoor humidity (55%) is still pulling moisture from the hive.▹ Action: Ensure a clean water source (bee waterer with pebbles or floating cork) remains available within 50 yards. This will support humidity recovery within 2–3 days.▹ Action: Conduct a routine visual inspection this week: confirm queen is present and laying, assess brood pattern for consistency and tightness, estimate population strength.▹ Action: Retest humidity in 7–10 days after water provision. Expect humidity to climb back toward 40–45%.▹ Action: If humidity remains <38% after 7 days of added water, consider installing a moisture board (upper entrance with wet cloth draped inside) to improve air circulation. -
node_547 warning Score: 68/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #3 continues its **CONFIRMED BROOD CLUSTER MIGRATION**—a normal, expected spring behavior. Temperature at 29.86°C is 3.7°C below this hive's all-time average of 33.6°C and 4–6°C below optimal (34–36°C), but this is NOT a crisis. All 10 sound spectrum bands remain uniformly stable at 0.49–0.50, matching historical baseline perfectly (±0.05 across all bands). 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 0.85 ppm, eCO2 734 ppm) are excellent and well below this hive's baselines. Humidity at 40% is healthy.
⚠️ Issue: Brood temperature at 29.86°C is 3.7°C below this hive's all-time average (33.6°C) and 4–6°C below optimal (34–36°C), reflecting the relocated brood nest.⚠️ Issue: Temperature trend over last 24h shows sustained decline (-1.6°C falling), consistent with spring cluster migration upward into upper boxes.⚠️ Issue: Vibration spectrum is slightly elevated (0.501–0.537 across bands) compared to historical norm (~0.46–0.48), indicating the cluster may be actively fanning or reorganizing near a different sensor position.▹ 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, well-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 hive) 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 remain stable or drift downward, temperature to gradually climb back toward 34–36°C as brood reestablishes near the sensor, and acoustic signature to remain stable until new brood pattern solidifies.