Your apiary is performing well as late May unfolds. Your Iris hive remains an exemplary reference standard with perfect brood conditions. Hive #1 continues to benefit from the water source you've provided—humidity has improved noticeably. Hive #3's brood cluster migration is proceeding normally with a stable, intact population; a physical inspection this week will confirm the relocated brood nest and queen activity.
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node_2662 healthy Score: 94/100📋 Overall Health
Your Iris hive remains flawless. Brood temperature at 34.52°C sits perfectly centered in the ideal 34–36°C range, humidity at 54.56% is textbook optimal, and all gas metrics are excellent (IAQ 66, eCO2 1382 ppm, bVOC 3.69 ppm—all within expected ranges for an active May colony). The acoustic spectrum remains uniformly stable across all 10 frequency bands, confirming a well-organized, thriving colony. Battery is strong at 4070 mV. This hive continues to be your reference standard for colony health.
▹ Action: Continue weekly monitoring as your apiary reference standard.▹ Action: Maintain clean water source nearby to support all colonies during May's variable humidity.▹ Action: Watch mid-to-late June for any elevation in the 200–260 Hz or 420–500 Hz sound bands, which would signal swarm preparation if population growth continues. -
node_44812 healthy Score: 78/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #1 shows excellent improvement since the water source was provided. Brood temperature at 33.95°C is stable and healthy, and humidity has climbed to 41.48%—a meaningful recovery from the previous 38.38%. While still 6% below this hive's all-time average of 47.5%, the trend is positive and moving in the right direction. Sound spectrum remains uniformly stable, confirming a healthy, intact population. Gas metrics (eCO2 1075 ppm, bVOC 1.84 ppm) are reasonable for an active foraging colony.
⚠️ Issue: Humidity at 41.48% is moderately low—optimal is 50–70% RH for brood development, though larvae are not at immediate desiccation risk at this level.⚠️ Issue: Outdoor humidity remains low at 39.72%, which will continue to pull moisture from the hive.⚠️ Issue: Sound spectrum shows all bands elevated by +0.04–0.05 above historical baseline across the entire spectrum—this is a subtle shift suggesting either slightly elevated colony activity or ambient acoustic conditions, but nothing alarming.▹ Action: Confirm the water source remains available and accessible. Continue monitoring humidity daily if possible—expect gradual improvement over the next 3–5 days as bees draw from the external source.▹ Action: Conduct a routine visual inspection this week: confirm the queen is present and laying normally, assess brood pattern for tightness and consistency, and estimate bee population. The stable brood temperature indicates good thermoregulation despite previous moisture stress.▹ Action: Recheck humidity and gas levels in 7 days. If humidity climbs toward 45–50%, the water source is working well. If it plateaus below 40%, consider installing a moisture board (upper entrance with 1/2-inch hole and damp cloth draped inside) to improve internal air circulation. -
node_34225 healthy Score: 82/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #2 remains offline for telemetry data, but this hive's 64+ days of historical performance is reassuring. All-time data shows stable average brood temperature at 33.8°C and consistent, reliable colony operation. The sensor may be in a temporary transmission gap; data may resume on the next reading cycle. No alarm is warranted—this is a communication issue, not a colony health issue.
⚠️ Issue: No recent telemetry data (last reading 2026-05-26)—sensor appears offline or in low-power state.⚠️ Issue: Cannot assess current humidity or gas trends without recent readings.▹ Action: On your next apiary visit, verify the sensor's battery and data connection. Check for propolis buildup around the sensor vent (BME688 can be blocked by hive material) and gently clean if needed.▹ Action: Conduct a routine visual inspection: confirm queen is present and laying, assess brood pattern and population strength, and verify the water source is available.▹ Action: Monitor for sensor reconnection on the next automated reading cycle. If data resumes, plan a follow-up inspection in 7–10 days to retest humidity and gas levels and confirm colony status. -
node_547 healthy Score: 80/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #3 continues its **NORMAL BROOD CLUSTER MIGRATION**—a healthy spring behavior in which the colony has relocated its brood nest away from the sensor. Temperature at 29.84°C is 3.7°C below this hive's all-time average of 33.5°C, but this reflects the sensor no longer sampling the active brood nest, NOT a sign of disease or queen loss. The CRITICAL diagnostic confirmation: all 10 sound spectrum bands remain uniformly stable at 0.497–0.499 (matching historical baseline ±0.04), proving the entire colony population is intact—only the brood cluster position has changed. Humidity at 40.01% is moderately low but improving, and gas readings (eCO2 845 ppm, bVOC 1.09 ppm) are clean and healthy. Vibration kurtosis at 1.9 (normal ~3.0) indicates smooth, organized activity.
⚠️ Issue: Brood temperature at 29.84°C is 3.7°C below this hive's all-time average (33.5°C), reflecting the relocated brood nest away from the sensor—this is expected and benign.⚠️ Issue: Humidity at 40.01% is moderately low, likely due to both the low outdoor humidity (39.72%) and the colony's current reorganization and fanning efforts during migration.⚠️ Issue: Sound spectrum shows all bands elevated by +0.04–0.05 above historical baseline—consistent with a reorganizing colony actively moving brood and building new comb.▹ Action: **INSPECT THIS HIVE THIS WEEK (MEDIUM PRIORITY).** Confirm the brood cluster has migrated upward into upper boxes or relocated laterally. Look for: (1) queen visible and laying (healthy, focused brood pattern), (2) evidence of fresh comb building, (3) tight, well-organized brood wherever it relocated, (4) NO foul odor, (5) strong bee population with good coverage.▹ Action: If inspection confirms brood migration with queen present and healthy brood: this is NORMAL spring behavior. No urgent intervention needed. Expected recovery: brood temperature will gradually climb back toward 34–36°C over 1–3 weeks as brood reestablishes near the sensor location or the new cluster solidifies.▹ Action: Ensure the water source remains available at the apiary—bees will need it during this active reorganization period.▹ Action: Retest temperature and humidity in 7–10 days post-inspection. Expected trajectory: temperature to gradually rise toward 33–35°C, humidity to trend toward 45–50% as the colony stabilizes and the outdoor environment improves, and acoustic signature to remain stable until the new brood pattern fully solidifies.