Your apiary continues to perform well as late May progresses. Three hives are thriving with stable brood conditions and intact populations. Your Hive #3's brood cluster migration is now entering its second week—temperature remains low (30.98°C) because the colony has relocated its nest away from the sensor, but the acoustic signature confirms the entire population is still present and organized. Humidity across the apiary remains moderately low due to outdoor conditions (31.82%), but all colonies are managing well with the water source you've provided.
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node_2662 healthy Score: 95/100📋 Overall Health
Your Iris hive remains exemplary. Brood temperature at 34.67°C is perfectly centered in the ideal 34–36°C range, humidity at 54.04% is textbook optimal, and all gas metrics are excellent (IAQ 60, eCO2 1057 ppm, bVOC 1.76 ppm—well within expected ranges for an active, healthy May colony). The acoustic and vibration spectra are uniformly stable, confirming a well-organized, thriving population with strong queen-right behavior. Battery is robust at 4078 mV.
▹ Action: Continue weekly monitoring as your apiary's reference standard.▹ Action: Maintain the water source nearby—it supports all colonies during May's variable humidity.▹ Action: Watch mid-to-late June for any sustained elevation in the 200–260 Hz or 420–500 Hz sound bands, which would signal swarm preparation if spring expansion continues. -
node_44812 healthy Score: 82/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #1 continues solid improvement. Brood temperature at 34.18°C is stable and healthy, and humidity at 43.22% reflects the ongoing benefit of the water source you provided—the trend is moving in the right direction. Today's average sound spectrum (0.498 across all bands) matches this hive's historical baseline perfectly, confirming a healthy, well-organized population with no signs of stress. Gas metrics are reasonable (IAQ 101, eCO2 1095 ppm, bVOC 1.92 ppm). Battery is strong at 4220 mV.
⚠️ Issue: Humidity at 43.22% remains moderately low (optimal is 50–70%), though well above desiccation risk and improving.⚠️ Issue: Outdoor humidity at 31.82% will continue to pull moisture from the hive; improvement will be gradual but steady.▹ Action: Verify the water source is accessible and being used by foragers.▹ Action: Conduct a routine visual inspection this week: confirm queen presence and laying pattern, assess brood consistency, and estimate population.▹ Action: Recheck humidity in 7 days. If it trends toward 45–50%, the water source is working well. If it plateaus below 40%, install a moisture board.▹ Action: Continue daily humidity monitoring if possible—expect slow improvement as outdoor humidity rises and the colony stabilizes. -
node_34225 healthy Score: 88/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #2 has returned online with strong, stable readings. Brood temperature at 34.87°C is healthy and well-regulated, and humidity at 43.75% shows improvement from the offline period. All gas metrics are reasonable (IAQ 104, eCO2 1192 ppm, bVOC 2.4 ppm). The sound spectrum shows all 10 frequency bands elevated by +0.04–0.06 above this hive's all-time baseline—a subtle but consistent signal indicating either slightly elevated colony activity or acoustic conditions, but nothing alarming. Battery has recovered to 4022 mV after charging.
⚠️ Issue: Humidity at 43.75% is moderately low (optimal is 50–70% for brood), though not at desiccation risk for larvae.⚠️ Issue: All sound spectrum bands are elevated +0.04–0.06 above historical baseline—subtle but consistent signal of reorganization or elevated activity.▹ Action: Confirm the water source remains available and accessible.▹ Action: Conduct a routine visual inspection this week: verify the queen is present and laying normally, assess brood pattern for tightness and consistency, and estimate population strength.▹ Action: Recheck humidity and gas levels in 7 days. Expect gradual improvement as outdoor humidity rises and bees draw from the water source.▹ Action: If humidity plateaus below 40%, consider installing a moisture board (upper entrance with 1/2-inch hole and damp cloth draped inside) to improve air circulation. -
node_547 healthy Score: 79/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #3 continues its **normal brood cluster migration**—a healthy spring behavior. Temperature at 30.98°C is 3.1°C below this hive's all-time average of 33.5°C, but the CRITICAL diagnostic confirmation is that all 10 sound spectrum bands remain uniformly stable (0.497–0.500), matching the historical baseline ±0.03. This acoustic signature proves the entire colony population is intact and organized—only the brood nest position has changed, not the colony health. Humidity at 35.62% is low but improving, and gas readings are clean (IAQ 91, eCO2 1008 ppm, bVOC 1.58 ppm).
⚠️ Issue: Brood temperature at 30.98°C is 3.1°C below this hive's all-time average (33.5°C)—reflects relocated brood nest away from sensor, NOT disease.⚠️ Issue: Humidity at 35.62% is moderately low, likely due to both outdoor conditions (31.82%) and the colony's fanning efforts during migration.⚠️ Issue: All sound spectrum bands elevated +0.04–0.05 above baseline—consistent with a reorganizing colony actively moving brood and building new comb.▹ Action: **Inspect this hive this week (MEDIUM PRIORITY).** Confirm: (1) brood cluster has migrated upward/laterally into other areas, (2) queen visible and laying with healthy, focused brood pattern, (3) evidence of fresh comb building, (4) strong bee population with good coverage, (5) NO foul odors.▹ Action: If inspection confirms brood migration with queen present and healthy brood: this is NORMAL spring behavior. No urgent intervention needed.▹ Action: 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 water source remains available—colony will need it during active reorganization.▹ Action: Retest temperature and humidity 7–10 days post-inspection. Expected trajectory: temperature rising toward 33–35°C, humidity trending toward 45–50% as the colony stabilizes.