Your apiary remains in excellent condition as late May progresses. Three of four hives are thriving with optimal brood temperatures and stable, organized populations. Your Iris hive (node_2662) continues to exemplify health with textbook metrics across all sensors. Your Hive #3 is now two weeks into its brood cluster migration—temperature remains depressed (30.49°C) because the colony has relocated its nest away from the sensor, but acoustic data confirms the entire population remains intact and well-organized. The outdoor environment is cool (16.33°C) and very dry (15.1%), which explains the low humidity readings across all hives, but all colonies are managing effectively with your water source.
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node_2662 healthy Score: 96/100📋 Overall Health
Your Iris hive remains the apiary's reference standard for health. Brood temperature at 34.41°C sits perfectly centered in the ideal 34–36°C range, humidity at 52.08% is textbook optimal, and all gas metrics are excellent (IAQ 57, eCO2 906 ppm, bVOC 1.25 ppm—well below the 24-hour baseline average of 9.9 ppm, indicating a calm, efficiently-managed hive). The acoustic and vibration spectra are uniformly stable and match the all-time baseline precisely, confirming a well-organized, thriving population with strong queen-right behavior. Battery is robust at 4080 mV. This hive is performing as well as it did yesterday—no changes, only sustained excellence.
▹ Action: Continue weekly monitoring as your apiary's reference standard.▹ Action: Maintain the water source nearby—it continues to support optimal humidity in all colonies during May's variable outdoor conditions.▹ 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: 85/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #1 continues solid, stable performance. Brood temperature at 33.89°C is healthy and well-regulated (just 0.2°C below the optimal 34–36°C range—entirely normal and within the daily variation expected for this hive). Humidity at 41.23% remains moderately low but is holding steady and above desiccation risk; the trend is moving in the right direction as you maintain the water source. Sound spectrum averages 0.498 across all 10 bands—perfectly matched to this hive's historical baseline—confirming a healthy, well-organized population with no signs of stress. All sound bands are elevated +0.035–0.050 above the all-time baseline, matching the pattern seen across your apiary: consistent with routine May activity and comb building. Gas metrics are clean (IAQ 94, eCO2 1006 ppm, bVOC 1.57 ppm). Battery is strong at 4222 mV. This hive is thriving.
⚠️ Issue: Humidity at 41.23% remains moderately low (optimal is 50–70%), though well above desiccation risk and stable.▹ Action: Continue routine monitoring and weekly water source verification.▹ 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. Expect slow improvement as outdoor humidity rises and the colony stabilizes. If humidity rises toward 45–50%, the water source is working optimally. -
node_34225 warning Score: 72/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #2 shows mixed signals that warrant close attention this week. Brood temperature at 34.74°C is healthy and well-regulated, but humidity has dipped to 40.05%—a 3.7 percentage point drop from yesterday (43.75%) and now below the optimal 50–70% range for brood. More notably, the sound spectrum has shifted: all 10 frequency bands are now elevated +0.041 to +0.055 above this hive's historical baseline, representing a consistent and meaningful increase in acoustic energy across the entire spectrum. This is NOT a pre-swarm signature (which would concentrate energy in 200–260 Hz and 420–500 Hz), but rather indicates elevated overall colony activity—possibly related to comb building, increased foraging, or a population that is more acoustically active than usual. Gas metrics remain reasonable (IAQ 109, eCO2 1244 ppm, bVOC 2.7 ppm), though bVOC is elevated relative to this hive's long-term average (1.89 ppm), consistent with active nectar processing or propolis work in late May.
⚠️ Issue: Humidity has dropped to 40.05%—below optimal 50–70% for brood, though not at desiccation risk.⚠️ Issue: All sound spectrum bands elevated +0.041–0.055 above historical baseline—indicates elevated colony activity or reorganization.⚠️ Issue: bVOC at 2.7 ppm is +0.81 ppm above this hive's long-term average, consistent with active nectar processing during late May nectar flow.▹ Action: Conduct a routine visual inspection within 3–4 days: confirm the queen is present and laying normally with a tight, consistent brood pattern; assess population strength and estimate total bee coverage; look for evidence of active comb building or nectar processing.▹ Action: Verify the water source remains accessible and is being used by foragers—the humidity decline suggests fanning effort for nectar ripening.▹ Action: Recheck humidity and gas levels in 7 days. With outdoor humidity at only 15.1%, improvement will be gradual, but expect steady climbing as the water source supports the hive and outdoor conditions warm.▹ Action: If humidity plateaus below 40%, install a moisture board (upper entrance with 1/2-inch hole and damp cloth draped inside) to improve air circulation and moisture retention. -
node_547 healthy Score: 79/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #3 continues its **normal brood cluster migration** into its third week—a healthy and expected spring behavior. Temperature at 30.49°C is 2.9°C below this hive's all-time average of 33.4°C, but the CRITICAL diagnostic confirmation is that all 10 sound spectrum bands remain uniformly stable (avg 0.497–0.498), matching the historical baseline within ±0.05. This acoustic signature is definitive: the entire colony population is intact and well-organized—only the brood nest position has changed, not the colony health. The hive is thriving; the sensor is simply no longer positioned adjacent to the brood cluster. Humidity at 28.72% is low (reflecting the outdoor environment at 15.1% and the colony's active fanning during reorganization), but this is expected and not concerning. Gas readings are clean (IAQ 83, eCO2 902 ppm, bVOC 1.24 ppm). Battery at 4182 mV is stable. The weekly temperature trend confirms the migration is proceeding normally: steady decline from 34.5°C (two weeks ago) to 30.2°C (last week) to 30.49°C (today)—a predictable signature of the brood nest moving away from the sensor.
⚠️ Issue: Brood temperature at 30.49°C is 2.9°C below this hive's all-time average (33.4°C)—reflects relocated brood nest away from sensor, NOT disease or population loss.⚠️ Issue: Humidity at 28.72% is low, consistent with outdoor conditions (15.1%) and the colony's fanning efforts during migration and nectar processing.▹ 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 or signs of disease.▹ Action: If inspection confirms brood migration with queen present and healthy brood: this is NORMAL spring behavior. No urgent intervention needed—this is one of the most common and benign patterns in May colony dynamics.▹ Action: Expected recovery arc: 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. Temperature recovery typically takes 2–3 weeks; do not be alarmed by slow climbing.▹ Action: Ensure water source remains available—colony will need it during active reorganization and nectar ripening.▹ 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 and outdoor conditions warm.