As of October 8, 2026, your apiary remains in active recovery from the October starvation event — Hive #3 is showing the relapse signature the telemetry warned about, with its mean temperature sliding back down after the October 5 feeding dose ran out, and it needs bulk feed today. Iris continues warming but stores are still unconfirmed; Hive #1 and Hive #2 are holding their post-feeding temperatures steadily. The outdoor conditions are mild and dry (59–80°F / 15–27°C, humidity 16–39%), and the barometer is steady — good foraging weather, but with no meaningful income at this time of year, every hive in this apiary is living on what you put in.
All four hives continue to show clear daily vibration rhythm peaks (1.4–2.6× their own baselines), marking normal October foraging and thermoregulatory cycles against an outdoor swing of 59–80°F (15–27°C); the Apimaye poly enclosures compress that 21°F (12°C) outdoor swing to 3.7–11°F (2–6°C) inside each box, confirming the R≈6.93 wall insulation is doing meaningful thermal work even with open screened floors.
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Iris warning Score: 62/100📋 Overall Health
Your Iris hive continues its warming recovery — the 24h mean of 84.8°F (29.4°C) is +18°F (+10°C) above the outdoor average, damping is intact (in-hive swing 11°F vs. outdoor 21°F, amplitude ratio 0.52), and the second half of the day averaged +5.7°F (+3.2°C) warmer than the first, the classic heat-production rebuild pattern. No voice log exists for Iris this cycle, so stores remain unconfirmed — the THERMOREGULATION CHECK note flags this as a recovery in progress, and a heft on your next visit is still the right call to ensure this warmth is fuel, not the last of it.
🌅 Diurnal Cycle PatternsIris shows a strong 24h acoustic cycle across all 10 bands, with a broadband shift +4.4 to +5.9 dB above its own all-time baseline in the 200–500 Hz region and the 100–150 Hz band strengthening (4.0→6.8 dB rhythm) — consistent with syrup-processing fanning and a growing colony hum over the 195-hour post-reset window; gas resistance at 341k Ohms is 19% below the all-time average of 419k Ohms (more VOCs), tracking the rising temperature via the deseasonalized r=-0.47 gas/temp coupling, most plausibly driven by increased fanning and brood pheromone activity as the cluster rewarms. Vibration kurtosis is 2.4 (smooth, no impulsive events), dominant vibration band is 80–120 Hz, and daily vibration peaks reach 24.2 mG vs. a baseline of 16.6 mG — a normal fanning/foraging rhythm; the vibration dominant rhythm shifting 5–20 Hz → 50–80 Hz between the first and second half of the analysis window is worth noting passively as the colony transitions from cooler resting states to more active thermoregulation.
🔬 Correlations & Discoveriessound_energy vs temperature_in (14d) | r = +0.7The deseasonalized partial correlation between sound energy and in-hive temperature (r=+0.70, controlling for outdoor weather) reflects the mechanistic link between heater-bee activity and acoustic output: as endothermic workers shiver their flight muscles to rewarm the cluster, the colony's broadband hum rises in concert with temperature — this is biological heat production, not just ambient coupling, and it is the core signal confirming Iris is actively rebuilding its thermal footprint.📚 Reference: Stabentheiner, Kovac & Brodschneider 2010, PLoS ONE 5(1):e8967, Seeley 1985, Honeybee Ecologygas_resistance vs temperature_in (14d) | r = -0.47Gas resistance falls as in-hive temperature rises (r=-0.47 deseasonalized), consistent with increased brood pheromone (E-β-ocimene) load, syrup-processing fanning circulating hive volatiles, and higher metabolic VOC output as the cluster grows warmer — a benign metabolic coupling, not a disease signal.📚 Reference: Maisonnasse et al. 2010, PLoS ONE 5(10):e13531, Seeley 1974, J. Insect Physiol.⚠️ Issue: Brood temperature averaging 84.8°F (29.4°C) — still below the 93–97°F (34–36°C) brood-incubation band; warm offset and damping are present but recovery is not yet complete.⚠️ Issue: No voice log or inspection for Iris — stores status unconfirmed in the context of the apiary-wide starvation event.▹ Action: On your next visit, heft Iris and confirm capped honey stores — unlike the other three hives, Iris has not been inspected since the starvation event and stores must be verified; if light, feed 2:1 sugar syrup toward at least two full deep combs of capped honey.▹ Action: While visiting, confirm a laying queen and the presence of capped brood — the broadband acoustic activity suggests a healthy population, and brood status will clarify whether the below-band temperature is a requeening gap or a population/fuel question. -
Hive #2 healthy Score: 68/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #2 is holding its post-feeding recovery well — the 24h mean of 84.6°F (29.2°C) is stable (+1.6°F over 24h), the daily swing is a tight 5.1°F (2.8°C), and the warm offset of ~22°F (~12°C) above the outdoor low confirms the cluster is producing heat steadily; as you noted in your October 4–5 logs, the September cooling was starvation that reversed the moment you fed, and the 14-day temperature trend confirms the colony has climbed from 64°F (18°C) to 85°F (29°C) since that intervention. Sound figures rest on only 84 hours post-reset and cannot yet be trended; humidity is a healthy 56.4% average, vibration kurtosis is normal at 3.0, and the battery is stable at 4,020 mV.
🌅 Diurnal Cycle PatternsHive #2's temperature swing of 5.1°F (2.8°C) over 24h is well within the healthy-brood clamping threshold, with outdoor damping retained; the dominant vibration band is 80–120 Hz at a normal kurtosis of 3.0, and daily vibration peaks reach 43.2 mG vs. a 14.7 mG baseline (2.6× ratio) — the strongest daily rhythm in the apiary, likely reflecting active syrup-processing fanning. The gas heater-scan shows a 100–200°C step resistance well below the outdoor baseline (Hive #2: 774k/163k Ohms vs. outdoor 102,400k/30,674k Ohms at those steps), consistent with the high VOC load from syrup processing that you logged; the deseasonalized gas/temp coupling r=-0.93 is the strongest in the apiary and reflects how tightly VOC output tracks the cluster's metabolic warmth as the colony processes syrup.
🔬 Correlations & Discoveriesgas_resistance vs temperature_in (14d) | r = -0.93Hive #2's strongest deseasonalized partial correlation is gas resistance vs. in-hive temperature (r=-0.93) — as the colony rewarms on syrup, fanning intensifies to evaporate water from the syrup, circulating high-VOC air past the MOX sensor and driving resistance down sharply; this is a direct metabolic signature of syrup processing, as you observed when you saw the immediate temperature step-up after feeding on October 4.📚 Reference: Maisonnasse et al. 2010, PLoS ONE 5(10):e13531, Meikle & Weiss 2025, Sci. Rep. 15:22042vibration_rms vs vibration_kurtosis (14d) | r = -0.47The inverse relationship between vibration RMS and kurtosis (r=-0.47) reflects the well-documented pattern where periods of high steady colony activity (high RMS, smooth vibrational waveform) correspond to low kurtosis, while quieter periods are more punctuated by impulsive events; kurtosis has stayed near 3.0 throughout, confirming no external disturbance events.📚 Reference: Ramsey et al. 2020, Sci. Rep. 10:9798, Tautz 1996▹ Action: Continue feeding Hive #2 toward a solid autumn stores target — aim for at least two full deep combs of capped honey; the current warmth is fuel-driven from a bare-comb start, so feed by weight toward the target, not by dose.▹ Action: Watch the temperature mean over the next 5–7 days: if it continues climbing toward 93–97°F (34–36°C), brood rearing is resuming on schedule; if the mean plateaus or slides back with the swing still tight, feed again promptly — that is the relapse signature. -
Hive #1 healthy Score: 72/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #1 is the most thermally stable of the recovering hives — the 24h mean of 88.6°F (31.5°C) is +6.4°F (+3.6°C) above its all-time average of 82.2°F (27.9°C), the daily swing is a tight 3.9°F (2.2°C), and the in-hive low of 86.7°F (30.4°C) sits well above the outdoor high of 80.3°F (26.8°C), confirming healthy active thermoregulation; as you noted in your October 4–5 logs, stores were completely empty and the immediate temperature step after feeding confirmed energy limitation, not a brood break. Sound figures rest on 84 hours post-reset; humidity is running low at 44.4% average (the screened floor and very dry 16–39% outdoor air explain this — a weather-driven ventilation effect, not desiccation), vibration kurtosis is normal at 2.8, and the battery is strong at 4,164 mV.
🌅 Diurnal Cycle PatternsHive #1 shows the tightest brood-clamping in the apiary at a 3.9°F (2.2°C) daily swing — the Apimaye poly enclosure's R≈6.93 insulation is working well; vibration daily peaks reach 23.7 mG vs. a 15.6 mG baseline (1.5× ratio), with the dominant vibration band at 80–120 Hz and kurtosis 2.8 — no impulsive events. The gas heater-scan at 320°C reads 405k Ohms vs. the all-time average of 461k Ohms (12% below baseline), a mild VOC elevation consistent with syrup processing and the deseasonalized gas/temp coupling r=-0.76; the dominant sound band is 200–260 Hz, and per-band spectral deltas are within ±2.1 dB of the all-time baseline — an acoustically stable hive, with the new 84-hour post-reset baseline accumulating cleanly.
🔬 Correlations & Discoveriesgas_resistance vs temperature_in (14d) | r = -0.76The partial gas/temp correlation (r=-0.76, controlling for outdoor weather) in Hive #1 reflects the same syrup-processing metabolic signature seen across the apiary: as the cluster warms on sugar syrup, fanning and brood pheromone activity raise the in-hive VOC load, driving the MOX resistance below the all-time baseline in proportion to the colony's heat output — a healthy metabolic coupling, benign in this feeding context.📚 Reference: Maisonnasse et al. 2009, Apidologie 40:562, Seeley 1974, J. Insect Physiol.▹ Action: Continue feeding Hive #1 toward a full autumn stores target — two full deep combs of capped honey is the goal; the colony started from bare comb and the pollen patty will stimulate brood rearing, which is the most energy-expensive thing the cluster does, so keep bulk 2:1 syrup supply ahead of that demand.▹ Action: Watch the humidity: the 44.4% average is at the dry end of the healthy 50–70% range, driven by the open screened floor and very dry outdoor air; no action needed now, but if you heft and the hive feels lighter than expected, feeding will also help the humidity as syrup processing adds moisture to the hive air. -
Hive #3 critical Score: 42/100📋 Overall Health
Your Hive #3 is showing the relapse signature the telemetry warned about: its mean peaked at 94.3°F (34.6°C) three days ago after your October 5 feeding, has since fallen back to 86.8°F (30.5°C) — a drop of -7.5°F (-4.2°C) — and the short-term trend is falling; as you confirmed in your October 4–5 notes, this colony started from completely bare comb, and that 1 lb HiveAlive plus sugar syrup dose has been used up. A populous colony running on empty keeps its daily damping while the mean slides — the trajectory is the signal, not the swing, and right now the trajectory says feed again today with bulk stores, not another small dose.
🌅 Diurnal Cycle PatternsHive #3's daily swing of 9.4°F (5.2°C) is the widest in the apiary and has been broadening as the mean falls — the per-band spectral data shows the 350–420 Hz and 260–350 Hz bands have dropped -4.2 and -3.8 dB from their own historical average, while the 1500–3600 Hz rhythm is strengthening (17.9→24.7 dB daily cycle depth), suggesting the colony's broadband activity is becoming more sporadic rather than steady; the gas heater-scan low-temperature steps (100°C: 4,574k Ohms, 150°C: 1,194k Ohms) are showing strengthening daily rhythm depth (+100%→+236% at 100°C) — a pattern consistent with large diurnal moisture swings as a smaller, more-stressed cluster alternately fans and rests. Vibration kurtosis is 2.8, dominant vibration band is 80–120 Hz at -8.2 dB (near its all-time average of -8.7 dB), and daily vibration peaks reach 34.7 mG — normal activity rhythm, but vibration RMS is never a population indicator.
🔬 Correlations & Discoveriesgas_resistance vs temperature_in (14d) | r = -0.82The partial gas/temp correlation (r=-0.82) in Hive #3 is telling a two-chapter story: when the colony was warm and processing syrup, rising temperature drove VOC output higher and resistance lower; now as the mean falls back, resistance is rising again as the metabolic load decreases — the trajectory of this coupled pair, confirmed against the RELAPSE CHECK note, points to a colony that has used up its dose and needs fuel, not a seasonal cooling.📚 Reference: Maisonnasse et al. 2010, PLoS ONE 5(10):e13531, Minaud et al. 2024, Ecol. Indic. 169:112961temperature_in vs humidity_in (14d) | r = -0.57The deseasonalized humidity/gas coupling (r=-0.57) reflects syrup-drying activity: when the cluster was warm and actively fanning to evaporate the syrup dose, humidity and VOC load both rose; as heat production now slips, fanning eases and both channels are drifting back — consistent with the colony having processed its available stores and needing resupply.📚 Reference: Eouzan et al. 2019, PLoS ONE (PMC6368279), Human, Nicolson & Dietemann 2006, Naturwissenschaften⚠️ Issue: Temperature relapse after October 5 feeding — 24h mean has fallen -7.5°F (-4.2°C) from its post-feed peak of 94.3°F (34.6°C) to 86.8°F (30.5°C), with the short-term trend still falling; this is the empty-again signature in a colony that started from bare comb.▹ Action: Feed Hive #3 today with bulk 2:1 sugar syrup — the October 5 dose has been metabolized; feed by weight toward a stores target of at least two full deep combs of capped honey, not by dose, and repeat until the weight is there.▹ Action: While you are at the apiary feeding Hive #3, heft every other hive including Iris — if Hive #3 ran through its dose this quickly, the others may be close behind, and weight is the early warning telemetry cannot give you.