Monthly Archives: April 2014

Latest data from hive monitors

There still seems to be quite a contrast between the two hives in which we have sensors.  Here is the snapshot / main page:               Here is a chart showing the contrasting activity between … Continue reading

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What does it all mean?

It is quite exciting waiting for the daily update of information from our hive monitors.  Unfortunately an update to the software took place a couple of days after we installed them, causing the weather symbol to keep reverting to thunder … Continue reading

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So – is it working?

Once we had put the various items of equipment in place, we rushed to the estate office to see if we could see the data.  Imagine our disappointment that for some reason the internet was not working well. However, eventually … Continue reading

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Have our beekeepers looked even more excited than usual?

I seem to have spent most of this week at Hughenden Manor, much of it in relation to the apiary. We’d been told our hive monitoring equipment had been dispatched last week but there had been two failed deliveries and … Continue reading

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