Has anyone used the activity or audio data from eHive to detect the absence of a queen prior to opening the hive?
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Mar 01, 2025 11:53 am
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Feb 26, 2025 12:40 pm
Yes, I have tried it in practice. I had one hive where I noticed reduced activity in the eHive readings and the sound it recorded was more monotonous and “restless” than the others. The system was alerting me to a possible queen loss. I went on site and when I opened it, indeed the queen was lost. If I hadn't seen it from the data, I would have realized it later and probably would have lost the colony.