Weight scale Thermometer Acoustic sensor Manual inspection

📡 Smart Hive Monitoring: What IoT Sensors Can and Cannot Tell You (2D)

A 2D hive cross-section fitted with a simulated weight scale, brood thermometer and acoustic sensor across five colony scenarios — toggle each sensor to see what it reliably reports, then pull a frame for a manual inspection to see what only a beekeeper's eyes can find.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

Weight tracks nectar flow well, brood temperature stays deceptively flat through most problems, and acoustic sensors catch some behavioural shifts — but mites, missing queens and queen cells stay invisible to all three until you open the hive.

🎮 How to Use

Pick a colony scenario, toggle the weight, temperature and acoustic sensors on and off, and watch the side readouts and hive overlay respond. Click "Open frame" to pull the brood comb sideways and reveal the ground truth.

💡 Did You Know?

Varroa mite infestations produce almost no distinctive signature in weight, temperature or sound data — which is why regular manual inspections remain essential even on the most sensor-packed smart hives.