Hello all,
I got me BuzzBox mini installed into my hive today to monitor temperature and humidity (amongst other parameters). Temperature is looking good (from 33 to 34 degrees Celsius) but humidity is very high (>80%), any suggestions about making air circulation better in my Flow 2?
Thank you all for your time.
Many, including myself, have drilled holes under the gables and opened the hole in the under cover with or without screen to cover.
Hello, unfortunately English is not my native language so to fully understand, you drill a hole on the roof (on the vertical panel that says FLOW) and another one on the top wooden cover?
The inner cover that goes under the roof already has a hole in it and comes with a wood plug to close it. You can remove this plug and put a piece of screen over the hole to keep the bees from getting under the roof.
I drilled a 1 inch hole on both sides and put a brass vent cover over it.
It sounds like either the population of bees is not big enough to control the environment of your hive or the sensor is in an area of the hive that they aren’t controlling humidity at brood levels in.
So tell us a bit about your hive and where the sensor is.
Adam
Hi @johnnix ,
Looking at the temperature, I assume you are measuring temperature and humidity in brood area, between frames. Most often, bees keep humidity within 78-88% in brood rearing area. When nectar flow begins they drop humidity to 40-65% to facilitate evaporation of water from the nectar. Occasionally, humidity may seriously deviate from those norms, but it does not last long.
Given the above, if you don’t have a good flow of nectar at the moment and colony is tending brood, your humidity is within the norm.
I reckon it isn’t between brood frames or if it is there isn’t a lot of brood. 33-34 is a little low for between two good brood. In those areas I would record a stable temp between 35-36oC. Humidity in the same are would fluctuate 20%. Honey suppers and outside frames would be cooler and higher humidity with greater fluctuations of both until the humidity got above 80% and that would indicate very few bees doing work in that area.
33°C is indeed a bit too low. But I take into account that measuring device could be installed not in a “thick of it”. Plus sensor itself is not exactly “lab grade”… However, current weather in Serres gives us a hint that brood is pretty close, otherwise temperature would be lower with greater fluctuations.
This is an example of how frame covered with bees without brood may look like temperature-wise with external temperature of 9-10°C.
There were 42 sensors installed between frames.
Thermoregulation of a bee colony, probably one of the most long studied subject about bees. François Huber was pocking thermometer into hives and publishing data in 1791. General consensus is 34-35°C between frames of brood. Stability 0.5-1°C. Some data indicates death of 17-24% of pupae at stable temperature of 36-37°C.
Here is another example. In contrast with the previous one, sensors here installed between frames covered with brood.
Even though measurements were taken at warmer time (21.5-24°C day) we can see a noticeable drop on edges of the frame. So, to show 33-34°C measuring devise should be close to brood.
I hope @johnnix can tells us where it was actually installed and if there is a nectar flow (or liquid feeding) 
Hello,
This also looks so beautiful, I will install one vent to begin with and see how it goes!
Regards
John
Hello, thank you very much for the information!!! Indeed I installed the sensor on the midle frame of the hive (full of brood) at the top right side. On my next inspection I will try to upload a photograph for you to see the frames and sensor placement 
As I am a totally novice bee keeper and since it is late spring here I would assume that there is a nectar flow as flowers are blooming! I also feed them to help them build comb (not liquid food but this A-Extra Power 1Kg (92619), Pollen patties | beenectar.com)
Allright, please pass on new updates after installation of the sensor.
