Net Weight graphs
The net weight of your hive, as seen in the Net Weight graph on the data page, shows the weight of the hive without the fluctuations caused by inspections, such as adding honey supers, opening the hive, or removing brood chambers.
- Inspection-based: inspections entered for the selected hive are used to determine when the fluctuations took place. An accurate net weight graph needs accurate inspection entries!
- Weight filtering: any weight changes greater than 0.75 kg per 15 minutes are filtered out in a time range from 2 hours before until 2 hours after a inspection.
At the top, the absolute weight over a one-month period. During the spring
inspection, part of the hive was removed. The dashed red line indicates that an
inspection was entered in the BEEP app. In the lower graph, the net weight: only the
change since the start of the month. In the app, you can choose which time range you
want to view: week, day, or hour. Because the inspection was entered, an algorithm
automatically filters out the weight change caused by the beekeeper.
Setting up a notification based on net weight
It is possible to set up a notification based on the net weight of your beehive. Follow
these instructions:
1. Go to the Notifications page and create a new notification rule.
2. Next to Measurement, click “Show all” to see all options in the dropdown menu.
3. Select Net weight (net_weight_kg) from the dropdown menu.
4. Fill in the other variable settings.
5. Save the new alert rule by clicking the Save button in the top right corner.
See our support article on Alerts for further information on alert rules.