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Its onboard microphone listens to the hive and breaks the colony's hum into the bands that matter to beekeepers — fanning, worker activity, and queen piping. Hivewire's cloud analytics turn that signal into early warnings, including a \u003cstrong\u003eswarm-preparation detector\u003c\/strong\u003e that flags rising piping activity before the swarm leaves. It's the difference between finding an empty box and getting there in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBuilt for real beekeeping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrood-nest vitals, 24\/7\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— precision temperature and relative humidity from inside the cluster, where it counts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColony acoustics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— fanning, worker, and piping bands plus advanced sound fingerprinting for Hivewire's hive-health detectors (queenless, brood thermoregulation, swarm prep, and more).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUp to 4 Pucks per hive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— one in each brood-box position on a double deep, so you can see where the winter cluster is sitting without opening the hive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMonths of monitoring on one coin cell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— runs on a standard CR2032 you can swap in seconds. Battery level reports right to your dashboard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSet-and-forget updates\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— firmware updates arrive over the air. No cables, no pulling Pucks from hives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmart alerts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— get a push notification when temperature, humidity, or sound patterns drift from your hive's learned normal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it connects\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Puck broadcasts over long-range Bluetooth (BLE 5) to a \u003cstrong\u003eHivewire Hub or Gateway\u003c\/strong\u003e (sold separately), which relays your whole yard's data to the cloud over LoRa mesh, WiFi, or cellular — so even a remote out-yard with no internet stays connected. View everything in the Hivewire iPhone or Android app, or any web browser.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eSensors\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTemperature + relative humidity, MEMS acoustic microphone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eRadio\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBluetooth 5 with long-range extended advertising\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eBattery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCR2032 coin cell, user-replaceable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eUpdates\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOver-the-air firmware updates\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePer hive\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUp to 4 Pucks (per-position placement: upper\/lower, per box)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eWorks with\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHivewire Hub or Gateway (required for cloud connectivity)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1× Puck Sensor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCR2032 battery (pre-installed)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuick-start guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRequires a Hivewire Hub or Gateway and a Hivewire account. 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What used to take a luggage scale and a strong back is now a chart on your phone. Built from \u003cstrong\u003ealuminum\u003c\/strong\u003e and rated to \u003cstrong\u003e400 lb\u003c\/strong\u003e, it fits any hive up to a 10-frame Langstroth and shrugs off a fully packed double-deep with honey supers stacked high. Its \u003cstrong\u003eIP65-protected electronics\u003c\/strong\u003e live outside under the hive year-round. 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