These preferences quietly drive the rest of the app: your Varroa thresholds decide when a hive is flagged Low or Treat, and the overdue threshold decides when a hive shows as needing an inspection.
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Open Account -> Preferences -> Hive & Monitoring
Set Region & Units (hemisphere, Fahrenheit/Celsius, currency) and your default hive type.
Hive & Monitoring
Region & Units
Hemisphere
NorthernTemperature unit
Fahrenheit (F)Mite Monitoring
Varroa monitor threshold (%)
2Varroa treat threshold (%)
3Mite sample size
300 beesOverdue inspection
14 days - 2
Tune Mite Monitoring thresholds
Varroa monitor threshold (below = Low), Varroa treat threshold (above = Treat), default mite sample size (100 or 300 bees), and the overdue-inspection threshold in days.
Hive & Monitoring
Region & Units
Hemisphere
NorthernTemperature unit
Fahrenheit (F)Mite Monitoring
Varroa monitor threshold (%)
2Varroa treat threshold (%)
3Mite sample size
300 beesOverdue inspection
14 days - 3
Set Harvest & Yield defaults
Yield unit, harvest moisture target (the industry safe-to-bottle standard is 18.6%), and the default honey variety for new batches.
Hive & Monitoring
Region & Units
Hemisphere
NorthernTemperature unit
Fahrenheit (F)Mite Monitoring
Varroa monitor threshold (%)
2Varroa treat threshold (%)
3Mite sample size
300 beesOverdue inspection
14 days
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