Bee hive maintenance

[Bardkin]

I have a confusion I'd like to get cleared up.

So I have all my bee hives out there, they are all performing as they should and I keep on top of applying the right pots at the right time. ( I do it manually as the script doesnt seem to work on my computer- another thread..)
HOWEVER-
I have been told by more than one person that the potions you apply are used by the bee hive once every 24 hours based on when you initially set them- so If I originally set it up at 8:00 pm, apply the pots, then I need to apply more as soon AFTER 8:00 pm the following day.

If this is true, why then do I see bee hives with 0 on all the potions less than 12 hours after I applied the potions before? What is the real answer here? When do the hives "refresh"? Should I wait even though the hives all have 0?

I have been told it is all based on server save times but the math isn't adding up here.

Thanks for any clarification.

[scuba]

the bees reset each day at the same time which is the world save time right after you placed the hives eg if you placed them at 5:34 they should reset at the 6:00 world save and other than the first 12 hours they reset every 24 hours

[Bardkin]

This is strange. What i am seeing doesnt coincide with what you and others have said.

I originally posted this right after I did my maintenance. about 2:00 or so my time. It is now 9:00 my time and several more hives are calling for potions, but not all of them. Also I did make note of a few that were questionable based on my tearing down and re deeding them, but a couple of those 5 are calling for pots.

So, basically, I believe that some of the hives are using their pots at random world saves, but not all. I will map out which ones are ready for maintenance and which aren't, then reply tomorrow am with a new map showing the changes.

X= doesnt need maintenance, 0= needs maintenance.

0 x 0 x x
x x 0 0 x
. . . .x x
x x 0 x x
x 0 0 x 0

I will now apply all the potions, let's see if tomorrow morning around 9:00 am if I get opposite results.

[EndeR]

if u were taking the hives down and putting them back at different times than the original ones were placed...each group would be on a different timer and have different times each day that they reset.

[Bardkin]

You know, its the only explanation that seems to work, but I typically have been doing my hives all in the evenings, as I work during the days. (except this week). But, here is my comparison anyway. It is 11:13 am my time.

x= no maintenance, 0= needs maintenance

x x x 0 x
x 0 x x x
.......0 0
x x x x x
x x x x x

This is clearly different than it should be. I will check again tonight. if they are all screwy again I will tear them all down and restart them. ( After I harvest, of course!)

[Asmodean]

Server Reboots/restarts can (and do) mess up the timers for whatever reason. One time, i had half my bees at one time, and the other half several hours later because of a crash/reboot.

Apply pine needles, to reset them all to the same schedule. But you'll lose a day of productivity doing so. This is a much better option than starting all over although, quite a bit more expensive.

[Bardkin]

Pine needles you say... I had been under the impression they only put your hives to sleep while you were away in RL. I didnt know they reset the timers as well. I will try that, thanks!