What must be measured before the desert becomes evidence?

A transparent field framework for Hadramout, Earth’s Mars. No invented readings. No claim that Earth desert conditions reproduce Mars.

Rocky desert landscape in Hadramout, Earth’s Mars, known in the SPACEBEE mission as Space Valley — SPACE VALLEY · HADRAMOUT · EARTH’S MARS

AIR TEMPERATURE

Timestamped ambient readings and readings from shaded hives

FLOWERING CALENDAR

Plant, location window and flowering stage

WATER

Source, availability and beekeeper practice

FORAGE ACTIVITY

Timed arrival and departure observations

COLONY STATUS

Observations made without invasive methods and under responsible handling

Why publish the protocol first?

A dramatic landscape can create a story without creating evidence. Publishing what SPACEBEE intends to observe makes later field notes auditable and prevents selective storytelling after results appear.

What this field log cannot prove

Hadramout, Earth’s Mars has Earth pressure, atmosphere, gravity, radiation and ecology. Observations of desert bees can generate questions about controlled habitats and provide biological baselines. They cannot prove that bees will survive on Mars.