Front Yard

Overview
The Front Yard covers the front outdoor space with 60 entities. Its primary function is irrigation management via the Orbit BHyve smart timer (4 zones), supplemented by a Reolink outdoor camera with auto-tracking, and a collection of Emporia Vue and automation-based watering duration helpers.
Entity count: 60 | Floor: Ground Floor
Devices
Device
Manufacturer
Model
Integration
Front Yard Tap Timer
Orbit BHyve
HT34A-0001 (firmware 107)
bhyve
Bhyve Hub
Orbit BHyve
BH1G2-0002 (firmware 0056)
bhyve
Front Yard (Reolink)
Reolink
E1 Outdoor SE PoE
reolink
Irrigation
The Orbit BHyve HT34A is a 4-zone smart irrigation timer connected via the Bhyve Hub.
Irrigation Zones (Valve entities)
Zone
Entity
Front Yard Shrubs
valve.front_yard_tap_timer_front_yard_shrubs_zone
Side Yard Garden Bed
valve.front_yard_tap_timer_side_yard_garden_bed_zone
Front Planters
valve.front_yard_tap_timer_front_planters_zone
Front Fence Planters
valve.front_yard_tap_timer_front_fence_planters_zone
All zones currently: closed
Watering Programs (Switch entities)
Program
Notes
Front Yard Shrubs smart watering
Smart schedule
Side Yard Garden Bed smart watering
Smart schedule
Front Planters smart watering
Smart schedule
Front Fence Planters moist program
Moisture-based
Germinating Program
Manual seeding schedule
Manual Water Zones
Manual override
Front Yard Watering Program
Combined front yard
Rain Delay
switch.front_yard_tap_timer_rain_delay — enables rain skip mode.
Smart Watering Helpers
Four sets of input_number + input_datetime helpers track watering history per zone:
Helper
Entity
Front Planters Last Watered
input_datetime.front_planters_last_watered
Front Planters Last Run Duration
input_number.front_planters_last_run_duration (min)
Front Yard Shrubs Last Watered
input_datetime.front_yard_shrubs_last_watered
Front Yard Shrubs Last Run Duration
input_number.front_yard_shrubs_last_run_duration (min)
Front Fence Planters Last Watered
input_datetime.front_fence_planters_last_watered
Front Fence Planters Last Run Duration
input_number.front_fence_planters_last_run_duration (min)
Side Yard Garden Bed Last Watered
input_datetime.side_yard_garden_bed_last_watered
Side Yard Garden Bed Last Run Duration
input_number.side_yard_garden_bed_last_run_duration (min)
Automations (4): One per zone — track last watered timestamp and duration after each cycle completes.
Camera
Device
Notes
Front Yard (Reolink E1 Outdoor SE PoE)
Firmware v3.1.0.5223_2510172104
Features: Auto-tracking, Guard return, AI motion detection (Vehicle, Human, Pet), Infrared night mode, FTP/Email/Push notifications, Siren on event.
Sensors
Entity
Notes
Front Yard Tap Timer Next watering
Sensor showing next scheduled run
Front Yard Tap Timer Fault
Binary sensor
Front Yard Vehicle
Binary sensor (Reolink AI)
Bhyve Hub Connected
Binary sensor
Notes / Gotchas
The Plants dashboard is linked to soil sensor data from the Zigbee2MQTT-based Third Reality Gen2 soil sensors (Outdoor1, Outdoor2, Outdoor3 Gen2) — these are currently unassigned to a specific area but physically in the front yard garden.
The 
bhyve integration was recently added (entry ID: 
01K3V102B7MY0TPYPRP67G7M15). Ensure the Bhyve Hub stays connected.
Watering duration helpers store data from HA automations — they are the source of truth for the Plants dashboard watering history.
Last Updated
2026-06-24