Autoplay = watch mode: the camera drifts, blooms chain on their own, and the auto-keeper gently retunes after splits or herding. Queen access: full/star hear Mellifera, ring/clustered don't. A manual new bloom mid-deliberation abandons it — no honey, no gold.

Quorum: ≥⅔ of committed on one patch + ≥60% committed, held 5 rounds. Star locks fast — and can herd wrong. Isolated never herds — and may never lock.