The weather plays a part in your decision to inspect or not inspect your hives. Temperature, humidity have an effect on the temper of bees. Also the weather conditions influence the honey crop. It is a good practice to check daily the current weather and forecast data for your apiary. In Apiary Book, you can…
What’s new in Apiary Book 2.2 Image draw: Draw on you image (apiary, hive, frame) and share it! Voice commands: Use your voice to launch activities. Here are voice actions that can be recognized: What’s the weather? Take new note Create new hive Read barcode Perform new treatment Define new activity New veterinary check Dashboard…
I am excited to hear what you think about Apiary Book. I am encourage you to join Apiary Book’s Community on Facebook, Google+ or YouTube, great resources to keep up to date and discuss ideas with other beekeepers.
This tutorial describes how to add a new blossoming period: 1. Open the Apiary Book app 2. In the top left, tap Menu ≡ 3. Tap Floral calendar 4. In the top right, tap ADD 5. Add start and end of flowering: part of the month (early, mid, late), month 6. Type popular and scientific…
Today I am launching the first web tool that can be used by beekeepers from around the world to check the forage area of the bees! This web page can also be used as a teaching material! http://www.apiarybook.com/foragearea.html
A floral calendar for beekeeping is a time-table that indicates to the beekeeper the approximate date and duration of the blossoming periods of the important honey and pollen plants in the apiary area. The floral calendar is one of the most useful tools. The calendar informs beekeepers about what to expect in bee-forage availability, and when,…
For bees, their forage or food supply consists of nectar and pollen from blooming plants within flight range. The foraging area around a beehive extends for two miles (3 km). The forage sources for honey bees are an important consideration for beekeepers. Reference: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forage_(honey_bee)
Do you want to have your Apiary Book data also on PC? What about data synchronization between different devices using cloud? To make this possible, I launched a fundraising campaign on Pledgie! The road-map outlines a lot of work. The donations will help me to spend quality time on this project. Spread the word Help me…
Apiary Book 2.0 is available for downloadtoday. I am grateful for all your feedback so far. I am committed to continuing to invest in making Apiary Book useful & easy to use for beekeepers across the world. Check out the list of the new features below: Financial statement: Add all income/expense records of your apiary!…
This tutorial describes how to add a new financial record: 1. Open the Apiary Book app 2. In the top left, tap Menu ≡ 3. Tap Financial 4. In the top right, tap ADD 5. Add date, amount, description 6. Choose type (income/expense) 7. Tap Save 8. Return to list of financial records 9. Available…
