Honey extraction is the process of removing honey from honeycomb. Here are some steps: – remove the wax cap on capped honey manually (using a fork) – place the frames in the honey extractor – turn on the centrifuge motor, run extracting process for several minutes – remove extracted frames Important: do not store extracted…
If you have a hive that need your attention or you want to easily follow up, you can flag it in Apiary Book app. This helps you remember to inspect it later. Flagged hives are easy to spot, thanks to the red icon. Examples of flagged hives: – queen sighted but no larvae are present,…
Apiary Book 4.4 for Android is available, get it on Google Play! Now you can add to-do list for each individual hive. You will be notified about the activities scheduled the day before or on that day at 8:30 a.m. So you can easily remember what work you have to do, and never miss an…
Our recommendations for hive inspection: – review the notes from the last inspections – decide if you have to check the hive and look at what is new – if inspection is required, examine the bee colony and record all information (population, queen, brood, honey) – schedule the next activities Hive ToDo list Acting like this,…
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Curious about remote hive monitoring systems that provides information on bee colonies status to the smartphone or PC? A few days ago we installed not one, but two different weight scales together with sensors. We will present our conclusions in the next weeks.
You can use the method of taking notes using the black marker to write on hive cover… The translation: CHECK!! = inspect the hive next time Q↑ = queen seen F↓ = not enough food (honey) Or you can use your smartphone and Apiary Book app, add notes, inspections and reminders. So you will never…
We are extremely excited to announce that Apiary Book has reached a new milestone, with more than 100,000 beekeepers like you downloading our app. We would like to thank each and every one of you for your support. This would not have been possible without your valuable feedback on how we can continuously improve the…
Queen Rearing Calendar is a detailed calendar of events for rearing queen bees. http://www.apiarybook.com/queenrearing.html The dates are calculated based on the day the queen laid eggs or grafting day. Using this calendar a beekeeper will be able to calculate the necessary steps in raising the queens. Queen rearing is the process by which beekeepers raise queen bees…
The role of the Assistant is to analyse and present useful insights that will help beekeeper to make better decisions. The Assistant helps beekeepers to identify important information related to your apiary and offers advises. Example: presenting the information of the flowering time of nectar/pollen source available in the current month. This is specially important…
