Hive Inspection

The opinion of our users is truly valued. Andrey Lebedev from Russia sent the following feedback: “Вносить данные об осмотре ужасно неудобно. Entering inspection data is terribly inconvenient.” Starting Apiary Book 5.8 the details of an Hive Inspection are displayed using horizontal tabs allowing the beekeeper to navigate easier between different pages. The navigation experience…

Mentorship

As a new beekeeper you have to learn a lot. The best way is to find a local beekeeping mentor that will guide you in all your apiary activities. Using Apiary Book Mentorship feature you can find mentors who can offer you support and advice. Photo: Bogdan, founder of Apiary Book together with his apprentice.…

Language support

Are you passionate about bees and want to help make Apiary Book available in new languages, or help improve the translations for existing languages? We are looking for French / Polish / Turkish beekeepers that can help us with the translation of Apiary Book. Each contributor will get a PRO Lite subscription for FREE. If you…

Queen Rearing Calendar

Queen rearing is the process by which beekeepers raise queen bees from young fertilized worker bee larvae. The schedule of tasks for rearing queen bees is based on the natural development cycle of honey bee queens. Queen Rearing Calendar notifies you about the timing of each step in advance so you can prepare all equipment,…

World Bee Day 2020

World Bee Day is celebrated on May 20. On this day Anton Janša, the pioneer of beekeeping, was born in 1734. The main purpose of World Bee Day is to spread awareness of the significance of bees and other pollinators for the future of mankind. Pollination is a fundamental process for the survival of our…

Asian hornet

Using Apiary Book Reports you can inform nearby beekeepers about problems/incidents affecting bee colonies health like Asian giant hornet, now spotted in USA. “Sightings of the Asian giant hornet have prompted fears that the vicious insect could establish itself in the United States and devastate bee populations.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/02/us/asian-giant-hornet-washington.html?auth=link-dismiss-google1tap

Community help

Apiary Book is supporting the global public health community’s work to keep people safe and informed during the coronavirus public health crisis. We’re also working to address the long-term impacts by supporting beekeepers in need and making it easier for people to find and offer help in their communities. Community Help is a place for…

Collaboration

We’ve been very busy these past couple of weeks and cannot wait to show you what great things we’ve come up with. What we can say right now is that in April, collaboration will be the keyword. After all, it’s only together that we can take the best possible care of our bees!