“The Asian giant hornet, a 2-inch menace that feasts on honeybees, has invaded Washington state. It might’ve migrated from Canada, where a colony was discovered nesting in the ground.” https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/23/us/asian-giant-hornet-washington-state-scn-trnd/index.html Use Apiary Book Reports to report quickly and easily possible sightings of the invasive species. The reports are sent to Apiary Report, a platform designed to record…
Use photos and videos to document your hive over time, see how the colony develops and what behaviors the bees engage in at each time of the year. Hive – Media Gallery Update your app to the latest version 4.6 and start adding media files for a particular hive.
Here are some solutions for keeping track of your hives: 1. add rocks on top of the hive 2. write with a black marker on the outer cover 3. attach different beekeeping magnets 4. note on paper using pen 5. use apiary management apps (on your smartphone) Magnets Advantages of using management software on your…
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,…
Apiary Book aims to be an easy-to-use digital tool for all beekeepers. Feedback is important, each received suggestion is taken into account. Predrag Jovanovic: “As for the strength of a bee colony is difficult to determine the strength of the hive through a slider but my suggestion is to be modified by buttons, – or…
In case you changed the hearth of beehives (new location) or just want to move the hives between existing apiaries, use the Transfer to feature: 1. Select the hive from Hives list 2. In the top right, tap ⁝ (option menu) 3. Choose Transfer to 4. The current apiary of the hive is selected by default (i.e.…
The strength of a bee colony is given by: – the number of frames covered by bees – the number of combs of capped brood and – the quantity of honey reserves (in kg). “The population of a bee colony is not static and varies with the season of the year. A colony of…
