Lets talk record keeping.

[alleyyooper]

Kare keeps our records for every hive and bee yard.
She uses those small 4x6 spiral note books. She uses 2 per bee yard.
In those records we know where hive Number one (numbered from west1 to east) is from. Where the queen is from, mite load at each check, honey harvested from each hive and what percent was capped. If they were ever doctored for Nosema creana. And age of equipment.

I have been trying to figure out how we can use a lap top to keep those record on easyly.
Not much out there for useing a computer at all to keep the records like we do.
One is hive tracks, doesn't fit our needs and isn't free either. It may work for some people however.

https://www.hivetracks.com/Default.aspx

Al

[Maverick_mg]

I don't know if this will help. www.beetight.com Ran across it this winter, sounds like the guy might be a computer geek who got into bees and made a record keeping program. Could be cool if he gets the iPad/iPhone app approved. Its free if you have less then 6 hives and only $15.00 a year for more

[tom j]

I'm going to try but last year I said the same ,, guess record keeping is not one of my high points ...

[alleyyooper]

This one won't work well if you don't have an expencive WIFI net work since you have to be on line to use it.

Also isn't very good for those of us with several several more than 6 hives. the books are only a dollar each so we have a whole 6 dollars into them and they last a couple of years.

Al

[Maverick_mg]

bummer. guess somethings are still better the "old fashioned" way. lol

[tom j]

i'm going to try using voice notes on my phone ,, mybe this way It will work out better, I can talk to the phone when I'm in the hive and go in and write down my notes