Beekeeping software

[BeePastor]

I posted this on an old thread, but was hoping to get some up to date input from y'all.

So I am a first year beek.  I figure if I start out right, it will be easier to stay on top of all this.  I have looked at hive tracks and beetight fairly in depth.  Is there really any major differences or is it mostly just the interface that is different?


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[Dallasbeek]

Huh?  "hive tracks?"  " beetight?"

Maybe I'm not awake yet, but I don't understand the question given those terms.

[Dallasbeek]

Okay, I looked at previous entries and apparently "hive track" is software you use to record what you did to a hive and, though I didn't find anything specific about "beetight," I assume it's similar software. 

What's the point of either?  Unless you have a lot of hives, notes on paper are easier to use.  Think about getting hive goop all over a tablet's screen if you carry it to the hives or transferring notes from paper to a tablet after a day in the hives.  I do well to keep up with hive tools without having to look for a tablet as well.  Good luckwith your bees.

[Acebird]

Once you get a smart phone you need to put all kinds of apps on it to justify the cost of the phone.  :-)

[yes2matt]

I posted this on an old thread, but was hoping to get some up to date input from y'all.

So I am a first year beek.  I figure if I start out right, it will be easier to stay on top of all this.  I have looked at hive tracks and beetight fairly in depth.  Is there really any major differences or is it mostly just the interface that is different?


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Never mind these old guys, they still communicate with bricks. ;)

In seriousness, I'm a second 'year,  and did some investigation into digital record keeping.  I've decided that I don't want to share my data with them if they don't want to share the aggregate dataset with me.

Best app for a new bee is a combo of this here tapatalk and the camera.

[Acebird]

Never mind these old guys, they still communicate with bricks. ;)

Bricks don't need batteries and never ware out.  They can be used in all climates.

[yes2matt]

I posted this on an old thread, but was hoping to get some up to date input from y'all.

So I am a first year beek.  I figure if I start out right, it will be easier to stay on top of all this.  I have looked at hive tracks and beetight fairly in depth.  Is there really any major differences or is it mostly just the interface that is different?


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Here's a fresh discussion of the two apps you're asking about. http://beemaster.com/forum/index.php?topic=43605.0

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[devehf]

I've looked at both of those apps. The pricing is a turn off for me.

Check out this article. At the bottom is a list of worksheets and references. http://www.beeculture.com/dont-know-can-hurt/

I suggest making a Google Sheets document from these sources that you can fill out with each inspection. You can call up the entry form on your device by saving a shortcut to the URL to the home screen.

I use an old iPhone tethered to the personal hotspot on the new, clean phone in the protection of my pocket. The old phone has a nice patination of propolis and wax. I can take photos, videos, tapatalk, whatever.

[Bush_84]

I've been thinking about this since I saw this topic. Beetight offers a free to use with only a few hives. I think six are free. More than that and you have to pay to use. Devehfs post has a good link. I like the u of florida sheet. Trying to decide if I want to print a ton off and just fill one out each time or if I want to laminate and keep in the hive. Less printing with lamination but more difficult to review past findings.