Great question, Thom.  I just finished an Apprentice Beekeeping Course,
sponsored by Cornell University Dyce Laboratory for Honey Bee Studies.

Our last chapter was on Record Keeping and it was recommended that we keep at
least 3 Journals.  A Bloom Journal (tracking nectar & blooming of your local
flora), a Expense Journal (to track beekeeping expenses including mileage)
and a Yard Journal (tracking hives in each Bee Yard).  It was also suggested
to keep individual Colony Records for each hive if you intend to raise Queens.

Like yourself, I was pleased to get some guidance on this topic since it is
very important to tracking your successes and failures.

Bee Healthy,
Jean-Francois Lariviere
http://hometown.aol.com/BeeHealthy/beehive.html

In a message dated 5/7/99 2:09:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< In short, I haven't seen a discussion of record keeping. I also note a
 lack of symposium/ short course subjects related to record keeping. Any
 bites?
 Thom Bradley
 Chesapeake, VA  >>