On 6-Feb-06, at 10:27 AM, John Sturman wrote:

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> I have long been noodling with the idea of (yet another)  
> application for a handheld beekeeper record keeping tool.
>
> I am looking for input as to what, you as a beekeeper, would like  
> to see in an application for a PocketPC PDA.

Hi John and all

         I am a small beekeeper, and I store all my beekeeping info  
on one spreadsheet(appleworks) after taking written notes in the  
beeyard.  I believe that the individual hive detail that I record  
would make my system useless to a larger operator with many yards(as  
would a system designed for them have info useless to me).  Possibly  
2 versions of your software would be worthwhile.  Following are items  
I record that are not on your list:

                     daily scale hive weights
                     disease treatment info (Drug, quantity,  
application method and application date)
                     food given to hive(syrup, pollen subst)
                     hive name (1R - 1st hive in row beside river)
                     bi-weekly varroa counts(24 hr drop)
                     status of honey supers on each hive( full &  
capped, 1/2 full etc, position on hive)
                     extracting info (hive super(s) came from,  
quantity liquid, comb honey,
                                     refractometer reading, floral  
source)
                     packing information(date extracted, date packed,  
number of each size container
                                     filled,  number of each size in  
stock, floral source)
                     sales info

I know I keep too much information but that is part of my enjoyment  
of beekeeping.

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
80W44N



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