App Profile: Apiarist - Beekeeper Assistant

3 Hives

Rating: 3/5

I can input hive inspection info right away. I mostly put my inspection in the notes/description box but can check mark other items. I like that the weather can be added with a simple tap on the screen. But really love that I can add my inspection photos to always have at my fingertips. Each hive has its own screen with a picture. I don’t know if there is a storage site for an inactive hive. That would be nice so I don’t loose all that info which has the care of the hive to refer back to. It continues to show I have 4 hives when 3 are only active. A storage shed would be nice to put this hive & info in to save. 1.)I do wish the dashboard for the hive weights (& maybe the harvesting weights) would each show up with dates & actual weight not just random dots on a graph that doesn’t say what the wt actually was. Only the last wt shows the info. 2) The finance page is very confusing with expense & profit- so many steps & confusing with items entered & designations etc. nothing ever seems to match up. I just want to enter my purchases/expenses in a simple way instead of jumping through so many screens. I just can’t figure this page out. I have recommended to others in my bee club & conventions ☺️

linewifelife

Rating: 4/5

1. Queen Bee color does not have White as an option, it just lists the same color options for hive colors. 2. I would like to be able to edit the order that my hives are listed in the main screen that way they are listed in the same order I inspect. When I add a split to the app it gets put at the bottom of the list but I may not check it as the last hive. It keeps my flow consistent and less errors when entering data as I’ve had to re write data under different hives a couple of times now as it was in the wrong hive in the app. 3. I wish I didn’t have to go through so many steps to get to the point of entering a new inspection log, not sure the best way to fix this but tapping the hive then going to last inspection then tapping the plus sign feels like a lot of steps and was confusing to figure out how to add new entries at first.

Rsurg

Rating: 5/5

It sure beats pen and paper! I’m really enjoying using this app. Of course I would customize several more things, but I think every beekeeper keeps records slightly differently, so what I might want to change about this app wouldn’t necessarily apply to everyone. I do find I rely heavily on the notes section below. And I VERY much appreciate the ability to put photos in for hive inspections!!!