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May 5, 2026 · 5 min read · #offline-first, #app-buying-criteria, #infrastructure
Most beekeeping apps say they work offline. Most of them do not, in any way that survives a real apiary. Here is the buying-criteria checklist.
Read post →Apr 28, 2026 · 5 min read · #voice-logging, #inspections, #workflow
After a season of trying every notation method that survives an apiary — paper, phone screens, app forms, dictated voice memos — here is what actually works at the hive and what does not.
Read post →Apr 21, 2026 · 6 min read · #varroa, #mite-tracking, #inspections
A working beekeeper's playbook for tracking varroa mites — alcohol wash counts, sticky-board reads, treatment timing, and how to keep the data useful instead of just collecting it.
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