Record keeping software

[Guisachan]

Looking at starting to use some software to assist with record keeping. Can see the 2 types listed.

Hive Tracks or Beetight?

Anybody recommend one or the other.

Thank you

 

[psafloyd]

Looking at starting to use some software to assist with record keeping. Can see the 2 types listed.

Hive Tracks or Beetight?

Anybody recommend one or the other.

Thank you

I have used Beetight (and paid for it) for the past couple of years, but I am not very good at maintaining records full stop.

It WAS better than Hive Tracks by a country mile, but is kinda clunky nevertheless.

However, the newly launched version of Hive Tracks looks considerably better and I may have to check it out again.

 

[BigAshW]

I use the facilities on beebase for mine. I also have an excel sheet setup based on

http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/record_card.jpg

I created a template using the above as a guide and plan to use one for each colony.

 

[Foxylad]

Hive tracks is web based. I found you need to be online to use it. My internet signal when at done apairy sites is patchy at best.

Beetight hasn't be updated in years, has many ui issues and bugs.

Last year i used beekeeper lite. An iphone app by far the best I have found. It's uk based so many hive types found not just langstroth hive.

This year I printed my own, back to pen and paper.

I will go back to using my smart phone only when the app is as good as my printed sheet.

 

[Arfermo]

I also have an excel sheet setup based on

http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/record_card.jpg

.

Like it. OCR'd for conversion to Word table for me as my current form is a bit too complicated for my needs and I can discard I hope. Thanks

 

[BigAshW]

You're welcome.

 

[Guisachan]

Thanks for the thoughts. Looks like either Hive Tracks or Beekeeper lite.