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📦 Apiary Management

🎯 Purpose​

Organize your beehives into apiaries based on location, making it easy to manage multiple sites and plan efficient inspection routes across all your bee yards.

🎭 User Story​

  • As a beekeeper with hives in multiple locations
  • I want to organize my hives into different apiaries by location
  • So that I can efficiently manage colonies across different sites and plan my inspection visits

🚀 Key Benefits​

  • Location-Based Organization: Group hives by bee yard location (home apiary, out-yard, farm, etc.)
  • Map Visualization: See all your apiaries on a map with GPS coordinates
  • Efficient Route Planning: Organize inspection schedules by location to minimize travel
  • Multi-Site Management: Perfect for beekeepers with hives in backyard, community gardens, farms, and remote locations
  • Quick Navigation: Jump directly to any hive in any apiary with organized hierarchy

💡 Use Cases​

Hobby Beekeeper with Multiple Locations Keep 3 hives in your backyard and 2 at a friend's farm. Create "Home Apiary" and "Farm Apiary" to organize them separately for easier management.

Urban Beekeeper Manage hives across community gardens, rooftops, and parks. Create apiaries for each location to track which sites need attention.

Sideline Beekeeper Run 20-50 hives across 3-5 locations. Organize apiaries by site to plan efficient inspection routes and track performance by location.

Commercial Pollination Move hives between orchards and fields. Create temporary apiaries for each pollination contract location.

🎓 How to Use​

  1. Create an apiary - Click "Add Apiary" on your dashboard
  2. Name your bee yard - Give it a recognizable name (e.g., "Backyard", "Smith Farm", "Oak Street Garden")
  3. Set location - Add GPS coordinates to see it on map view
  4. Add hives - Create new hives within the apiary or move existing hives between apiaries
  5. Manage easily - View all hives in an apiary together, edit details, or reorganize as needed

📍 Location Tips​

  • Use descriptive names that help you remember the site
  • Add GPS coordinates for map view and directions
  • Note nearby landmarks or access instructions in apiary description
  • Keep track of property owner contact info if apiaries are on borrowed land

🗺️ Map View​

View all your apiaries on an interactive map:

  • See distance between sites
  • Plan multi-apiary inspection routes
  • Identify which locations need attention
  • Perfect for planning expansion to new locations

Last Updated: December 5, 2025