Bee Squared Beekeeping vs NectarIndex

From the makers of the best selling BeePlus comes Bee Squared, an advanced beekeeping app for the modern beekeeper. Designed from the ground up to be powerful yet easy to use, let Bee² improve your record keeping, colony management and ultimately, the health and productivity of your hives. Main features at a glance • Unlimited hives & apiaries • Automatically sync data between devices • Perform inspections • Log honey harvests • Record feedings • Add photos • Monitor problems and treatments • Pin hives on map • QR codes for quick hive ID • iCloud backup • Plan tasks • Manage equipment • Log individual frames • Track consumables • Document products sold • Oversee finances • PDF hive reports By beekeepers, for beekeepers. Multiple record types for inspections, feedings, harvests and more so you can record the information you need. Add photos for a visual record too and have them stored within Bee² so they don't clutter up your Photos app. Auto sync records between devices associated with your Apple ID. Input data on your iPhone while at the apiary and have it sync automatically to your iPad and Mac with Apple silicon for later review or further editing. You can still input data if you have no connection and Bee² will sync when next online. Track colony splits or combine colonies together. Should the worst happen you can also track a colony perishing. Archived colonies retain their equipment records but as they are no longer in use allow them to be reassigned to where needed. Advanced inventory management. Equipment inventory to keep track of exactly where your hive components are being used so you always know what you have available. Consumables section to track items that get used up over time like sugar syrup, fondant or mite treatments etc. Add consumables to colony records to follow exactly when and where they were used and if you're running out. List the products your bees have kindly made for you and record sales. Add honey from a harvest for provenance or consumables like glass jars to see your costs. Add equipment, consumables and products to finance records to track sales and purchases. Existing BeePlus users. If you are a BeePlus user you can import their hives without manually adding all the details, simply export a transfer file from BeePlus and import to Bee², locations, hives and swarm traps will be automatically added. Inspections and other data are not compatible yet and won’t be imported. We think Bee² is great, and we're confident you will too so you can download and try Bee² for 3 months for free! After the free trial a subscription is required to create new records. We really hope you'll never want to, but if for some reason you do ever cancel your subscription you will still retain full access to your all data. End user license agreement (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Download Bee² now and experience the future of beekeeping.

NectarIndex — Your Bloom Forecast Companion Are you a beekeeper wondering when the acacia, linden, or chestnut will bloom in your area? NectarIndex helps you anticipate nectar flow seasons so you can plan hive moves, honey supers, and inspections with confidence. The app uses real weather data from your location to calculate Growing Degree Days (GDD) from the start of the year, estimating the phenological stage of over 96 nectar-producing plant species. The result is a NectarIndex score — from 0 to 100 — giving you an intuitive read on the nectar potential for each plant in your area. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH NECTARINDEX • See which plants are about to bloom near you • Track temperature accumulation with Growing Degree Days (GDD) • Use the bloom calendar to plan your season • Manually select any location on the map • Filter plants by Köppen climate zone • Explore a database of 96 nectar plant species across Europe and North America • Check integrated weather forecasts for the coming days BUILT FOR BEEKEEPERS EVERYWHERE NectarIndex includes both European and North American nectar species, with automatic continent detection based on your location. Whether you're in Italy, France, Germany, or the United States, you'll find the most relevant plants for your area. HOW IT WORKS The algorithm is based on Growing Degree Days (GDD), a well-established scientific method used in agronomy and phenology. Each species has a thermal bloom threshold: when the GDD accumulated at your location reach that threshold, the plant is approaching bloom. NectarIndex combines this with current and forecast weather conditions to calculate the final score. AN IMPORTANT NOTE NectarIndex is a support tool based on mathematical models and weather data. Forecasts are estimates and may vary depending on local conditions, altitude, exposure, and many other factors. The app's predictions are never a substitute for direct hive inspection and field observation. The best beekeeper is still the one who knows their bees! FREE, NO SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED NectarIndex is free to use. Occasional unobtrusive ads help us keep the app updated and available for beekeepers everywhere.