Episode 139 – How to Keep Records: The Beekeeper’s Notebook 📖🐝
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Over half a million downloads, a top 1.5% global ranking, and Feedspot’s Top 10 Beekeeping Podcast award — we’re celebrating some milestones and diving into an essential skill: keeping records. Whether you're a hobbyist or aspiring pro, your beekeeping notes matter. In this episode, we cover the importance of documentation, what to record for each hive and queen, tools and apps to consider (like Hive Tracks and Hive Bloom), how recordkeeping supports ELAP claims or inspections, and why a $9 mic has completely changed how we track inspections in the field.
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