Agriculture Industry Agriculture Industry    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Journal system?          Agriculture Industry Forum Index -> Bee Keeping View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message JustTom Guest Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 7:41 pm    Post subject: Journal system? Newb just starting out. I'm self-aware enough to know that I'm a slob, and that without structure, my note taking will liable to be sporadic, non-existant, or just too crappy to go back and try to decipher. In my busines life, I religiously use a Franklin-Covey planner to keep me from routinely getting fired, so I'm wondering what methods of journalling and record keeping folks employ for their beekeeping activities? Are there specific redundant things you write down every time you open your boxes, or do most just log a freehand entry, or do nothing at all? Are there paper preformatted notebook type logs available specifically for beekeeping? Any good software applications? Thanks, tom Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor AL Guest Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Journal system? JustTom wrote: Quote: Newb just starting out. I'm self-aware enough to know that I'm a slob, and that without structure, my note taking will liable to be sporadic, non-existant, or just too crappy to go back and try to decipher. In my busines life, I religiously use a Franklin-Covey planner [...] I look back at meetings where the one with the biggest Franklin was the winner - pathetic - and I am soooo grateful to be free from that bunch. One guy, whipped out a three section Franklin, I assume it was only three sections but then that was all the room he had to unfold it, and the other Franklinites oooed and drooled in envy, oh to be as important as THAT guy! Franklin marketing has done a phenomenal job. For your bee yard keep a Jr. legal pad in a zip lock baggie with a pen - the bees won't care one way or the other how you keep records. Write simple notes with dates & time about your observations like: hot day, rainy day, found queen, watched wiggle dance, smells great, strong hive, mean temperament, bees doing a good/poor job of housekeeping, strange odor, all bees dead, and record any changes you make like splits, adding supers, using queen excluder, treatment for mites, etc. :) AL Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Freddie Cooke Guest Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:23 am    Post subject: Re: Journal system? I don't think I have ever been so releived to be able to admit that I haven't the slightest notion of what is being discussed. "JustTom" <tom@nomail.please> wrote in message news:465eea92.530362851@newsgroups.comcast.net... Quote: Newb just starting out. I'm self-aware enough to know that I'm a slob, and that without structure, my note taking will liable to be sporadic, non-existant, or just too crappy to go back and try to decipher. In my busines life, I religiously use a Franklin-Covey planner to keep me from routinely getting fired, so I'm wondering what methods of journalling and record keeping folks employ for their beekeeping activities? Are there specific redundant things you write down every time you open your boxes, or do most just log a freehand entry, or do nothing at all? Are there paper preformatted notebook type logs available specifically for beekeeping? Any good software applications? Thanks, tom Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Paraplegic Racehorse Guest Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:30 am    Post subject: Re: Journal system? On May 31, 7:41 am, t...@nomail.please (JustTom) wrote: Quote: Are there paper preformatted notebook type logs available specifically for beekeeping? Any good software applications? Have a peek at mybeehives.com Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Amy Blankenship Guest Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 7:53 am    Post subject: Re: Journal system? "JustTom" <tom@nomail.please> wrote in message news:465eea92.530362851@newsgroups.comcast.net... Quote: Newb just starting out. I'm self-aware enough to know that I'm a slob, and that without structure, my note taking will liable to be sporadic, non-existant, or just too crappy to go back and try to decipher. In my busines life, I religiously use a Franklin-Covey planner to keep me from routinely getting fired, so I'm wondering what methods of journalling and record keeping folks employ for their beekeeping activities? Are there specific redundant things you write down every time you open your boxes, or do most just log a freehand entry, or do nothing at all? Are there paper preformatted notebook type logs available specifically for beekeeping? Any good software applications? I don't do bees (due to an evil husband, I am just an interested spectator), but I think if you download the Microsoft Education pack, you can install a free version of the Agilix gobinder, which will allow you to not only take notes, but also schedule upcoming tasks, etc. And I recently found that these tasks synched automatically with my PDA/phone, even though I don't use Outlook on my laptop. HTH; Amy Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor flat skunk Guest Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Journal system? On May 31, 9:41 am, t...@nomail.please (JustTom) wrote: Quote: Newb just starting out. Are there paper preformatted notebook type logs available specifically for beekeeping? Any good software applications? Thanks, tom Hey Tom I started a googlepages website. WYSIWYG and no experience other than typing words spelled correctly is required. And even that one isn't cast in stone lol When on the google search page and where the< Web Images Groups etc Quote: is select 'more' then 'labs' scroll about half way down and select 'Google Page Creator' it's free and a lot of fun. My newby experiences <http://ooptectbh.googlepages.com/home> cheers peter Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         Agriculture Industry Forum Index -> Bee Keeping All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Agriculture Industry----------------Agriculture IndustryBee Keeping  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Australian Debt Consolidation Experts medical insurance Wedding Websites Escort e accompagnatrice in Rimini, Reggio Emilia, in Riviera Adriatica, in Modena... 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