Hive App Considered!!

摘要

Manitoba Beekeepers' Association (MBA) board is considering a new mobile app system to track hive locations and field spraying plans. The app called BeeConnect has been tested in Australia and could be made available in Canada.Initially MBA board has been monitoring progress of a USA based system, called Drift Watch, for improving bee health communication between beekeepers and aerial applicators. To this end, Allan Campbell, President MBA, initiated ad hoc discussions with Mike Alarie, President, Manitoba Aerial Applicators Association (MAAA). When discussions began, the available system was being rolled out in many places across USA. Initial installation costs were in the order of $18,000 and yearly costs of about $5,000. Saskatchewan government worked with several groups in their province to introduce Drift Watch in 2014. Geoff Wilson spoke about the benefits of the system at the MBA Convention in February 2015.