Landowner and bee yard information User: - all beekeepers Frequency of use: update or reference as required Reasons for recording this information include: - business management - provides background information to the bee yard which can be useful for assessing value of the yard to the operation - organized yard records may increase the saleability of the operation - communication - handy location information (e.g., land locations) make it easier to give directions to bee yard visitors (e.g., provincial apiarist, crop insurance, bee inspectors, visiting beekeepers) - in case of emergency, bee yard contact and location information should be readily accessible to the beekeepers staff, family and others - facilitates contact between neighbouring beekeepers - timely communication of disease can lead to greater profitability for all concerned (better honey production, increased winterability, fewer medication costs, less employee/beekeeper time spent treating diseased colonies) - ease of contact with landowners - bee biosecurity - beekeepers should contact their provincial apiarists and bee inspectors when they have questions about disease and recommended treatments - when are disease and issues (e.g., treatment resistance) arise operators (in particular small or new beekeepers) should contact neighbouring beekeepers (in particular large and/or experienced beekeepers) to maintain good neighbourly relationships and high standard of bee biosecurity - food safety - bee yard descriptions and location information may help trace origins of contaminants - knowing the environment around a bee yard may reduce the risk of contamination References to the Bee Biosecurity Standard and CBISQT: - Bee Biosecurity Standard: pages 19-25 and 116 - CBISQT: pages 9-14 - this template is an adaptation of Bee Biosecurity Standard form 4.0 (page 142) General comments: - keep an up to date copy in bee truck/vehicle in case need to contact yard owner immediately while in bee yard - neighbouring beekeepers should be contacted if bees are within flight distance - beekeepers should consider a yearly evaluation of their bee yard descriptions to ensure they are current and reflect the environment to which their bees are exposed - small and/or new beekeepers will likely need more assistance with disease problems than those with large scale operations removal of disease ridden equipment is important to keep bees healthy in the bee yard as well as in other bee yards which are within flight distance - all hive equipment should be thoroughly inspected and inventoried at least once per year
Visitor log person responsible for this record: form reference #: name / organization contact number location / facility visited reason for date (d/m/y) arrival time departure time sanitation procedures to carry out when returning from/going to other operations and between beeyards
Bee: grafting log person responsible for this record: form reference #: bee yard # / location date of (d/m/y) initials of person who grafted date ready (d/m/y) frame # cup colour breeder hive # stock # larvae grafted # of cells in finisher # of successful comments (e.g., placement of cells)
Bee yard: moving colonies (excluding for large pollination contracts) person responsible for this record: form reference #: original bee yard # / location hive #(s) date (d/m/y) new bee yard # / location type of transport (open deck, tarped, enclosed cargo) reason for moving bees (e.g., management, pesticide, small local pollination contract) comments (e.g., dropped boxes, equipment damage, pesticide exposure during move) initials
Facility cleaning and disinfection (facility and facility equipment) person responsible for this record: form reference #: facility (e.g., indoor wintering facility, honeyhouse, supply storage, garage, lunch room, filling room, extracting room, hot room, toilet) date (d/m/y) of cleaning and/or disinfection method (e.g., sweeping, power washing) item or facility surface cleaned (e.g., equipment, vehicle, floors, surfaces, walls) products used comments (including if disinfection was required due to disease) initials
Honey: packing log person responsible for this record: form reference #: date (d/m/y) honey lot id# source: own or other beekeeper (name) size / type of container number packed packed honey id# sample id# (s) of packed nectar source type: liquid creamed flavoured f = filtered h = heated r = raw comments (e.g., issues/concerns with honey melter, packing machines, packing materials, honey)
Inventory: feed/ medication - inventory and disposal record person responsible for this record: form reference #: date received (d/m/y) product name id # supplier quantity invoice # expiry date (d/m/y) date used (d/m/y) disposal date (d/m/y) and reason (e.g., outdated, used/disposable contaminated, not acceptable) comments (application, efficacy, storage conditions, supplier reliability, required order lead time)
Inventory: packed honey person responsible for this record: form reference #: date (d/m/y) honey lot id# size / type of container number packed honey id# sample id# (s) of packed honey nectar source type: liquid creamed flavoured f = filtered h = heated r = raw comments (e.g., to sell as loss leader, set aside etc.)
Inventory: supply inventory and disposal (excluding feed, medications, hive equipment and bees) person responsible for this record: form reference #: date received (d/m/y) supplier and invoice # product quantity storage location needs to be disposed y / n disposal date (d/m/y) comments: (include cost, expiry date, product rotation plan, supplier reliability, order lead time)