(a completed My Beekeeping Year infographic for publication can be downloaded here: http://www.vita-europe.com/wp-content/uploads/Beekeepingyear2014.jpg )
20 May 2015
A customizable infographic for beekeepers to record their honey bee season is now available for download from the website of Vita (Europe) Ltd, the honey bee health specialist.
My Beekeeping Year is a fun, A4-sized seasonal chart for beekeepers to note down memorable events during their beekeeping year. Anyone can register for free to download it here: www.vita-europe.com/gallery. (Existing users of the Vita Photo Gallery need not re-register.)
“As we travel around beekeeping countries, we frequently hear beekeepers speak of the strangest season or the biggest or the smallest harvest they’ve ever experienced. But seasons merge into one another and it’s difficult to keep track of what happened when”, said Sebastian Owen, Commercial Development Manager of Vita. “So we are providing a simple, fun way for beekeepers to record each year and look back over the past to recall each season.”
Sebastian Owen continued: “Everyone has their own special season indicators – it may be the date of the flowering of the first nectar-producing plant, the first date they dare open their hives, or when they see the first swarm preparations. The infographic is flexible enough for people to enter whatever they like year by year.”
As seasons in each of the hemispheres come to a close Vita will invite beekeepers to share their infographics on the Vita website, so that beekeepers across the world can get a feel for what the season was like for their neighbors and how beekeeping seasons vary across the world.
The infographic template is available in the Vita Gallery www.vita-europe.com/gallery where registered users can also download the Vita 2015 Calendar as well as hundreds of bee-related photos for use in talks and for general learning.