Harvest Management
Track and manage honey harvests across multiple hives with proportional yield calculation.
Starting a Harvest
To begin recording a harvest:
- Navigate to the main menu
- Select "Harvest" from the side menu
- Click "Start Harvest" button
- Enter the harvest date
- Select which hives you're harvesting from using checkboxes
- Input the number of frames you're taking from each selected hive
This creates a draft harvest entry that you can edit until you're ready to finalize.
Recording Yield
After extracting the honey:
- Open your draft harvest entry
- Enter the total yield (weight of honey harvested)
- Review the harvest details
- Make any necessary adjustments to:
- Hives included
- Number of frames per hive
- Total yield amount
Finalizing the Harvest
Once you're satisfied with the harvest data:
- Click "Finalize Harvest"
- The system automatically:
- Calculates proportional yield for each hive based on frame count
- Adds harvest entries to individual hive records
- Updates the harvest table with the completed harvest
Proportional Calculation
The yield distribution works as follows:
- Total frames from all hives are counted
- Each hive's percentage is calculated (hive frames ÷ total frames)
- Yield is distributed proportionally to each hive
- Individual hive records are updated with their share
Example:
- Hive A: 10 frames
- Hive B: 5 frames
- Total yield: 30kg
- Hive A receives: 20kg (66.7%)
- Hive B receives: 10kg (33.3%)
Harvest Table
Completed harvests appear in the harvest table showing:
- Harvest date
- Participating hives
- Total frames harvested
- Total yield
- Individual hive contributions
Best Practices
- Frame counting: Be accurate with frame counts for proper yield attribution
- Draft review: Take time to review before finalizing
- Timely recording: Enter yield data soon after extraction
- Consistent units: Use the same weight units across all harvests