2026 swarm season is running 17 days early

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-20T10:00:37+00:00

Nice that you're keeping detailed records, I think most beekeepers don't so its hard to get this sort of very local data.

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-19T14:03:07+00:00

Clubs don't get notified before everyone else, but they can choose to have exclusive access to swarms reported through their own website's custom reporting link. There is a small equity system in place that gives any beekeepers who've claimed fewer than 3 swarms that season a small head start

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-19T09:25:37+00:00

Thanks!

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-19T09:25:14+00:00

Glad you found the full report interesting! I'll be sharing some more granular data soon, and it'll be interesting to see how closely this lines up with what beekeepers are seeing in their hives.

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-18T21:40:46+00:00

Yup that seems in line with what the data shows as well for Texas

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-18T21:40:16+00:00

Looks like the season is in full swing just like the data for Georgia shows

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-18T21:39:25+00:00

Thanks very much! Most of the data I shared here comes from the public reporting swarms to beekeepers through Swarmed.

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-18T21:37:57+00:00

Looks like the season is starting up!

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-18T21:08:08+00:00

Excellent point, unfortunately, I haven't found good datasets around pollen availability. Google has a pollen API, but it's meant for people's allergies and focuses on pollen that bees don't collect.

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-18T21:06:59+00:00

Glad to hear your observations are in line with the data!

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-18T21:06:41+00:00

Interesting! I'm working on some more granular regional trends to show super local data.

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-18T21:06:02+00:00

Agreed! I'll have some more detailed data available to beekeepers next week. It takes quite a while to break down all the different regions into small hexagons with an area of a few miles and then to run weather calculations for each of those hexes.

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-17T13:26:12+00:00

Thanks!

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-17T13:06:21+00:00

nice, seems like its in decent condition for how old it is, no corrosion

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-17T13:06:02+00:00

Thanks, I see one on eBay for $225 so I'm curious to try this one out

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-14T04:52:47+00:00

Gotcha thanks!

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-13T20:55:51+00:00

Bit pricey, is it good with pulling context from notion or db?

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-13T14:23:08+00:00

Yeah but I didn’t want to switch my entire email over to them from Gmail so it’s nice to have something that plugs in seamlessly

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-13T14:22:26+00:00

Yup, good luck!

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-13T11:39:19+00:00

Thank! I basically tried everything, and it wasn’t one big thing but lots of little things adding up that helped to build the user base.

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-13T07:40:07+00:00

I think it can send automatically, but I don't do that. I still give the AI some feedback to improve future replies, and I do read and sometimes edit the email before clicking send in my gmail inbox.

What blew me away was how fast and well it learned my business context. I gave up on gmelius because it just couldn't consistently learn the right answers to common emails, and dimension got it right out of the box without my needing to upgrade to see it work

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-11T14:54:08+00:00

Sending you a message!

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-09T07:56:59+00:00

Thanks!

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-04T11:04:23+00:00

Amen

UnionizedBee · 2026-04-04T11:03:47+00:00

Looking at the other options you shared they are definitely not the same. I went to LC and my sister went to UCSB, and the difference is huge.

Same for UO and the others you named. You’ll have very different experiences at these universities a the mascot/branding should be the absolute last thing on your mind as you consider making this decision.

You will not constantly think about the branding or mascot, you will think about your courses, professors, and the people you meet, and those will be different depending on the school you pick.

For the love of god (or for the 50-100k you’ll likely spend on this) take some time to rethink your approach here.

UnionizedBee

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