Livestock - Apiculture

LivestockAI supports beekeeping (apiculture) for honey and bee product production.

Tracking Units

Unlike other livestock, bees are tracked by:

• Colonies/Hives (not individual bees)
• Frames within hives

Products

| Product | Harvest Frequency | | ----------- | ------------------ | | Honey | 2-3 times/year | | Beeswax | With honey harvest | | Propolis | Periodic | | Royal jelly | Specialized |

Key Metrics

• Colony strength (frames of bees)
• Queen status (present, laying, superseded)
• Honey yield per hive
• Swarm events

Source Sizes

const beeSourceSizes = [
  { value: 'nucleus', label: 'Nucleus Colony (Nuc)' },
  { value: 'package', label: 'Package Bees' },
  { value: 'established', label: 'Established Hive' },
  { value: 'swarm', label: 'Captured Swarm' },
]

Seasonal Calendar

| Season | Activities | | ------ | ----------------------------------- | | Spring | Colony inspection, swarm prevention | | Summer | Honey harvest, expansion | | Fall | Winter preparation, feeding | | Winter | Minimal disturbance, monitoring |

Batch Lifecycle

1. Establishment: New colony setup
2. Building: Colony growth and comb building
3. Production: Honey flow and harvest
4. Maintenance: Disease prevention, feeding

Related Skills

• batch-centric-design - UI patterns for batch management
• financial-calculations - Cost and revenue tracking