This is the personal website of Simon Rees. Simon lives in Dublin, Ireland and is a published poet. He currently works part-time as a psychotherapist while completing a Master’s degree in psychotherapy. Simon was a beekeeper from 1995 to 2024, and latterly he had bees in two apiaries in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, either side of Kilmacanogue.
Hi Simon
I don’t know how many beekeepers there are with your name but I came across an old post where you were lamenting the unavailability of Google docs off line for record keeping. It struck a chord with me since I too was looking for exactly the same thing. Eventually I found something that does the trick – mobile forms. A free app (if you only want to connect one device – Android/iPhone/iPad) it will store your data and upload when you connect to the internet. I’ve been using it for more than a couple of years now and it works well. I am now developing a database version which should have a lot more to offer in terms of accessing the data in a useful format and in the field. You can access my template and instructions from our Sheffield BKA website: http://www.sheffieldbeekeepers.org.uk/tools/online-inspection-record-keeping/
Hi Phil,
That looks really interesting, thanks! I posted a link to it here https://www.facebook.com/groups/bees.ireland/
All the best (off to teach beginners in Dublin this evening)
Simon