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By registering you will be able to use the BEE ALERT System for keeping farmers and beekeepers in contact. Your information will never be shared with any organisation outside of the BEE ALERT System.


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BEEALERT is creating quite a buzz within both the farming and beekeeping industries. By using BEEALERT beekeepers get notified when a neighbouring farmer is applying insecticides to their crops thus keeping their bees safe.



  
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Step one, 'Sign Up' to gain access to the BEEALERT system.

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Step two, add your hives to get alerts about sprays in your area.

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Step three, add your hive name and location.

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Step four, set a distance from hive to spray location.

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Your hive has been added to your dashboard.

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You will be notified of sprays locations of your hives.

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Step one, 'Sign Up' to gain access to the BEEALERT system.

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Step two, add your fields.

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Step three, add your field name and field location.

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Step four, choose your crop and if there is a flowering margin.

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Step five, add your spraying events.

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Step six, specify the date you are spraying.

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Step seven, specify the insecticides.

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Step eight, select your affected fields.

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Your spray event has been added to your dashboard.

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Beekeepers will now be alerted about your sprays.

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FAQ's

Using BEEALERT:

The system only applies to spraying of insecticides. All insecticides currently approved for use in the Ireland are held on the system’s database, and users will be able to select either the product name or active ingredient drop-down list when they enter an event.

You should remember that it remains the sprayer operator’s responsibility to read the label of any crop protection product they are using and ensure they comply with the label’s requirements. While we make every effort to ensure our system is up to date and accurate, farmers and contractors should not rely on BEEALERT to satisfy themselves a product is approved for use in the Ireland.

The Code of Practice for Using Plant Protection Products and most farm assurance schemes generally advise farmers give 48 hours’ notice, and farmers should seek to comply with this.

Farmers can quickly edit an existing spray event using the system, either to delete the event or change the date. Farmers should do this as soon as possible following a change of plan.

Yes. Beekeepers mapping hives for the first time, or mapping new hives, will receive notifications for any spray events in the vicinity that farmers have logged which have not already passed. Beekeepers may also wish to include the potential locations of their hives, as well as the actual locations so that they can make informed decisions if considering moving a hive.

For the purposes of the system, spray operators who are providing contracting services to farmers or landowners should register as “farmers”. You should liaise with the farmer or landowner to avoid any duplication in logging events (i.e. both using the system independently for the same spray events).

Yes. As long as the farmers have added the relevant fields, they can include them all under a single spray event (assuming the same crop is being treated with the same insecticide or insecticides). The beekeeper will receive a single notification regardless of the number of insecticides being applied. However, he will receive a separate notification for each field, depending on whether it is within the beekeeper’s defined notification distance.


Contact

If you have any queries about BEEALERT by SGS please contact us via email:

info@beeminder.ie

Dashboard

Add Field

Your Fields

This is a list of your Fields.





Add Spraying Event

Your Spraying Events

This is a list of your spraying events.





Add Hive

Your Hives

This is a list of your hive locations.

Add Field

To add a field, give it a name and then locate it on the map by adding a nearby postcode or location into the search box. Once you have located your field, click the map to add a pin to the correct location. You can also declare whether the field has a flowering margin, and the type of crop being grown. When you’re happy with the location, simply click “Add Field”.


Add Spraying Event

Add Hive

To add a hive, give it a name and then locate it on the map by adding a nearby postcode or location into the search box. Once you have located your hive, click the map to add a pin to the correct location. You can also choose how close to a spray event the hive needs to be in order to receive a notification, from 1 to 5 km. When you’re happy with the location, simply click “Add Hive”. You will then start receiving notifications for any spray events in the chosen vicinity of that hive.

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