Inspection Windows, Weather Alerts and Digests
ApiaryPilot combines your apiary's map pin with its Open-Meteo forecast to suggest practical times for hive work. It also connects weather conditions with current hive findings, so an alert is relevant to your colonies rather than just a generic forecast.
Best inspection window
For each apiary, the app checks the next five days between 10:00 and 17:00 local time. An hour qualifies when:
- temperature is at least 15°C;
- wind is below 20 km/h;
- rain probability is below 30%.
The best available window appears on the apiary page, Dashboard and next to inspection tasks. If no hours qualify, the page says so instead of recommending poor conditions. Add or correct the apiary's map pin if no window or forecast appears.
Weather alerts
| Alert | When it applies |
|---|---|
| Swarm risk | April–June, when warm settled weather follows a hive with a SWARM_RISK finding |
| Frost warning | Forecast below 0°C while a hive has LOW_STORES |
| Heat warning | Forecast above 32°C |
Open the bell in the app header to read notifications. Alerts are deduplicated, so a repeated scheduled check does not keep sending the same notice.
Choose where alerts arrive
Go to Settings → Alerts. For each alert type, choose in-app, email or web push independently. Enable push on every phone or computer you want to use; on iPhone, add ApiaryPilot to your home screen first. You can also switch the Monday weekly digest on or off.
The Monday digest includes upcoming inspection windows and open findings alongside your activity summary. Forecast alerts and windows require an apiary location; email and push only arrive on channels you have enabled.
Tip: Weather is a planning aid, not a reason to delay urgent colony health work. Check the latest local forecast and conditions at the hive before opening it.