Watch this video for a walkthrough on tracking mating yards:
Tracking Mating Yards
You can use Nectar to record how many Mating Nucs you have per yard, how many cells you are placing into a yard at a time, and how many queens you have caught per yard.
To use the Mating Yard Sliders on Yards, the yard will need to be active, meaning it has at least one hive in it. Bring a Nectar Tag or Sticker to the yard and scan it in so you can report on the yard.
When at the mating Yards, use a Yard inspection to record the following information:
Use the Mating Nucs in Yard Slider to record how many mating nucs you have per yard
Use the Cells Placed slider to record how many cells you are placing at any given time in a yard
Use the Queens Caught slider to record how many mated queens you have caught at any given time.
Evaluating Mating Yards
To analyze this data in Nectar, head the to the Insights tab in the Manager's Portal. Then, go to the 'Queen Rearing' Dashboard.
Here you will find Insights reporting on the success of your mating:
Overall Take Rate: Compare Total Cells Placed vs Queens Caught
Take Rate Per Yard: Compare cells placed vs Queens caught per yard
You will also find information on Data collected in the last 2 weeks, to help make decisions and plan for the short term:
Total Cells Placed in Last 2 Weeks
Total Queens Caught in Last 2 Weeks
Cells Placed Per Yard in Last 2 Weeks
Queens Caught per yard in Last 2 weeks