The forage card predicts what should be blooming - but you are the one standing in the yard. The "Log what you see" button on the forage card opens a sheet where you record what is actually flowering, so your own eyes sharpen the picture for that location.
On an apiary or hive forage card:
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Tap "Log what you see"
The button sits at the bottom of the forage card. After you have logged something today it reads "Logged today" with a count.
Forage (on your dashboard)
Bloom calendar
cloverbasswoodgoldenrodNectar flow rising
NDVI-backed
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Check off suggested species
The sheet ("What are you seeing bloom?") lists species expected in bloom around your yard right now, plus an "Also at this apiary" section for plants you have logged there before.
Forage (on your dashboard)
Bloom calendar
cloverbasswoodgoldenrodNectar flow rising
NDVI-backed
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Search for anything else
Open "Add more species" and type into "Search plants in your region..." - it matches common and scientific names from your state's full plant catalog, and the list is cached so it works offline after the first load.
Forage (on your dashboard)
Bloom calendar
cloverbasswoodgoldenrodNectar flow rising
NDVI-backed
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Set how much you see
Each checked species gets a three-step abundance slider: Trace, Some, or Abundant.
Forage (on your dashboard)
Bloom calendar
cloverbasswoodgoldenrodNectar flow rising
NDVI-backed
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Save the observation
Tap "Save observation". Your logged species appear in a "You logged" strip on the forage card, and you can reopen the sheet anytime to update the list.
Forage (on your dashboard)
Bloom calendar
cloverbasswoodgoldenrodNectar flow rising
NDVI-backed
Do other beekeepers see my logged blooms?
No. Bloom logs are personal field notes stored on your device for that yard - they are not shared with nearby users.
Are my logs sent back to iNaturalist?
No. The app reads public iNaturalist observations to build "Top blooms nearby", but never writes anything back to iNaturalist on your behalf.
Why is a plant missing from search?
Search covers the curated bee-forage catalog for your state (hundreds of species). Highly local or ornamental plants may not be in it yet.
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