Does it work with gloves on?

That is the intended use case: one press before you put them on, then the listen-command-answer loop runs on its own until you say stop or a long silence closes it.

What if there is no signal at the apiary?

The dictation is kept on the phone and sent when the connection returns. You get the confirmation straight away; the record is filled in afterwards.

What happens to my recordings?

They are used only to fill in your records. The details of processing, providers and retention periods are set out in the privacy policy.

Apivox guide

Dictating inspections at the apiary

Hive records do not fail through carelessness; they fail because you cannot write with gloves on. Dictation moves note-taking back to the moment of observation.

The problem is not taking notes, it is taking them on the spot

Nobody gives up on hive records as a matter of principle. You give up because, between smoker, hive tool and sticky gloves, pulling out a notebook costs more than it returns at that moment.

So you put it off until the evening. And in the evening hive 3 and hive 9 blur together, figures turn into «average», and two thirds of the observations are gone. The record is not wrong: it is empty exactly where it would have served.

What dictation changes

Dictation needs neither a free hand nor a clean screen: you say what you see while you are seeing it. The note is taken at the moment of observation, with the precision of that moment.

In Apivox, one press before you put your gloves on is enough: the assistant listens, interprets the command, fills the form in and confirms out loud. Dictation closes by itself after a silence, with no second press.

The assistant knows the working vocabulary — brood, super, swarming, varroa — and the names you gave your hives and queens. That is what separates usable dictation from an approximate transcript.

Dictating well: a few habits

Start with the hive: «hive 12» before the observation. The assistant then keeps that context for the following sentences.
Short sentences, one item at a time. «Queen seen, three frames of brood» works better than a long sentence chaining five findings.
Use your usual words: beekeeping vocabulary is catered for, you do not need to talk like a form.
Listen to the confirmation. If it is wrong, correct it by voice straight away rather than at home.
When a hive name is ambiguous, spell it out or use its number: that is where recognition goes wrong most often.

At the apiary, with no signal

Many apiaries have no usable coverage, and that is precisely where notes are needed. Apivox then queues the dictation on the phone and confirms immediately: you carry on with your visit.

Each command remembers the hive and apiary it was dictated at. It is sent when the network comes back, even two apiaries later, and still lands in the right place — the classic failure of naive queues.

What dictation does not do

Automatic transcription makes mistakes, especially in noise and wind. That is why the assistant repeats what it understood and why the records stay editable: read back what matters, numbers above all.

It does not excuse you from looking, either: five dictated observations do not improve a rushed inspection.

In Apivox

Dictation from the phone, hands-free, with spoken confirmation.
Server-side transcription, more accurate than browser recognition, with an automatic fallback if recording fails.
Direct filling of records: inspections, hives, queens, harvests, feedings, treatments.
An offline queue synchronised when the network returns, with the context of the dictation preserved.
The assistant answers in the language of your interface.

Frequently asked questions

Does it work with gloves on?: That is the intended use case: one press before you put them on, then the listen-command-answer loop runs on its own until you say stop or a long silence closes it.
What if there is no signal at the apiary?: The dictation is kept on the phone and sent when the connection returns. You get the confirmation straight away; the record is filled in afterwards.
What happens to my recordings?: They are used only to fill in your records. The details of processing, providers and retention periods are set out in the privacy policy.