Honeybee Mapper iPhone/iPad app available to establish national database of honeybees.

Sept. 13, 2012 - PRLog -- SaveTheHives is an organization of beekeepers, citizen scientists and researchers that is trying to establish a national database of honey bee information. We want to encourage the use web-based technology to collect, map and share information about honey bees to further the research of Colony Collapse Disorder and other problems facing the health of the honey bee population.

Just released is the new iPhone/iPad app called Honeybee Mapper. You can help by downloading the app and then using it to map any honeybee hives you find in the field.

The Honeybee Mapper app is the first of its kind. This app collects, maps and displays Honeybee hive locations across the United States and around the world. By raising awareness of where honeybees are located, SaveTheHives hopes to aid in research efforts and encourage concerned citizens, students, beekeepers and farmers to be more bee friendly in their daily activities.

Viewing the Map displays pointers with a 3 mile radius ring indicating honeybee flight range, as well as user supplied hive information.

Various searching methods are supplied to view color coded hive locations of both wild and domesticated honeybees.

Honeybee quizzes and educational materials are provided to encourage bee stewardship and to promote increased awareness of honeybees.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/honeybee-mapper/id55585442...

http://www.savethehives.com