Stinger — say it like this (print me)
Apiaries
- "Create apiary Workshop with a 30 meter radius." (stand where the hives are — and use your own apiary name)
- "Calibrate this apiary's location."
- "Rename apiary … to …" · "Archive apiary …"
Colonies
- "Create colony Bench 1."
- "Create 52 colonies in the pattern 1A through 1D." · "Set up eight four-way pallets starting at 3A." · "Added a frame feeder to all colonies in Rodman." · "Fed syrup to all of pallet 3." · "Add a super to every colony in Rodman." — the box comes from your hive configuration, or Stinger asks which · "Scratch the last batch."
- "Move Bench 3 to North Yard." · "Archive all colonies in Rodman." · "Move all colonies from Rodman to the Gate yard." — then "confirm …" to proceed, or "leave them" to cancel.
- "Rename colony … to …" · "Archive colony …" · "Archive colony 2C in Orchard." — "in …" reaches another apiary
- "Transfer two frames of capped brood from Bench 1 to Bench 3."
- "Treat every weak colony in Rodman with Apivar." · "Feed the queenless ones in Rodman." — weak = 40 % of the box or less (your organization can change it in Settings); the read-back says "3C at 4 of 10 frames".
- Names Stinger keeps: Pallet 1, Row B, all, the state and command words, an apiary's name — refused with a suggestion (say P1).
Inspecting (just talk)
- "Queen seen, eggs, solid pattern, calm."
- "Six frames of brood, all capped." — brood frames + capped brood; "six frames of bees" is strength. "Queen seen" alone is a sighting, not a status.
- "Three mites on the board."
- "Added a medium super." · "Fed a gallon of 1:1."
- "Applied oxalic vapor."
- "Deadout — starvation." · "It's a five frame nuc."
- "Correction — three mites, not two." · "That's wrong — it was three, not two."
- "Revert that last inspection."
Asking
- "What's the status of Bench 3?"
- "How many colonies are in Rodman?" · "Which colonies are weak in Rodman?" · "Which colonies need space here?" — the whole apiary, or queenless, weak, dead-outs, nucs, inspected today, need space; up to five names and the count. Need space names the box when your hive configuration is set.
- "When did I last treat Bench 1?"
- "How many deep boxes in the warehouse?"
- "What's the weather?"
Tasks & stock
- "Remind me to check for queen cells in five days."
- "Done with the mite wash on Bench 3."
Loadouts (packing for a trip)
- "What do I need to bring to Orchard tomorrow?" · "Make a loadout for Orchard and Gate on Thursday." — boxes, queens, tasks and notes from your records; the Loadouts page lists it.
- "Orchard loadout done." · "Delete the Orchard loadout." — a phrase with the apiary, never a lone "done".
Remember
- Say names exactly as created.
- Name a colony once — the next sentences log there ("Now on Bench 1").
- No signal? Keep talking; it uploads later. Each recording gets a bubble at once; the first in line says what is happening ("waiting · 2nd in line" behind it).
- Something odd? Long-press (press and hold) the message → Report an issue.
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