As beestat has grown, I've had the need for more flexibility in how users can contribute. In order to support this, I'm adding direct giving as the primary way for people to donate. I've tried to answer some questions below, but please reach out if you have any concerns.
What does t...
2022-10-24 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Beestat now has some awesome stickers! If you're interested, please send an email to contact@beestat.io with a mailing address and I will send you two stickers for free as a thank you for being a supporter. Put one on your furnace (thanks for the idea, Eric!) and another one wherever.
The f...
2022-10-10 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! It's been almost a year and half since my last Patreon post and I have some cool updates to share.
First, I want to take a moment to highlight the private beestat Discord server. This is where I am most active these days, so if you'd like to chat make sure you ...
2022-08-29 13:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostThis will show up on the System card when the heat or A/C is on. It currently predicts the time to reach the desired setpoint at current conditions. It does not factor in future weather or system staging.
Please let me know if you have any feedback! It will go live for all users sometime in...
2021-02-21 03:32:31 +0000 UTC View PostTechnically I have one, but the letters "bs" in a circle leaves something to be desired. :)
As supporters, I'd love to get your feedback on the top designs. Take the poll here:
2021-02-03 13:19:36 +0000 UTC View PostLast week a post went up on Gizmodo from Alex Cranz reviewing the ecobee. The post contained a link to beestat wi...
2020-08-11 14:00:26 +0000 UTC View PostA while back I enabled early access to a very rough version of the new metrics. I still hadn't figured everything completely out, but the concept was there.
Since then I've made a lot of improvements. There's nothing I want more than to share them with you all, but I had to make some change...
2020-07-21 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Status Quo
In my effort to be as cheap as possible, I constantly evaluate all of the third party services I pay for. Two weeks ago SmartyStreets (address validation) got some optimizations. So far I've seen promising results! This week we're on to Mailchimp.
If yo...
2020-07-07 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHome comparisons are a really neat feature of beestat; they let you see how your home stacks up against other similar homes in your geographical region. In order to do that, I need to know where you live. The good news is that ecobee provides this data in their API. The bad news is that the data ...
2020-06-23 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone...long time!
First of all, I apologize for not being very active lately. I've gotten away from my bi-weekly posts and been pretty slow to respond to emails and community posts. I don't really beat myself up too much since beestat is just a fun side-project for me, but I want to ...
2020-06-02 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostToday's Infrastructure
When you open beestat, your thermostat, sensor, and historical data is downloaded from ecobee.
Every five minutes, beestat checks locally for any updated data and updates the dashboard. This does not reach out to ecobee.
I...
2020-04-21 16:24:30 +0000 UTC View PostHi there!
It's been a minute since I've done much active work with beestat...it's taken a backseat for a while as I've worked on managing the lives of my kids now that they are officially out of school for the rest of the year. You may have seen mention of my 2020-04-07 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Bug Fixes
A couple weeks ago I got a little crazy and started developing a bunch of updates to the Comparisons page. These features are available for Patrons but are still pretty buggy and lacking. I really want to work on them but I had to pull myself back because a ...
2020-03-10 14:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
All Patrons now have access to the new comparisons I discussed earlier this week. Please note these features are experimental, unstable, might be wrong, and will change often. But they're neat and interesting so I wanted to get them in your hands to explore.
2020-02-28 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostFirst of all, the winner of the giveaway for a Sensor two-pack is Derek M. Congrats!
If you asked me which part of beestat I was least happy with, the answer would easily be Home Comparison Scores. They're really neat, and I originally loved the idea of consolidating performance in...
2020-02-25 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone!
If you weren't aware, I was originally planning on giving away a sensor two-pack today. Unfortunately, it's been brought to my attention that this is against the Patr...
2020-02-18 18:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Check out the patch notes.
Also don't forget to join the new Patreon Discord! There's a link on your 2020-02-11 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Quick Note: Sensor data is live and will be officially announced with an email and another post Tuesday at 10am. Also SmartSensor two-pack giveaway on the 18th!
Hi all! This is more of an administrative note to inform you of some changes to the Patreon rewards. After surpassing $25...
2020-02-09 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostI don't have much to share this week as I've been busy fixing dozens of bugs, working on the remaining features of the sensor chart, and preparing all the media and documentation required for this release. I've spent probably 2-3 hours every night, minus weekends, trying to get things ready.
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Any time I build a chart I always ask myself how it's going to be useful and/or interesting to people. This one checks the boxes pretty easily. Temperature values highlight small fluctuations that are ot...
2020-01-21 15:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostHi Patrons! You may have noticed that I am considering restructuring my Patreon rewards. I want to ensure I am creating value for supporters and meeting all of my promises.
Based on feedback from the survey, I am leaning in two separate directions:
Option 1 - $1, $2, and...
2020-01-19 20:58:32 +0000 UTC View PostCheck it out! Note that this feature is considered stable, but not yet complete or bug-free. I welcome any feedback or bug reports.
2020-01-17 01:04:28 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to all my existing and new Patrons! I just want to say that you have all been incredibly generous in your giving and I love the support everyone has given this project. It wouldn't be possible without you.
Where's my sensor data?
First a bit of news: I have st...
2020-01-07 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostGiveaway Winner
First of all, the winner of the Sensor 2-pack is Todd C. I'll send you a private message to get it all arranged. Hopefully they arrive by Christmas. I have some more to give away when I go live with sensor data. More on that to come.
Recent Act...
2019-12-17 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostOn Tuesday I will be giving away a two pack of the new ecobee sensors. If you're a Patron at any level you have one entry. Merry Christmas!
I mentioned this before, but one of the things I've been working on since the last release is some cleanup and refactoring to keep things running smoothly and support future goals. One of the last things is a rework of the Recent Activity chart. Not much is changing, but here's a quick rundown of...
2019-12-03 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIf you pulled up the beestat source code or talked to me about programming for a while you would find that I really like to use my own solutions as much as I can. Instead of relying on a ton of third party libraries and functions, I built beestat mostly from the ground up. I enjoy this challenge ...
2019-11-19 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostGetting the 1.4 update out the door was a huge step towards some awesome new features. However, as the project grows I have to take careful steps to clean up after myself as I go. This is kind of a pain, because sometimes that means taking something that already works fine and refactoring it with...
2019-11-05 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI just donated 155 trees for #TeamTrees, one for each dollar I make on Patreon every month. Join me in this movement and let's make a difference together!
Donate and learn more at teamtrees.org.
2019-10-27 01:11:11 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a long Friday night and saying "clear your cookies" a lot, beestat 1.4 is here. This was by far the messiest release in terms of time and bugs, but fortunately everything was minor in nature. All of the...
2019-10-22 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post