Everything your apiary
actually needs.

Not a generic farm app bolted onto bees. Every feature was designed around how beekeeping actually works โ€” in all weathers, with propolis on your gloves and no mobile signal.

Available on: ๐Ÿค– Android  ๐Ÿ’ป Desktop

Inspection Logging AI Advisor Queen Management Harvest Records Equipment Tracking Calendar Partner Sharing Photo Gallery
01
Log inspections in seconds, at the hive

Tap a hive, tap +, record what you see. Health score, queen spotted, brood pattern, super fullness, varroa count, treatment applied โ€” all captured in a structured form that takes less time than writing it down, and stays organised forever.

  • Queen seen toggle with colour tracking โ€” know which mark she's carrying
  • Super fullness sliders โ€” log how full each super is per inspection
  • Varroa & treatment logging โ€” 14 treatment types across 7 categories
  • Free-text notes โ€” capture anything unusual in your own words, fully searchable later
  • Photo attachment โ€” photos saved immediately, even with no signal
  • Inspection history โ€” scroll back through every entry with full detail and tags
Inspection History ยท The Duchess
14 May 2025
Queen seen โ€” laying well, solid pattern
"Super 1 nearly full, added Super 2. Good temper throughout."
Queen seen โœ“Super addedExcellent
3 May 2025
Strong build-up, queen seen
"Lots of bees, brood looking great. Super 1 at 65%."
Queen seen โœ“Super 65%Varroa 2%
19 Apr 2025
Post-winter check โ€” colony expanding
"First proper inspection. Good stores. Super on."
GoodFirst super on
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Screenshot โ€” Inspection form on phone
The inspection logging screen open on your Android phone, showing real form fields. Taken at the hive or nearby. Real data entered if possible.
At the hive, in real time The inspection form on an Android phone โ€” health, queen, varroa, notes, all in one screen.
02
Know when to split, when to harvest, what's next

The AI reads your inspection history and tells you what each hive needs. Is it time to do an artificial swarm before they beat you to it? Is that super ready to pull? Has a hive been queenless long enough to worry? Stop guessing โ€” your data's all there and the app helps you read it.

  • AI health analysis โ€” reads recent inspections, flags anything needing attention
  • Inspection advisor โ€” tells you what to look for before you open each hive
  • Frame scanner โ€” point your camera at a frame for an instant AI assessment
  • Info hub chatbot โ€” ask anything: varroa timing, splits, disease signs, winter prep
  • Swarm risk flagging โ€” AI detects patterns that precede swarming
AI Advisor ยท The Colonel
โš  Swarm risk is elevated. Your last two inspections show a rapidly growing colony with supercedure cells noted on 3 May. This hive hasn't been checked in 11 days. I'd recommend inspecting this week and considering an artificial swarm if queen cells are still present.
Suggested action: Inspect within 3 days. Check for queen cells. Consider a Pagden split if population is very strong and cells are capped.
Super 1 is 70% full โ€” add a second super on your next visit to avoid a honey-bound brood box.
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Screenshot โ€” AI Advisor screen
The AI Advisor page for one of your real hives โ€” showing an actual AI analysis, ideally with a swarm risk flag or health recommendation visible. Desktop or phone.
Real AI analysis, real hive data The AI Advisor reads your full inspection history and gives specific, actionable recommendations for each colony.
03
Never lose track of a queen again

Every queen gets her own record โ€” colour mark, introduction date, photo, which hive she's in, her full history. When you replace her, the old record archives, not deletes. Your best genetics are documented year after year.

  • International colour system โ€” plus extended palette for your own marking system
  • Photo record โ€” photograph queens for quick visual reference at the hive
  • Full lineage history โ€” know which queens came from which colonies
  • Status tracking โ€” Active, Superseded, Lost, Removed
  • Introduction date logging โ€” know exactly how old she is
Queen Records ยท All Apiaries
The Duchess
Home Garden ยท National
โ— Active ยท Yr 4 (2022)
The Colonel
Home Garden ยท National
โš  Supersedure watch
Bramble End
Out Apiary ยท WBC
โ— Active ยท Yr 2 (2024)
Swarm Catch
Home Garden ยท National
โ— Active ยท Yr 1 (2025)
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Photo โ€” Marked queen on frame
Close-up of one of your marked queens on a frame โ€” colour dot clearly visible, workers around her. One of the best photos you can have on a beekeeping app.
Your queens, photographed and recorded Each queen has her own profile โ€” colour mark, age, laying status, history โ€” so you always know exactly who's in each hive.
04
Every jar traceable back to the hive

Log each harvest with batch code, yield by hive, extraction date, moisture reading, flavour notes, and jar count. Pair it with an NFC tag on the jar and a customer can scan to see exactly where their honey came from โ€” no login, no faff.

  • Batch codes auto-generated โ€” unique, traceable, logged against the hive
  • Moisture readings โ€” log at extraction and again after settling
  • Flavour notes โ€” floral sources, colour, crystallisation notes
  • Yield tracking โ€” total by hive, by season, across all apiaries
  • QR / NFC trace page โ€” a public customer-facing page with no login required
  • Jar count tracking โ€” know exactly how many jars came from each extraction
Harvest Record ยท Batch HRV-2025-07
BATCH ยท HRV-2025-07
Summer Blossom โ€” Home Garden
Extracted 28 June 2025
Yield
12.4kg
Moisture
17.8%
Jars filled
34 ร— 340g
NFC trace
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Photo โ€” Honey harvest / jars
Jars of your own honey lined up, or the extraction process, or a full super lifted off. Golden and warm. Bonus: a jar with an NFC sticker visible on the label.
From hive to jar, fully traceable Every extraction is logged with batch code, yield, and moisture. Stick an NFC tag on the jar โ€” customers can scan to see exactly where their honey came from.
05
Know where every box, super, and frame is

Tag every piece of equipment with an NFC sticker and track it across hives and apiaries. Know what's in storage, what needs cleaning, what's been treated โ€” no guessing, no mystery boxes at the back of the shed.

  • NFC tagging โ€” tap any tagged piece of equipment to open its full record
  • Location tracking โ€” which hive, which apiary, or in storage
  • Condition and maintenance log โ€” serviceable, needs repair, condemned
  • Treatment and sterilisation records โ€” scorching, Certan, oxalic acid
  • Equipment categories โ€” brood boxes, supers, floors, crown boards, feeders, and more
Equipment ยท Home Garden
Super 4 โ€” Standard
National ยท On The Duchess
Good condition
๐Ÿ“ก NFC tagged
Super 7 โ€” Shallow
National ยท Currently in storage
Needs wax cleaning
๐Ÿ“ก NFC tagged
Rapid Feeder โ€” Plastic
On Bramble End ยท Out Apiary
In use
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Photo โ€” Equipment stack / NFC tagged boxes
Supers, brood boxes, or floors stacked in your shed or garden โ€” ideally with NFC stickers visible on them. Or scanning a super with a phone. Real equipment.
Every box, tracked and tagged Tap any NFC-tagged super or box and see exactly where it's been, what condition it's in, and when it was last treated.
06
See everything due across all your hives

The calendar pulls together inspections, harvest dates, treatment schedules, and maintenance reminders from all your apiaries into one view. See what's coming up this week across every hive without opening each one individually.

  • Colour-coded event types โ€” inspections, harvests, treatments, maintenance
  • Overdue alerts โ€” hives highlighted when inspection is overdue
  • Treatment schedule tracking โ€” log multi-day treatment windows correctly
  • Forward planning โ€” see what's coming up before your next apiary visit
Calendar ยท June 2025
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Inspect The Duchess โ€” overdue
Harvest check โ€” Bramble End
Apiguard Day 14 โ€” The Colonel
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Screenshot โ€” Calendar view on desktop
The Calendar screen in the app on a desktop browser, showing events in different colours for inspections, treatments, and harvests. Real apiary data.
All your apiaries in one view The calendar shows every inspection, treatment, and harvest across all your hives โ€” colour-coded so you can see at a glance what needs doing.
07
Share an apiary with a partner or inspector

Invite someone to an apiary and set their permission level. They can log inspections, add photos, and manage equipment โ€” or just view records. Sharing is per-apiary, so you can give different people access to different sites.

  • Owner โ€” full control, including inviting others
  • Editor โ€” can log inspections, record harvests, manage equipment
  • Viewer โ€” read-only access to all records
  • Invite by email โ€” one tap, they're in next time they open the app
  • Shared photos โ€” each user's photos backed up to their own secure cloud
Apiary Members ยท Home Garden
YO
You
hello@straightfromthehive.co.uk
Owner
SW
Sarah W.
sarah.w@email.com
Editor

14 treatment types.
Every one logged.

Apiguard, OAV, MAQS, Apivar, Apibioxal, Thymovar, ApiLife Var โ€” plus miticides, brood breaks, and drone brood removal. Every treatment logged with start date, end date, dosage, and which hives were treated. Pull up treatment history in seconds.

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Photo โ€” Varroa treatment in progress
Apiguard tray on a frame, OAV vaporiser at the entrance, or a varroa wash being done โ€” something real and hands-on showing varroa management in action.
Every treatment, every hive, logged 14 treatment types. Log start date, end date, and dosage โ€” and pull up the full treatment history for any hive at any time.

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