How it works
In short: you set up the hives once, then you just inspect them. The app works out the rest.
Set up apiaries and hives
Hive number, type and optionally its place in the row. Takes five minutes and is done once a season.
Inspect as you normally do
Open the hive and tap: queen seen, eggs present, so many frames. No keyboard needed, everything goes in one-handed.
The app calculates the risk
Right after saving you get a swarming estimate with its reason and, if needed, a follow-up task.
It reminds you on the day
A notification arrives in the morning of the day something is due. Overdue tasks do not get lost.
It keeps and returns your history
After a season you can see what each colony gave and what was done to it. The data can be exported at any time.
Nine stages, and the app knows which one you are in
Now: stage 7 of 9 · Treatment · Aug — Sep
Why offline
There is usually no signal at the apiary, and that is exactly where the journal is needed. So everything is computed on the phone rather than on a server: the app works in a cellar, in a forest and in airplane mode. Syncing between devices is a separate feature you turn on yourself by signing in.
Common questions
How much does it cost?
Up to 10 colonies it is free with no feature limits. Beyond that a subscription; the price will be announced at release.
What happens to my records if I stop paying?
They stay on the device, readable and exportable. A beekeeper’s journal is not a hostage to a subscription.
Are there photos and mite detection?
Not yet. Photos and voice notes come next; recognition later — promising accuracy we have not measured would be dishonest.
I keep a paper journal and it works fine.
Take one apiary for a season and compare. The app is useful precisely because it remembers dates and deadlines instead of you.
Do I need an account?
No. Everything works without one except syncing between two devices.
Swarm control
Queen cells, crowding, queen age — the estimate appears right after the inspection, and the map shows which hive to walk to first.
Read more →Deadlines and reminders
Cut queen cells — a re-check in a week. Treated for varroa — harvesting is blocked until the withdrawal period ends.
Read more →Colony history
Inspections, works, moves and queen replacements in one timeline. A year later you can see which colony earns its keep.
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