BeePlus Beekeeping Manager

Hive Tool & Apiary Management

for iPhone & iPad

Made by beekeepers, for beekeepers

From organising hives and apiaries to tracking inspections or honey harvested, to information on queens or where a piece of equipment is being used, BeePlus is designed to help you look after your bees, using as much or as little detail as you need.


How BeePlus can help

So much more useful than an old paper notebook
Track as many hives and apiaries as you need
Store comprehensive hive and queen information
Record detailed inspections and add photos
Quickly and easily look back and review your data
Log where every piece of equipment is being used
Plot locations on the map and view foraging areas
Use the timeline to keep track of important dates

What our users think of BeePlus

★ ★ ★ ★

wrmilligan

Great user friendly app - So far, loving this app. It is so user friendly and easy to see the overview at a quick glance. If I could make a suggestion......please work on the transferability of the app between devices. I began using this app on my iPhone, but due to storage space, was forced to dedicate an iPad to the bees šŸ˜…. This is awesome, but reentering all the data is sooo meticulous when you have to start over from scratch for each device. Needs a tweak to the app that will allow devices to speak to one another OR the info tied to an account that will show the same information on whichever device is being used at the moment. Overall, this app is amazing for tracking bees and inspections. Kudos to the developers.

v 3.1.0

★ ★

Lost customer 1

No way to contact - Great app until it is not. There is no way to contact anyone to help with issues. Apple Store says you have to contact the company and nowhere is there a way to do that. Support in app says cannot send email Web site has not contact method.

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

5 call me mom

Wondering how to record a swarm collected from a location, or from a swarm trap? - Really liking this app!!! However I have a couple questionsā€¦. How do I record that Iā€™ve collected a swarm from one of my traps? How to record a swarm from any location? How to I record honey collected from a hive? Would like an option to archive hives instead of delete. Also an option for selling a hive. Thanks!

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★

Acme Bee Works

Arriving - I wish it would archive hives that you have lost or shut down

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★ ★

WMD_15

No ability to ā€œarchiveā€ - I would like the ability to ā€œarchiveā€ a hive instead of delete it. that was I can still reference notes and etc for that hive. The work around weā€™re currently using it to create an apiary named ā€œarchiveā€ and transfer these dead outs to the archive apiary. Would be easy to implement by default. Thanks for consideration! Love the app.

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

UMBCalum

Quite the Buzz - As a second year beekeeper, I looked for an app to document my apiary and found this one to be the best. Adding photos and documenting activity is easy. Wish there could be some voice commands since during most inspections you need both hands.

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

hahsjdkfmdbs

Great app whereā€™s android?? - Everyone raves about your app. I love it and have only had it for one day. In many bee groups people are sad itā€™s only offered for iPhone. Please consider android. Many keepers would love this app.

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★

Sven Lehman

Itā€™s fine - Consistently has little glitches (pointless to even try and add photos to hives bc theyā€™ll disappear for no reason) and the data transferring is frustrating. Weā€™ve been using it for 3 years so itā€™s hard to switch to another platform but we would.

v 3.1.0

davewright76

Horribly user unfriendly - This app is the most user unfriendly app I have ever used for keeping track of anything. Complicated process just to enter a hive check. Steer clear.

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★

1EyeTy

The only thing keeping this from being the killer app - I have been using this since last year. The app is insanely useful and great for tracking everything about your hies. The only thing keeping this from being a killer app is that the data sync is excessively painful. I use my phone and iPad depending on what Iā€™m doing. Quick changes and additions/inspections go on phone and activities with lots of notes go on the iPad because I have a keyboard. I absolutely HATE having to compile a sync file, save it to my google drive then get on the other device and import it from the drive and then do the same in reverse so both data on each device is syncā€™s with the other. I would happily pay to have instant sync. Just click a button and the changes are synced between devices.

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

KMN-PNW

Good app, beautiful user interface - I redownloaded the app and tried it again. The finance feature is improved. Overall the user interface could still be streamlined more to improve efficiency and data input. It would be nice if the syncing could be set to automatically sync between phone and other devices, rather than manually sending the data back and forth.

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★

DD Burlin

Help - This happened before and I was given tips on how to fix it, but now Iā€™m in the same bind. All of the photos from the app vanished. How do I get them back? I tried the advice below, but still no luck. Any other suggestions?

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★ ★

Gomphrena5

Quite useful - I find this app useful but could be a bit more user friendly. Takes a while to get used to it. I like the ā€œquick inspection ā€œ option, when a total hive inspection isnā€™t done. I donā€™t like that the pics erase if I remove them from my phone. Itā€™s not perfect, but itā€™s pretty dang good!

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Foothills Bee Company, LLC

Great application! - I am currently running 20+ hives across multiple yards and this is a life saver when it comes to keeping track and inventory! Conover, NC.

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Joe User was taken

Very easy to use, very handy - I have been using BeePlus for 2 years. It is very easy to keep track of colonies and their health, transfers to out apiaries are through the click of a button. Includes GPS and QR tagging. Map feature is very cool. Saving data to phone and ipad is a little clunky, would prefer a cloud-storage option for data - Icloud, Google, OneDrive, etc - to easily share across devices.

v 3.1.0

BrianEPed

Use paper and pencil - This app is WAY more complicated than necessary. Better to just use a notebook and pencil to keep track of things. This app doesnā€™t include any drop down menus or suggestions so youā€™re typing everything in yourself anyway. Donā€™t waste your time/money with this app.

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Jdagnew

Really useful app - Iā€™m a new beekeeper with 2 hives at the start of spring and now upto 7 hives 3 months later. I found it difficult and messy keeping paper records but this app makes it so much easier. Iā€™m going to print the barcodes to stick on the hives so I just need to scan each hive as I get to them. Now that all my hives have been entered it should be a breeze to keep good records.

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★ ★

hcjsidbchue

App is great, has a few minor flaws - I absolutely love this app it makes it easy to do inspections and add notes so I remember what needs to be done and what Iā€™ve already done, I also love that it does inventory and financial keeping, the flaws are annoying and need an update, when youā€™re in the plans section and try to edit the list and move plans around the app crashes every single time, and sometimes when I mark plans as complete then close the app it resets the plan to 0% complete

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★ ★

The kwas

Great App for keeping track of things - Iā€™m a backyard beekeeper and this app helps me keep track of all the important information I need . Iā€™d like to see an option added where you can pin a location on a map of other beekeepers apiaries.

v 3.1.0

rickersred

Zero support - This app has potential but you canā€™t even provide a simple method of contact. Typical software development mentality.

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★ ★

Sturuth

Bee plus - Works well for my small setup and cost is very cheap

v 3.1.0

★ ★

Sprintonwater

Cannot sync photos, do not know where to get help - Mostly works as expected. Works only with Apple, not Windows. Paid for additional install on a different device but have been unsuccessful in sync photos between devices. I searched for a help contact but cannot find one. Using this App Store to see if I can resolve my problem.

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Liammaurer

Great app - Have been using this app for the past few weeks and everything is really thought out and is making life a lot easier. Much appreciated.

v 3.1.0

★ ★ ★

BillBowBaggins

Good, but could be better. - Great addition to my paper & pen notes, so that I can quickly reference stats on the go. Would like to see a ā€œPollenā€ option for the frames tracker.

v 3.0.2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

happy bkeeper

Great app - We started beekeeping in 2019, and kept notes in a notebook, as our apiary grew, remembering all the notes was a little tough. My son found this app and it been awesome, added all of our old notes and take our phone with us and add notes, take pictures, whatever as we go thru the apiary inspecting, great product....

v 3.0.2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Toemole

Great value and performance - This app is great value for money. I recently started bee keeping (01Jan21) And wanted to keep careful record of my successes and failures. Having read one of the reviews that suggested the reviewer was affiliated with the Appā€™s developer I cautiously duplicated my record keeping using a regular journal and tried other apps. That statement proved untrue. This app is easy to use and provides for excellent labeling of hives and swarm traps, setting tasks, equipment cost and record keeping and most important easy retrieval. Being a frugal bee keeper I like the benefits of keeping careful note of the location, cost and performance of my swarm traps. Like any other app it takes time to master the app you can elect to keep the help screens or refer to the extensive built in help. Itā€™s Great!!!

v 3.0.2

★ ★ ★ ★

buckfast queens uk

Please update and answer emails - Well been playing about with this for a few months now and yes itā€™s very good but does have its draw backs. 1: does not imbed pictures. 2: you canā€™t back up to Mac computer, for easier working. 3: does not support queen rearing. 4: when adding hive to an apiary, you can only add one at a time šŸ˜ž not good if you have 20 to 40 in each one. 5: barcodes can only be printed one size BIG, no good these need to be scalable. If they would take these on board and answer emails it would be the best out there.

v 3.0.2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Bradley169

Fantastic App - Covers all bases of beekeeping. Useful for amateurs and professionals alike. All data is exportable / printable

v 3.0.2

★ ★ ★

randose

Neat but could be better - My primary use is to record information from inspections and all other actions taken in the apiary. Inspections and other activities take many forms. For example sometimes an inspection is thorough and lengthy and includes actually putting eyeballs on the queen. Other times itā€™s a quickie where the observation of freshly laid eggs is taken as suitable evidence the hive is queen right. The app is such that the icon indicating presence of the queen defaults to red (no queen) unless I select that the queen was actually found. That indicator should remain neutral (no color) ie unkown UNLESS I actually make a selection from the three choices offered. I would also rename and change the inspections functionality to something more general such as Hive Inspections/Activities. For example if all I want to record is what I did and when (such as feeding or treating with FA or OA for VM) I should be able to do that quickly and easily without having to launch a full fledged inspection.

v 3.0.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

little green bees

Excellent note keeping app - Beekeeper for 10 years, using this app for 2 years. I recommend it to all of my students and fellow beekeepers. Best way Iā€™ve ever found to keep track of my hives. I love the QR code function, location marking and timeline the most. Tried a new treatment this year and was able to see immediately which hives did not respond well. Highly recommend this app for ease of use and usefulness to the beekeeper!

v 3.0.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Chrishagwood

Works great for recording hive info - Iā€™ve used this for about 3 years and latest version (3) makes it easier to add hives and such. Inspections are easy to record in the field so I donā€™t have to take notes then add later. I do wish it stored its own photos...as I donā€™t wish to have them in my photo albums and they get duplicated when I sync across devices. The new swarm section looks promising, as I was using the apiary and hive creator to record swarm trap locations. Thanks for creating this app!

v 3.0.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Tiggerificdobermans

In LOVE šŸ˜ w/ this app - Just downloaded it about an hour or so ago and now one of my favorite apps! One thing I wish it did have, though is to be able to add photos of individual queens under the queen history! I have had a hive for little over a year now and has already had several queens - first one lasted about 9 months and great layer, but later had a gorgeous one that they decided they didnā€™t like after about a week!

v 3.0.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Barefoot Al

Outstanding App!! Everything you need - This is an outstanding app in ease of use, function and design. To the developer, please make sure you keep it up to date. We donā€™t mind paying for that privilege. There is one thing we desperately need - the ability to pack up the database file to iCloud so it can be safely kept in the cloud in the even that an iPad/iPhone should need to be replaced and the data is not accessible.

v 3.0.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Eldabs

Excellent app for beekeepers. - For a long time I struggled to find an app that was right for me as a hobby beekeeper and would make my record keeping easy. The app has all of the detail that you need and more. It is user friendly and a joy to use. Highly recommended.

v 3.0.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Santos_2103

Hands down best organizer !!! - Sleek, organized, efficient!!! Couldnā€™t ask for a better app to organize my yards.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Baby bee girl

Easy to use and helpful for new beekeeper - This app is great for a new beekeeper. Information prompts good note taking. Easy to add or delete information. Always at your fingertips when you think of that one piece of information you should have included. Love the ability to add photos also. I think this much more informative and better organized than a notebook or ledger.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★

yankspank

Pictures - The only real complaint that I have is that it doesnā€™t store pictures. If you delete them from the camera in your device they are gone. I know that this is stated by the developers, but unfortunately I didnā€™t realize it until it was too late. Reached out for help twice and never even received an answer. Donā€™t count on support.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Mallen20

1yr user - This is a great app to track your apiary. I have learned a lot just reading notes. Give it a try!

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★

Sickmann

Wish there was a web app - Really love the app. Itā€™s full of features. I would however really love to see a web app (desktop) where we could sync everything together. Overall I really like it.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★

etsbees

May I rated to high - So this app is nice. But navigation between everything is cumbersome. Like using the QR codeā€™s, you go on into that area and when you back out of the hive you are backed into the apiary instead of back to the scanner right away. If you only have a couple of hives this would probably be ok but when going through a larger apiary and you are just wanting to spot check or come back to your to do list items it makes it annoying

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

QueenBee2020!

Great app; one suggestion - I love the app, very handy for managing multiple hives! Iā€™d love a To Do button on the main page that lists all the To Dos from all my hives on one place with the hive name included.

v 2.9.5

AWK65

Waste of money - I agree with the other low rating, this is nothing more than a note keeper, which is free on your cell phone. Need to develop a check list to make it easier to use. I will work on this myself. As a newbie keeper, wanted something easy to use and track my hives. DO NOT WASTE YOUT MONEY. Good luck trying to figure anything out on this app...crap

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

TN2TRAVEL

Suggestions - Really love the app but a couple of suggestions. If you would make the app update to devices it would be great. Downloading the data and uploading to another device is OK but would be so convenient if when you added information to one device it would automatically update to other devices. Also if we could archive hives instead of just delete only. The hive could be archived into perhaps an inactive hive file. Really love the functionality and worth the money.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

LauriSand56

Itā€™s a good app so far... - Wish there was a way to sync it in the cloud between my IPad and IPhone. I just downloaded it yesterday, got all the info typed in on my IPad, which has a keyboard and was so bummed to see it didnt sync with the app on my phone. And i cannot find the area to put info on the queens? Maybe some of this will be put into a new update. But its a great little app for what it does.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★

Backyard Bees

Good so far...but - I love this app so far, but I wished it were on Android too. I use the app on my iPad, but have an Android phone and want to access my information on both platforms.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Anurijuom

Perfect App. - Looking for a app to record my bee related activities. Still a lot of things to explore about it and do about it to make the most of this app, so far this is the one what I needed to make the most of my 10 hives.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★

Chazzigh

Nice to have at your fingertips - I like this app, but just realized (ā€œdiscoveredā€) that when you take photos off your phone, the app hasnā€™t stored them separately. It only links to photos in your library, which makes it hard for me to imagine long-term photos for reference. I will hope that on-app storage will be added. S

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

iowan_cavies

Amazing - Very well organized and very helpful!

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★

DeBee 1

Love this app - I have been using it for almost 2 years. Do not use some of the features, like equipment, and a few others, but really like the ability to check to see what was done the week before in the hive. I take pictures of all my queens, and keep track of my mite treatments. The ONE thing I do NOT like about this is the fact that my husband, or myself can not put this on another phone or device with my current information to be seen. No problem paying a fee for the additional device, but not good that my husband can not see what I have done prior. I worry what will happen if I changed phones. Do I lose all my data? Wish they would add that feature to share the data back and forth and then it would be perfect.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★

BBowen1

Bee plus - Iā€™m a bee inspector and was shown this app by a beekeeper. I like how you can assign equipment. Take aphotos of apiaries, hives and queens unfortunately they donā€™t save in the app and have to stay on your phone. I like how at a glance you can see when you made your last inspection and a handy part of the app is you can make to do lists for each hive. šŸ‘šŸ»B

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

London Papist

Makes inspections easy - I find using pen and paper to make notes when inspecting a hive difficult ā€“ my notes are often illegible and the paper gets in the way. Using my iPhone to take photographs of each hive as I go along, then using the simple interface on this app means I am actually keeping much better records then I did previously on paper, yet the task seems much less onerous. I use the comments field a lot ā€“ I dictate a brief report then add to it once I am back home. I load up any photographs I want to keep ā€“ a newly marked Queen, a funny looking play cup that I want to keep an eye on etc , and that gives me a much better sense of my the state of play of my hives than any of my paper records ever did. It is important not to delete any of the photos that you upload ā€“ if you delete them in the photo app they are deleted from your hive records: this is a bit of a flaw but only a minor one. For the money I think this is great value and has made hive record keeping much easier.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

D@zJ@ckson

After a few months - Great app. After being used for a few months this is a great improvement on written notes. Adding photos really helps too. The traffic light system helps readily identify trends and changes.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Quillpod

Cracking app - V useful if like me you are rubbish at paper records. Very flexible and comprehensive. Good search facility.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★

Superbeeboy

Needs Cloud sync - Well thought out App and easy to use with all the stuff you need. JUST NEEDS SYNC SORTING BETWEEN DEVISES.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Matt12q

Good for the price. - The app is very comprehensive in some aspects much of which I donā€™t use (I always use ā€˜quickā€™ inspection). Biggest downside for me is that it doesnā€™t sync to a desktop app. I expect that would be more cost. But for the price itā€™s very good.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

JAEC1954

Great App - Brilliant for keeping records of all things to do with beekeeping including your apiary and hive inspections especially better than using paper.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Flmollison

Excellent app - I find this a very useful apps. All the information in one easy to navigate package. Easy to add new details and edit. I would like to see a counter for pollen so that could be recorded.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

KVMackie

Smart records - Great little app and responsive developer.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Pete99999

bee management - Great App to manager hives. As a small backyard beekeeper helps remind me of all the things i should be looking for and a great reference to look back on.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★

Gees Bees

Bees 101 - Great app so far just started using Is there a way to copy and paste from one hive to another

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Darwin Bees

Perfect for my needs - Big thumbs up... been using for 3 months now and found it to be easy to use, I can keep track of hive stocks levels, photos and colony progress. Also it doesnā€™t take long to input the needed data each time you pop the top cover of a hive. Time will tell whether it works as I expand my 20 odd hives and 2 apiaries to the hundreds.

v 2.9.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Purevit

An amazing App - I have been using the app for some time now and really enjoy the ease of keeping the records. I am able to attach pictures to my inspection, hive & apiary site. Under problems and diseases, I hope they add more stuff like Chronic Bee paralysis Asian hornet It really helps to just take the phone out and check the issue when you are at the apiary. I would highly recommend for those of you looking for an app to keep your records to try this one.

v 2.9.3

★ ★ ★ ★

MS Apiaries

Just set up - Just set it up with my apiary and the only reason I didnā€™t give it 5 stars is I havenā€™t put it to use yet. Really impressive functionality and data storage/sorting - will make me a much more organized, efficient beekeeper.

v 2.9.2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

SooooooLoo

Well Done! - Many thanks for making this available!!!!!

v 2.9.2

★ ★ ★ ★

SassySparklePants

Does what it says on the box - New Beek. Good reminders of what to check for. love the photo ability. Some quirks with equipment part of the app? Else five stars.

v 2.9.2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

gym-mom

Great app! - I tried a few hive logging apps before choosing BeePlus for its ease of use and functionality. Mann Lake pushes HiveTracks, but this app is so much better! Honestly, HiveTracks is buggy, doesnā€™t always save data, and has a complicated interface. Iā€™ve yet found an issue using BeePlus - it even syncs to-do items with iCal so you donā€™t forget stuff. I donā€™t use gloves so entering info in real-time isnā€™t an issue, and my hives are nowhere near a WiFi signal. Three thumbs up to the developers! Highly recommended!! šŸ’œšŸ

v 2.9.0

★ ★ ★ ★

awmcvey

Seems thorough - I have used this for only 2 months. It is reasonably simple. Would be great if there was a ā€œhow toā€ section for splitting hives, doing treatments etc. but overall it is good.

v 2.9.0

★ ★ ★ ★

IslandLife

Great Record Keeping Tool - Very useful when managing multiple apiaries and hives. Easy record keeping and creating of logs. Mapping of forage areas on local satellite photos is pretty nice and remarkably helpful when determining expansion of operations. Exporting of data is a little complicated/tricky - havenā€™t figured out a good way to do that yet.

v 2.8.1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

LardButt185

Best hive mgmt tool Iā€™ve used - Love it! Super easy to use, way better than HiveTracks. I started by using the Quick Inspection mode with just the notes feature, but keep increasing the features I use as my hobby expands. This app is worth WAY more than what the developer is asking. It would be a bargain at triple the cost, and no subscriptions!

v 2.8.1

★ ★ ★ ★

22ironman6

Great App if you have more than a couple hives - Last year with 4 hives I didnā€™t really see the value in this app but that changed as I increased the number of hives Iā€™m working. Great way to keep notes and have immediate access to each hiveā€™s and apiaryā€™s history. There probably better programs for inventory tracking and such but I love this for inspections and such.

v 2.8.1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

yutes

Love this App! - Enjoying this app as a first year newbie, but I can see how it could really benefit commercial beekeepers with the scan tag features! Being able to create a unique identification for each hive and being able to walk up to a hive, scan it quickly and take pics and add info about particular hives is great idea! For me, as a first timer, I am creating more detailed notes and pics from my first year so next year I can look back and have some great information to refer to! Basically- I think the app can be useful to anyone who wants accurate notes about their hive(s)! Storing pics in a timeline to see how the hive evolved is also a neat feature!

v 2.8.1

★ ★ ★ ★

Rogue26

Nearly Perfect - I would give it a 5 star rating except for the inventory function. It would be really nice for the application to have a stored database of common beekeeping equipment found in any of the supply company catalogs. I personally only have 2 hives that I am tracking and just recently started looking at the inventory feature so it isnā€™t something that has been of great concern.

v 2.8.1

★ ★

Tammers99

Can add inspection - Hi there. We are getting busy with our bee hives and I canā€™t add an inspection... I select my hive and then I get a plain white screen and canā€™t type or ands anything.... please fix.

v 2.8.1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Camper brian

Great app - Just started beekeeping and this app makes records easy. Great app

v 2.8.1

★ ★ ★

PXPDL

Good but ... - It is the first time that I use an App for beekeeping. It is very useful as you can keep all the information in one place. The App is relatively exhaustive but ... I could not managed to synchronize between my iPad and my iPhone; the ā€œto do noteā€ could present an already list of habitual thing to do and to have just to tick the list; And in some aspect I do not find the App very friendly use. Reading the other reviews I hope that more improvements will be coming. Looking for high goal will be nice if one day it is an App for Mac computer and that we can synchronize between Computer, iPad and iPhone. Bee hopeful!

v 2.8.1

★ ★ ★ ★

jjokkhabs

Love this App - Really useful App has some great features like adding photos and exporting data. Iā€™ve been using this app for over a year. Finance tool and note book tool is useful. To do list could be more useful eg tick complete. More pests and diseases could be added to the reference cards also only a few are shown. Mite count box could do with improving eg programming a ā€˜warningā€™ level and tracking numbers like we do frames of stores/brood. What would be this app great would be a log of queens. We can mark queen history in each hive but itā€™s not as useful as it could be. Iā€™d like a log where you enter your queens name/number them and detail their heritage. Also detail which hive and marked/clipped etc.

v 2.8.1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

S2dio434

Love it - Iā€™m loving this app. It helps motivate me to keep good notes on inspections and equipment. My only problem is it also keeps track of the money I spend lol.

v 2.8.1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

MikeCrape

Best App for Capturing Relevant Beekeeping Information - I have been using this app for tracking and inspecting my apiaries and hives. It has a great data structure and interface for maintaining quality information on colony health and apiary operations. I am a small outfit keeping 70 colonies and find it quick and easy to move through inspections on either my tablet or phone. With the data maintained on the device and backed up to iCloud it is not necessary to have cellular connection. The longer input is good for build up and quick input works great for consistent colonies during flow. Great job.

v 2.8.1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Andyshogs

Great app - I gave this app 5 stars, it works well, quick reply to email I sent.... Great for beginners to get into a good routine on checking then ticking off from list.... Easily transferred to iPad via csv file...

v 2.7.0

★ ★ ★ ★

Easyjetuser

Good-just missing a few features - This is a great app to use, as long as you have a protective case for your iPhone/iPad or have an old one you donā€™t mind getting covered in propolis. Most things you usefully want are covered although possibly an enhanced queen rearing section would be useful. However the key missing feature is an automated/iCloud backup and sync across multiple devices, rather than the rather convoluted manual process. If and when this is added it will be a five star App.

v 2.6.4

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Pipbee74

Very Useful - Very clear and easy to use. You can store as much or as little information as you need and easy to read back over past notes.

v 2.6.4

★ ★

Shongololo

Weird layout and navigation - I think it would capture all the information that you want to keep, but the layout is super weird, navigation is completely unintuitive and entering information is awkward. Iā€™m sorry I wasted five bucks on this

v 2.6.3

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Mj0101

Great app for hive management - From a backyard beekeeper who keeps anywhere from 5-20 colonies and raising nucs for sale this app is working out great. Still take a notebook to apiary but now enter all relevant data into app and have all information at my fingertips. Primarily I use the the hives and inspection records. A lot of the functions I donā€™t use but I can imagine they would be quite useful.

v 2.6.3

★ ★

Gaggagatu

Clunky and poor forum login - App does not easily allow date insertion of older equipment. You have to scroll through a slow process. Forum registration did not send confirmation email and no response from admin to request for rectification. Second email sent and will see if and when response is provided

v 2.6.3

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Dr Lottie

Perfect for record keeping - Have been using this app for record keeping for over a year. Has many functions that enables me to log and keep track of every aspect of my beekeeping in a well laid out format. Regularly updated and keeps improving

v 2.5.1

★ ★ ★

Mrdingo2006

Greate app. So few on this subject too - Really useful app and surprisingly so few on this subject. A lot of thought has been put into this allowing the user to record majority of the important information. I was getting to the point where I thought I might have to write one myself and then I found this! It would be great to have an app like this that was voice activated. Enabling the user to call out the apiary and the hive number / name. The user could then call out key words like feeding, treatment, brood health etc.The user could then use the app hands free while on site. This was my idea of an app but it is quite a big ask but I'm sure we will get one like this one day.

v 2.2.2

★ ★ ★

Tivadiva

Useful but not always intuitive - A very useful app to keep track of my small number of hives. It's not as intuitive to use as I'd like, and I can think of some useful features that ought to be fairly easy to add (such as being able to enter hive type, indicate more than one kind of weather and flag up a particular hive for special attention on the next inspection, for example), but I find it much easier to use this than a paper notebook.

v 2.2.2

★ ★ ★ ★

Bjh2

Good app - I am enjoying the app I like how I can track my inventory, and financials along with hive health and checks. Sticky fingers do pose a problem at times but there's a solution for that! Thanks

v 2.2.2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Rooster1349

Well thought out app - This app has been invaluable this season. Much better than the notebook I was trying to maintain. Lots of tiny flourishes within this well thought out app that makes it a pleasure to work with.

v 2.2.2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

GCRiider

Bee Plus - What a fantastically simple and effective app. Prompts for all the key information when doing inspections. Easy to reference notes for when you return to that hive. Picture capability, maps integrated and a generous amount of other useful info, such as disease and pests.

v 2.2.1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Michaelhb

Simply brilliant! - I've been using this app for a couple of years now and it's made my beekeeping much easier. Simple, easy to use with all the sections you need. Only downside is getting propolis on my iPhone!!

v 2.1.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

gpbcobb

Excellent app - This app can handle most of my requirements. The only thing that would be helpful would be to separate the count fields across multiple brood boxes as well as accept decimals in the count (to record part frame counts).

v 2.1.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Rob-oppen

Great tool - Really great tool with the sync feature and QR codes I could see this would be amazing for a larger bee keeper. It super useful for keep my inspections and remember things between inspections with a busy working life aswell.

v 2.1.4

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Miltonicus

Brilliant - Love this app, it's made my record keeping so easy. Just email yourself the data and you have a written record of everything.

v 2.1.4

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Jcgbrittner

Love this app - I was originally hand bombing all my notes into a journal but I started to loose my book. I realized I always have my phone with me so why don't I check out an app, that's when I found this one. It's efficient and keeps all my info organized. It works perfectly for my 20 hives.

v 2.1.4

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Practical Beekeeper

Great tool for apiarists - This is very useful and comprehensive app for beehive management

v 2.1.4

★ ★ ★ ★

OfThatElk

Lots of progress to a good app - BeePlus works well. Over the past year there have been significant updates - with more, I understand, to come. I tend to use it with dictation in to the Notes field while I am at the hives then tidying up and completing notes once back home ... because touch-screens and honey etc. don't go very well together! But the app works well on both iPad and iPhone and the record-export allows me to store records in a conventional filing system too.

v 2.1.2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Baxterdmutt

Great app - Does everything I need it to do and more. Wouldn't be without it.

v 2.1.2

★ ★ ★ ★

andyboNosound

Bee warre - Use this app with number of Warre style hives even though not specifically designed for them is great. Love the ability to sync with my partners phone.

v 2.1.2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Beemansteve

Fantastic app - Very easy to use and has helped make my hive management and record keeping easy.

v 2.1.1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Beemanphil

Useful app - Good competent app for beekeeping records. Not much to fault.

v 2.1.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

brays bees

Excellent - Perfect for our bee keeping, easy to use and everything covered

v 2.0.0

★ ★ ★ ★

Crimpit

Pretty good tracking app - Obviously you need ungloved hands to use your phone, and there's no option for miscellaneous notes. I.e. I wanted to stock take but not link to a specific apiary or hive. Other than that it keeps a helpful record without having to worry about pens and paper (or multiple sheets and locations etc). Handy.

v 2.0.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Gnor4ever

Nice App - This does more than I need right now, but I will need it later. I like that it keeps the data at home too.

v 2.0.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Tolweb

Very well thought - Excellent and well thought out app. Regular updates have added useful improvements

v 1.9.1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Br1gsy

Helpful and intuitive - I have been using this app for a few months now and am enjoying it. Easy to input all the relevant basic information, and easy to scroll through past inspections. Now one can add pictures and search for data within date ranges. The app team are personable and respond to input and enquiries often with updates. Recommended.

v 1.9.1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

TS_2

Very nice app - I'm loving the latest version. Good layout, very functional and easy to work with.

v 1.6.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

rattydolphin

I like this - This is a really nice easy to use program. Does everything I want it to do at present. Thank you :-)

v 1.5.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Jaffaar

A useful tool and simple to use. - Having used this for the 2016 season we have found this a useful tool to track our inspections. We are able to input valuable data that is easy to review, pictures can be added to further enhance the records. The app allows you to pinpoint apiary sites add things to do and add additional notes. Individual hives can be added to your apiary sites and records are neatly stored under their own title. You can also have multiple apiary sites in your records. The app is being developed all the time with free updates as and when made available this app is free. If like me you have an iPad and iPhone the records can be shared and updated via wifi. We have incorporated a picture of our medicines purchase and administration records for each hive as an additional back up of the paper copy these records need holding for 5 years. There is some limited guidance on diseases. We tend to make paper notes on site and update our records over coffee propolis on an iPad isn't great. In conclusion this app developed by bee keepers gives a great starting point for what records you need to keep and allow for additional notes as you feel fit. It works for us.

v 1.5.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Groovemachine v

Sweet little App - I actually enjoy using this app to record my dealings of my hives. The quick radio buttons and ability to add photos is brilliant. Nice, quick and easy!

v 1.5.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

deRichleau

Cracking little App - What a joy to use, and so much easier than carrying a pen and notepad, and the developers listen to concerns or suggestions quickly, long may BeePlus reign as the 'on the move' App for Beekeepers ..... The Cardinal

v 1.4.2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Youngbeekeeperuk

Beeplus - I have found this app very useful I struggle to write anything down and I am quite forgetful I saw this app and ever since it has helped me a lot. Youngbeekeeperuk (luke)

v 1.4.2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Peter Lightning Storm

Great Hive management app - This is a great app for someone with a few or many hives who just wants the right amount of detail and wants to avoid too much complexity. Love the photo and map features. Running 15 hives this is great. Tried the others but this one is short sweet and simple to use! Keep up the good development work. It's free , but worth a few bucks!

v 1.4.2

★ ★ ★ ★

Azraelle1971

Really good... - I am a new bee and I have used this nice little since June. I have to say it has improved a good deal, I like the fact that you can more than on pic and also the inspection summary, the colour coded layout is much better to the eye! Thank you!

v 1.4.1

★ ★ ★ ★

Nantmoel

Happy Beek - I am more than happy with this app. Very user friendly, easy to enter data. As a development I would love to see some data transfer via email.

v 1.3.1

★ ★ ★ ★

Adeptus Astartes

Great App for Bee Keeping - I'm a "newbie" bee keeper and it's amazing how much information you need to consider in managing bees effectively...after all they don't read the books! This app is simple to use, has most of the relevant data sets to collect information about apiaries and hives associated with them. The QR code is really useful as I can easily flip up the data with out going though screen. It easily transfers data to different reports (pdf, excel) and will be very useful for exams etc. Free txt and button style inputs means there is a logical and consistent collection of data. Which means you get a much better understanding of your colonies behaviour and progress. A few more tweaks and additions will make it a 5 star app....Good Job so far!

v 1.3.1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Rod451

Great App - Let's you input important information quickly for all your hives. Easy to use.

v 1.3.1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

ramesses_the_great

Very nice app. - As a new beekeeper I was very interested in this app for recording my hive data. The app is easy to use and seems to have all the features required. One small issue I have is with syncing data between devices, which seems a little awkward. Apart from that I find the app very useful. Many thanks.

v 1.3.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

prana ji

Best bee keeping app - What a great app , full of features and nice and easy to use. Even better is that it has been made by beekeepers for beekeepers...... Keep up the good work

v 1.2.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

sugarbug1220

Great App! - I'm a backyard beekeeper and this app works great for me! I had a bit of trouble with it crashing at first, but the developer worked with me to find out what was happening and had it fixed right away :0) The app is very easy to use and keeps all of my hive data handy and in one place. Love it!

v 1.2.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Mark Beekeeper Cunningham

Great beekeeping app - I am running 150 hives, working my way up to 3000. This app allows me to know what needs to be done on each individual hive as well as enables me to keep track of the queen lineage. Great app and only getting better, updates are all part of the on going development I have been seeing. Great app! Mark

v 1.2.0

★ ★ ★ ★

Motobiman

Works for me - Easy to use and complicated enough to be useful.

v 1.1.9

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

KLAP Meadows

Strongly recommended - Great app From 1 hive to 50 apiaries this app Keeps you organized and on your game. This app is like a second hive tool. A must have!!!!

v 1.1.8

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Carnacious

Nicely set out - Great app. Have started using it to keep on top of my Apiary this year. Very straightforward to use. Simple interface. Haven't tried sinking but potentially nice feature when you manage gives with someone else.

v 1.1.7

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Yotaga2

Super helpful and easy to use - This app is great. I was always so lazy about paper notes or would lose them. This is simple to enter the info and let's me track the hives progress over time. I can quickly review the last inspection before a new one so I know what I am looking for or problems etc. Could use a couple of more features in particular retire a hive but it's pretty awesome as is especially for a free app

v 1.1.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Super super user

Finally! The app we were waiting for! - Really decent app. Easy to use. On initial use seems to have all basic features needed. Love the easy transfer of information too. Well done

v 1.1.5

Apis Mellifera Mellifera

Crash on startup - Since latest update, app now crashes immediately after loading.

v 1.1.3

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