Digital Hive Records

Paper hive records stay in the apiary, get wet and are hard to compare. To find out when a colony was treated last or how strong it was in spring, you leaf through cards. With many colonies, the same note goes on ten cards.

b.tree is a digital hive record for beekeepers who want to record fast in the apiary and find everything again at the desk.

How it works

One page per hive: The hive page shows all tasks of a year with the apiary and the current queen: inspections, feedings, treatments and harvests. Open an entry to see its details and notes.
Fast entry with the Quicktool: Select an apiary and b.tree selects all its hives. One save creates one entry for each hive. For feedings, treatments and harvests, you can enter a total amount, and b.tree splits it across the hives.
Your own fields: You choose which fields the inspection form shows, for example queen seen, eggs, queen cells, ratings, frames, varroa and strength. You also define your own inspection types.
Tables for many colonies: All inspections of your operation are in one table. Sort, filter and compare them, and export them as CSV.
Printable: Print a yearly overview of all tasks for each hive.
In the apiary: b.tree runs in the browser of your phone and can be installed as an app. QR codes and NFC tags (Android) open the page of a hive directly.

Screenshots

The hive page with all tasks of the season and one opened inspection:

Hive record of one colony in b.tree with inspections, feedings, treatment and harvests Hive record of one colony on a phone

The Quicktool: one inspection for all six hives of an apiary:

Quicktool with one inspection for all hives of an apiary Quicktool on a phone

All inspections in one table, newest first:

Table with the inspections of all colonies, with queen, frames, varroa and strength

Documentation

First steps: Quicktool, fields and options
Print hive records
All features

Frequently asked questions

Is the digital hive record free?

Yes. The Basic plan is free for up to 5 hives and 2 apiaries. Premium costs 55 € per year and allows up to 1,000 hives. See Price.

Can I print my hive records?

Yes. Open the hive page and use the print button. b.tree creates a printer-friendly overview of all tasks of the colony for one year.

Can several beekeepers work with the same hive records?

Yes. Add more users to your operation in the company settings. Each user has the rank Admin, User or Read-Only. Premium is paid once per operation, not per user.

Does b.tree work without an internet connection?

No. b.tree needs an internet connection.

Can I export my hive records?

Yes. You can export the tables as CSV and download a full backup of your data.