HiveSmartHQ - The Hive Management App for Hive Inspections and Beekeeping records

It's ideal for solo beekeepers running several hundred hives or hobbyists with just a handful. It can also support larger commercial operations (see FAQ below).

We appreciate that folks keep bees for different reasons and there's a variety of different philosophies and approaches.

HiveSmart^HQ is a versatile beehive management app that supports end-to-end business processes from maintaining hives through to the sale of honey and/or hives.

In short, using it provides the information needed to save time and improve the productivity of your hives.

Keeping records is key to this — and often required under local/national regulations when selling bee products.

It's available on any mobile device with a web browser — including smartphones and tablets such as iPhones, iPads as well as Android phones and tablets.

Browsers we've used include Safari, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Brave (with the default Privacy settings and JavaScript enabled).

We've designed things so that you can even operate the web application in more remote locations without internet access*.

* A small number of features require the internet for brief periods e.g. displaying a map of your Hive Locations, using the Transfer Data option, and purchasing additional Service Credits.

Absolutely! As long as you've got a browser you're good to go (with the default Privacy settings and JavaScript enabled).

As per mobile devices, you'll need internet access initially to load the website, but only occasionally after that for certain features.

It's about making HiveSmart^HQ more easily accessible (on a desktop or laptop as well as mobile devices) and economics.

Website browser capabilities have come a long way and now offer a much broader range of features, universally available on computers and mobile devices.

Maintaining a website is simpler and faster. The resources and costs associated with building and maintaining apps on iOS and Android continue to increase.

Our goal continues to be to provide an affordable hive management software and record-keeping tool for hobbyists and commercial beekeepers alike.

Enhanced security in more recent browser versions means permission is requested to be able to use certain device features. We use these ethically and with full transparency.

Anywhere! HiveSmart^HQ is designed for on-site use. It works even in very remote locations with no phone/data coverage or wifi (data is kept on your device rather than requiring a constant internet connection).

For those who prefer not to use their device in the field — use our forms while in the field and update your device later. Service and Extraction forms are available on our Tips page.

Whenever your device is connected to the internet, use the Transfer Data > Upload dataset feature (via App Options & Settings). We recommend doing this each day if you've added or updated any data.

Note: This is a really wise move in case you lose your device/computer, it's stolen or it breaks — your data stays safe and available for download.

Yes. There are currently two alternatives:

1. Recommended: Use a single (central) device to capture operation-wide data using printed Forms to capture on-site information.
2. Alternatively, assign a device for a specific location (or group of locations) for Hive Management data and a separate device for Extraction, Inventory & Sales.

And if you're an employed beekeeper, you can use it for just the Hives and Locations that you look after.

It requires a whole lot of nothing to get going…

HiveSmart^HQ is free to start and comes with 100 Service credits = 100 inspection records. Add as many Locations and Hives as you wish. After the first Service/inspection for a Hive, each subsequent one consumes 1 Service credit.

The initial 100 credits represents about a year's worth of inspections for 5 Hives. Just maintain the Service credit balance above 0 to keep adding services at less than $0.10 per Service (inclusive of sales tax).

Various-sized bundles (30, 60, 100, 500, or 1,000 credits) can be purchased from within the web application. Even if the Service Credit balance reaches 0, all other features continue to be accessible.

Many beehive management software platforms lock your data behind steep monthly subscriptions, and your records can be lost if the subscription lapses. We believe our usage-based approach using Service credits is much fairer.

Traditional subscriptions stay the same regardless of the season. With HiveSmart^HQ, you only pay for what you actually use, making it a highly cost-effective hive management tool that respects your budget.

By avoiding fixed subscriptions, you will always retain full access to your historical records even during the off-season when your hives are quiet, and your unused Service credit balance never expires.

None. No "stings" attached: it's obligation free — HiveSmart^HQ does not require any personally identifiable information, nor does it access any of your personal info on your device.

Please view our Terms and Privacy Policy for more details.

Nope. While we do use a 3rd-party cloud-storage service to safely store your data if you choose to use the Transfer Data feature, the data is yours and is not shared with, or provided to, any third party. Please view our Privacy Policy for more details.

If you've got more than 10,000 Locations (apiaries) then yes — we're so sorry! If you've got more than a million Hives, apologies again. On the other hand, the number of Services (inspections) is completely unlimited.

We just appreciate that beekeepers do more than just observe when they're looking after their Hives. A "Service" better reflects all of the tasks and effort involved in taking care of your bees.

Yep, you sure can. On the device you last updated, use Transfer Data > Upload dataset (via App Options & Settings) to copy your latest data to the cloud. Then on another device use Transfer Data > Download dataset to load it.

The key is to upload your dataset daily after changes — this also safeguards your data.

1. Follow our Facebook page (@HiveSmartHQ)
2. Check our Tips page for the Latest News
3. Register your email address via News Registration in App Options & Settings
4. Contact us via the Support section below

None that we know of. Beekeeping is a tough gig and in looking after the little guys, you're helping the planet and to feed humanity. With the first 100+ inspections free and just $0.10 each thereafter, it's simply a cost-effective hive management app that doesn't require any personal information, has no advertising and the data belongs to you. Some things in life are just designed to be good and fair.