Alerts will appear here once sensor data is loaded.
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Total honey harvested
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Colony health
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Avg weight gain this week
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Sensors are a Standard tier feature
Inspections logged
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Historical context — this week in Northern Ireland
Pro
This week · current season
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Your best hive · current readings
Awaiting sensor data
Same week · last season
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Year-on-year comparison
Available with Pro plan
NI historical weather
Met Office records
Historical NI weather patterns from Met Office records 1950–present. Available on Pro plan.
Pro feature
Pro plan: Year-on-year colony weight comparisons, historical NI weather overlays, and seasonal performance benchmarks. See exactly how this season compares to your previous years and to historical weather patterns across Northern Ireland.
Historical NI weather data sourced from Met Office records · 1950–present
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Colony weight trends — all sensored hives
Last 8 weeks
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No sensor data yet
Weight trends appear here once a sensor is connected to one of your hives. Each sensor logs hive weight every 15 minutes. Standard tier
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What is being measured
Total hive weight — brood box, bees, stores, and any supers present. The sensor sits under the entire hive. Weight in kg.
Rising line
Bees are collecting nectar faster than they consume. A strong, steady rise over several days usually means a good nectar flow is on. Typical gain: +0.5–2 kg/day in flow.
Falling line
Colony is consuming stores faster than it gains. In spring this is normal — brood rearing uses food. A fast drop (>1 kg/night) triggers an alert.
Sharp overnight drop
Classic swarm signature — 1–2 kg lost in under an hour. Also seen with robbing or sensor faults. The app checks your other hives to help distinguish.
Harvest events
Shown as a gap or sudden drop when you log a harvest. The harvest weight is calculated automatically: weight before extraction minus weight after.
Plateau
Colony is in balance — consuming and gaining at roughly the same rate. Common in late spring before main flow, or when colony is preparing to swarm.
All hives — current status
Hive
Apiary
Status
Weight today
7-day trend
Last visit
Sensor
No hives yet — add your first hive in the phone app.
Active alerts
No active alerts. Alerts appear here when a recent inspection flags a colony issue, or when a sensor detects a weight anomaly.
Harvest record — 2026
Standard
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Total across all hives · current season
No harvests recorded yet this season.
Log your harvest manually via the phone app
Near you this week
Standard
Within 10 miles · anonymised regional data
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Flow reports
Regional flow data available when neighbours share readings
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Swarm pressure
Regional swarm reports appear here as the season progresses
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Current conditions
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Typical first flow
Your site's micro-climate pattern builds over seasons
Standard tier
Feeding record — current season
No feeding events logged yet this season.
View full feeding history →
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Advanced analytics
Year-on-year comparison, colony survival predictions, full data export, and research contribution reports. Available on Pro.
Treatment & varroa records
Hive
Product
Applied
Withdrawal ends
Mite count
No treatment records logged yet. Add records in the Records tab.
Records kept for 5 years as required by VMR 2013 · View all treatment records →
Research contribution
Standard
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Contributing to bee health research
Your anonymised data is helping scientists understand colony health across Northern Ireland
Data points contributed—
Research projects using your dataOpt-in required
Research partner consentSet in Settings →
When you opt in, your anonymised data can contribute to AMM conservation studies and colony health research across Northern Ireland. Your identity is never shared.
Consent can be withdrawn at any time in Settings · Your identity is never shared
Trends & Analysis
Year-on-year data · seasonal patterns · evidence for the serious beekeeper
PRO
Multi-year weight overlays, annual harvest comparisons and the colony performance index appear here once you've upgraded to Pro and logged at least two seasons of data.
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Example data — Pro features are coming soon
The charts and figures below are example data to show how Pro analytics will work. None of this is your real data. Pro features will be available in a future update.
Hive 1 — weight: 3-year overlay Pro
Same calendar weeks, 2024 vs 2025 vs 2026. See whether this year is ahead or behind previous seasons.
— — 2024 (avg 28 kg peak)— — 2025 (avg 34 kg peak)—— 2026 (38 kg so far)
📈 Year-on-year weight overlays are calculated automatically from your sensor history. The chart above shows example data — your own multi-year trend will build here as you log more seasons.
Annual honey yield — all hives Pro
Total kg harvested per season, per apiary. Trend shows whether your management is improving year-on-year.
2026 (season in progress)34.2 kg so far
On track for ~70 kg if current flow continues
202562.4 kg
202448.1 kg
202341.7 kg
Year-on-year harvest comparison — requires at least two full seasons of logged data. Records are built automatically from your sensor and inspection logs.
Mite count trends — 24 months
Natural mite fall (mites/day). UK action threshold: 6/day in season.
Apr 2024Mar 2026
Log your mite counts in the Records tab to build this chart from your own data.
Winter stores consumption
Average kg consumed per week across all hives. Expected: 150–300g/week in winter cluster.
Nov 2025
180g/wk
Dec 2025
210g/wk
Jan 2026
240g/wk
Feb 2026
390g/wk
Mar 2026
+820g/wk
This chart is built from your sensor data. Log more seasons to see year-on-year patterns.
Beekeeping tasks · your observations · phenological diary · what's happening in your micro-climate
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UrgentWatchRoutine taskDone🌸 Plant observation📝 Your note
This week
Log observations to build your micro-climate diary. Each entry becomes part of your year-on-year record.
Same week last year
No data yet
Your previous season observations will appear here once you have a year of records. Keep logging — it gets more valuable every season.
🌿 Plant phenology tracker
Log when plants bloom each year. Over time you build a picture of your unique micro-climate and can predict when the next flow will start.
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Blackthorn
2026: 27 Mar · 2025: 29 Mar · 2024: 1 Apr
In bloom
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Hawthorn
2025: 12 May · 2024: 18 May · 2023: 9 May
~6 weeks away
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White clover
2025: 3 Jun · 2024: 28 May
~10 weeks away
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Himalayan balsam
2025: 20 Jul · 2024: 16 Jul
~16 weeks away
Add observation
What type of observation?
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Plant bloom
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Entrance obs.
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Weather note
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Forage note
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Photo diary
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General note
Breeding Programme
Queen records · certificates · family tree · inbreeding risk · beehappyhive.uk
Queen records
Queen
Hive
Status
Mother
Origin
Actions
Sign in to see your queen records.
NI / cross-border note: Queens moved between Northern Ireland and the Republic, or between NI and Great Britain, are subject to the Bee Health Order. Capture supplier, import country, import date and the animal health certificate reference when registering an imported queen — this record is what you'll need if BeeBase or DAERA ask.
Family tree — 3 generations
No queen lineage yet. Once you register your first queen and her mother, the family tree builds itself across generations.
Certificate tiers
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Sensor Verified
Hardware-recorded performance, tamper-evident sensor data
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DNA Verified
Independent lab, genetic ground truth
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Breeder Declared
Honest declaration, clearly labelled
"Certificates state clearly what they can and cannot verify. A declared queen is the breeder's word, not independent verification. This honesty is what makes the certificate credible."
Your breeding network Pro
Inbreeding risk and drone-flight-range analysis appear here once you've registered queens and an apiary location. Pro tier — uses anonymised regional ancestry data within a 5-mile radius.
Select every method you use or may use. The calendar will only show tasks relevant to your methods. Treatment-free beekeepers who still monitor will see mite count tasks but no medicine reminders.
Approved veterinary medicines
Apiguard · Oxalic acid · Thymovar · ApiLifeVar · MAQS. Triggers VMR 2013 records and withdrawal tracking.
Thermal. Calendar tracks treatment windows and post-treatment mite count.
Mite count monitoring only
Monthly natural mite fall counts. Keeps research data clean. Ideal for treatment-free keepers who still want to monitor.
Treatment-free / no varroa management
Silences all medicine reminders. Mite count monitoring continues. DAERA research contribution enhanced — treatment-free data is particularly valuable.
Treatment-free data contribution
Your treatment-free status has been noted. DAERA and the AMM conservation programme value this data.
Changes sync to the mobile app immediately · VMR records are generated automatically when medicines are used
Mite threshold alerts
Natural mite fall alert threshold6 mites/day
BPCA guideline: treat at 6 mites/day in season. Adjust for your colony size and management style.
Autumn broodless window reminder
Alert when broodless window is predicted — optimal oxalic acid timing.
Spring mite count reminder
Prompt for first mite count of season.
Photo mite counting Coming soon
Take a photo of your varroa board and AI will count the mites automatically. Based on VarroDetector (2025) and Divasón (2024) research — YOLO v11 model trained on 204 sticky boards.
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Photo counting coming to the next update
Upload from desktop or sync from the mobile app camera
All records kept for 5 years minimum as required by VMR 2013.
Disease pattern alerts
Sensor data is cross-referenced with known disease signatures. These are pattern-based alerts — not a diagnosis. Always confirm with a physical inspection and consult your regional bee inspector if concerned.
EFB / AFB brood temperature pattern
Alert if brood temperature deviates from the 34–36°C range with irregular spread. Common in disease-weakened colonies.
Nosema risk period
Spring confinement warning — alert if bees confined for 7+ days when temperature allows flying (>10°C).
Wax moth risk alert
Elevated risk when colony is weak (low weight, low temperature spread) going into late summer.
Overdue inspection reminder
Alert after 10 days without a logged inspection during active season (Apr–Sep).
Nuc monitoring — winter alerts Higher sensitivity
Nucs have smaller stores and are at greater risk in winter cold snaps. These alerts use tighter thresholds than full hives.
Nuc winter starvation alert
Alert if nuc weight drops more than 100g/day for 3 consecutive days. Re-alerts every 2 days.
Nuc isolation starvation detection
Alert if cluster appears stuck in one corner for 5+ days — may be isolated from stores in cold snap.
Entrance reducer reminder
Prompt to fit entrance reducer when temperature drops below 5°C for nucs.
Disease history
✓ No disease alerts this season
All colonies clear as of last inspection — date shown once inspections are logged.
View full disease event log
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DAERA inspection results archive
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Notifiable disease contacts
EFB and AFB are notifiable diseases in Northern Ireland. If you suspect either, contact DAERA immediately — do not treat without instruction.
🚨 If you suspect EFB or AFB
DAERA Bee Health: 0300 200 7844 Email: [email protected] Do not move hives. Do not treat. Contact immediately.
Feed types I use
These appear in the mobile app feed selector and feeding log. Add anything you use — custom types are fine.
Sugar syrup 1:1Sugar syrup 2:1FondantCandy+ Add type
Supplements & additives
Hive AliveHive Alive + Pollen+ Add supplement
Feeding history
Date
Hive
Type
Amount
No feeding logs yet — add a Feeding visit in the phone app to start the history.
Feeding alerts
Low stores warning
Alert when hive weight suggests stores below 5kg (National/Langstroth). Threshold adjusts automatically for calibrated hive type.
Spring starvation risk
Enhanced sensitivity February–April when stores are typically lowest and bees start brood rearing. Alert at 7kg rather than 5kg.
Nuc starvation risk
Alert if nuc weight drops >100g/day for 3 days. Nucs have limited stores and are highest-risk in cold snaps.
Post-feeding confirmation
Notify when sensor shows weight increase consistent with feeding (>0.5kg overnight jump) — confirms feed was taken.
Weight thresholds by hive type
These alert thresholds are automatically applied based on your hive calibration. Set in Equipment settings.
Hive type
Warn at
Critical
National (cedar)
5 kg stores
3 kg
National (poly)
5 kg stores
3 kg
Langstroth
6 kg stores
4 kg
Nuc (5-frame)
2 kg stores
1 kg
Nuc (6-frame)
2.5 kg stores
1.5 kg
Weather data sources
Open-Meteo
Primary
Free, no API key required. Hourly forecasts. Used for all weather alerts and calendar predictions. 7-day forecast horizon. Source: open-meteo.com
Met Office DataHub
Fallback
UK-specific high resolution. Used if Open-Meteo unavailable. Requires API key for full access. DataHub: datahub.metoffice.gov.uk
GPS auto-detect location
Use device GPS for weather data. More accurate for apiaries away from your home location.
Your apiary locations
Weather alerts
Rain before inspection
Alert if rain is forecast within 2 hours of a scheduled inspection. Bees are more defensive in wet weather.
High wind warning
Alert if wind >25 km/h is forecast. Consider strapping hives in exposed locations.
Hard frost warning
Alert night before forecast frost (below 0°C). Particularly important for nucs and poly hives.
Nectar flow forecast
Alert when conditions are ideal for a nectar flow (warm, sunny, 18°C+, no rain). Check supers.
Cold snap warning (stores risk)
Alert if 5-day temperature average drops >5°C from current. Colonies consume stores faster in cold.
Weather & hive correlations Pro
Pro plan includes automatic correlation of your hive weight data with local weather — identifying which weather patterns drive the best foraging for your specific apiaries.
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Weather correlation reports
Which days did your bees forage best? What temperature triggers a flow? Available on Pro plan.
Live sensor status across all your apiaries. All readings update every 15 minutes. Hub = the central unit that sends data. Sensor = the weight/temp/humidity unit under each hive.
Hub & power supply
Sensors by hive
Hive calibration — tare weights
The sensor measures total hive weight — box + bees + stores. Tare is the weight of your empty box. A cedar National weighs ~12.5 kg empty. A poly National weighs ~4 kg. The same total weight reading means completely different stores if you don't calibrate. Uncalibrated hives will have all weight alerts suppressed.
Visit types
These visit types appear in the mobile app when logging a hive visit. Each type has its own set of fields. Toggle types on/off or customise fields to match how you work.
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Fields
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Notification preferences
Morning summary notification
Daily digest — one sentence colony status
07:30
Weight anomaly alerts
Notify if weight changes >1kg in 12 hours
On
VMR compliance reminders
3-day warning before treatment deadlines
On
Data & privacy
VMR records
No records yet
Export PDF →
Inspection history
Full archive — appears as inspections are logged
Download CSV →
Sensor data archive Standard
Available once a sensor is connected to one of your hives
Download CSV →
Research contribution
Contributing
All records kept for 5 years minimum as required by VMR 2013. Your identity is never shared with research partners.
Apiaries & hives
All Hives
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Hive
Location
Type / Strain
Last inspection
Sensor
Status
Battery levels — all sensors
Hub & power supply
Last contact — all sensors
Sensor
Status
Last reading
Battery
Signal
Action
📦 Setting up a new sensor — how it works
What the sensor measures: Total hive weight (kg) · internal temperature (°C) · humidity (%) · GPS position (setup only). Updates every 15 minutes.
Where to place it: The sensor sits under the entire hive on the stand. Not on the crown board — that moves every inspection. The solar panel clips to the side of the hive stand or a stake beside the hive. Never on the roof.
First-time calibration: Weigh your empty hive before adding bees. A cedar National is ~12.5 kg empty. A poly National is ~4 kg. If you don't calibrate, the system can't tell you how many kilos of stores are in there — it will suppress all stores alerts until you do.
Hub: One hub per apiary. Connects over mobile data. Mains-powered where possible; battery + optional solar otherwise. Hub transmits all sensor data to the cloud every 15 minutes.
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Scale Calibration Wizard
Step 1 of 3
Which hive are you calibrating?
Select the hive, and we'll link this sensor's readings to it permanently.
Sensor serial / ID (optional)
Found on the sensor label. Useful if you have multiple units.
What is on the hive right now?
Be accurate — this is your calibration baseline. The app tracks weight change from this exact configuration.
Hive components present:
⚠️ Calibrating with supers on — important
If you calibrate with supers on, the app will set your baseline to include those supers. When you remove them later, the weight drops below baseline and reads as negative. Only do this if you cannot remove the supers (e.g. bees are too active to safely disturb). If you do calibrate this way, always log super removals carefully.
How many supers are on the hive right now?
4 supers + brood box likely exceeds 80 kg total — well above a 50 kg scale limit. The scale may already be in an error state, or will be once supers fill. Consider harvesting 1–2 supers first, then calibrating.
Recommended approach
Calibrate with brood box only (no supers). Add supers as the season progresses and log each one. The app will track your honey build-up separately from the colony weight, giving you a clean picture of both.
Ready to calibrate
The sensor is reading the hive weight. Once you confirm, this becomes your permanent baseline.
Current sensor reading
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Waiting for sensor…
Hive—
Configuration at calibration—
Supers logged at calibration0
Scale headroom remaining—
After calibration: every time you add or remove a super, log it in the app (or on your phone at the apiary). The app uses the super ledger to keep the colony weight chart accurate.
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Calibration complete
Sensor linked to your hive. Baseline set. Weight tracking begins now — the app will send you a morning summary each day.
What happens next
• When you add a super: log it in the app → select hive → "Add super". The super's estimated weight (you enter it, or use typical 0 kg empty / 15 kg full) is added to the ledger.
• The weight chart will show colony + stores weight, not including the super box weight you've logged.
• If the scale ever reads above 40 kg, the app warns you to consider harvesting.
• If you see a sudden negative reading, check the super ledger — a super was likely removed without being logged.
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Harvest records have moved
All harvest logs — weights before and after extraction, per-hive totals, and year-on-year comparisons — are now part of the Records tab, alongside your inspections, treatments, feeding logs, and varroa counts. Everything in one place.
You must keep a record of all veterinary medicines used on your hives. Records must be kept for 5 years and be available for inspection. This log satisfies VMR 2013 requirements.
Date
Hive(s)
Product
Active ingredient
Batch no.
Dose / method
Withdrawal
Recorded by
No treatment records logged yet. Records are kept for 5 years as required by VMR 2013.
Date
Hive
Feed type
Amount
Reason
Fed by
No feeding records logged yet. Use the + button to log your first feeding event.
Total harvest this season
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Avg per hive
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Best hive
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Date
Hive
Supers taken
Weight pre-extract
Weight post-extract
Net honey
Jars (454g)
No harvest records logged yet. Use the + button to log a harvest.
Date
Hive
Method
Count
Infestation %
Action taken
No varroa counts logged yet. Use the + button to log your first count.
👑
Register a queen
Year she emerged from her cell. Sets the international year-colour code if she is marked.
Many queens stay unmarked — late-season virgins or queens you can\'t catch are common.
Helps with ID — small & dark, yellow-and-black hybrid, etc. Stored privately to your account.
🧬 DNA evidence on file (optional)
If you have an independent lab report for this queen, record it here. It will show as “DNA on file” on the certificate until Bee Happy Hive’s audit reviews the report and upgrades it to “DNA verified.”
Verification (set by the system)
— Not verified —
A queen becomes Sensor verified automatically when her hive has a Bee Happy Hive sensor installed.
DNA verified is set once an audit has reviewed the lab report you’ve filed above.
You can’t self-set either — that’s the whole point of the verification.
⚠️ Even a sensor-verified record proves sensor data for the hive — it cannot prove which colony a shipped queen actually came from. Mis-provenance on import may only surface later via DNA testing of her offspring.
