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Beta · Android

Say what you see. Beeky writes it up.

Hive inspection records for beekeepers, written from what you say at the hive. Here’s one Saturday visit with it.

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Beeky's home screen

You pull up at Orchard Apiary

Beeky works out which apiary you’re at, checks the weather and reminds you it’s been six days since you looked. Tap Select and the visit starts.

19°
SunnyWarm enough to open
  1. Now0%
  2. 12pm0%
  3. 1pm5%
  4. 2pm10%
  5. 3pm20%
  6. 4pm35%
  7. 5pm40%
Beeky knows you're at Orchard Apiary

You talk while you work

Gloves on, phone in your pocket. Say what you see, the way you’d say it to a friend.

“There’s the queen, on frame four. Six frames of brood, nice and solid. Stores are light, so fondant on next week.”

Beeky recording while you talk

It’s written up before you’ve washed your hands

“There’s the queen, on frame four. Six frames of brood, nice and solid. Stores are light, so fondant on next week.”

Queen seenSeen
PatternSolid, six frames
StoresLight
To do (next visit)Fondant on next week
The finished inspection record

Hive 2 is a different story

“Three swarm cells on frame six, and they’re a bit tetchy today.”

Whatever you mention lands under the right heading, from the queen’s marking colour to how full your supers are. Anything urgent goes to the top.

Swarm cells: colony preparing to swarm, act now

Hive kit
Hive kit
Queen
Queen seenQueen statusQueen markedQueen cells: 3 swarm
Brood
EggsLarvaePupae (capped brood)Pattern
Colony
StrengthTemper: tetchyPropolisDisease
Stores
StoresHoneyPollen and bee bread
Supers
State of supers
Other notes
HornetsNotes
Actions
DoneTo do (next visit)

On to Church Farm

Both apiaries sit on a satellite map, each with its own weather. Church Farm is 2.3 km away, and Beeky will know when you get there.

Orchard Apiary6 colonies · visited today
19°Sunny
Church Farm2.3 km away · 12 days ago
17°Cloudy
Your apiaries on the map

The fondant was on your list

Anything you said to do next became a task with a date. Add your own too, and tick them off at the hive.

Open · 3Done · 4
Put fondant onOrchard Apiary · Hive 1 · Sat 20 Jun
Your tasks in Beeky

Your records stay yours

  • No signal at the apiary? It’s saved on your phone and written up when you’re back in signal.
  • Stored in London, with Google, where only your account can reach them. The write-up, sign-in, weather and maps can run outside the UK, under UK safeguards: the privacy policy has the detail.
  • No ads, no tracking, no analytics. Your data is never sold.
  • Take them with you from Records, then Export.
  • Delete your account and everything with it whenever you like, in the app or on this website.

Questions

Is it free?
Free during the beta. If that changes, beta testers hear first, and nothing you’ve recorded is taken away.
Does it work on iPhone?
Not yet. Beeky is Android only while it’s being tested.
No signal at the hive?
Record anyway. The recording is kept safe on your phone and written up when you’re back in signal.
Where is my data kept?
Your records, recordings and apiaries are stored in London. The write-up, sign-in, weather and maps are Google services that can run outside the UK, under UK safeguards. Backed-up recordings are deleted after 90 days; your records stay until you delete them.
Can I get my records out?
Yes. Export inspections, colonies and your medicine register as an Excel or CSV file, any time.
Can I delete everything?
Yes, at any time, from the app or the website. Your account and everything stored with it goes straight away.

Join the beta

Beeky is being tested on Android now. Leave your name and the Google account you use on your phone, and I’ll send you an invite to try it on Google Play.

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