Beehive monitoring: weight, temperature and humidity — with your hive records
Beehive monitoring turns a scale under the hive into a daily briefing: how much honey is coming in, whether a colony has swarmed and what the weather did. BeePulse puts that data in the same app as your inspections, so you can act on it. The platform is free to start; monitoring hardware is optional.
Free to start · No card · Android, iOS & web
What monitoring tells you
Steady weight gain marks a honey flow, and rapid gains suggest strong nectar sources nearby. Sudden drops can indicate swarming, theft or queen problems, while gradual losses are normal over winter. Comparing weight with temperature shows how the weather affects foraging.
- Line charts for long-term trends, bar charts for daily gains and losses
- Preset periods: last 24 hours, week, month or a custom range
- Temperature overlay and weather overlay on the same chart
- Inspection markers, so observations sit next to the data
Data guides you — it does not replace the hive
Always combine what the numbers say with a physical inspection. The data tells you which hive to open and when; your hands-on experience tells you why.
Alerts that respect your attention
Set thresholds for weight drops, high temperatures and low battery, and choose how you are notified: in the app, by e-mail or by SMS. Keep SMS for critical events such as theft detection and device failures.
No hardware yet?
You can start today without a scale. The free platform gives you apiary and hive records, inspections with a health score, weather for each apiary and follow-ups — and when you want live data, a scale connects to the same account in minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Answers about the platform, pricing and the optional smart scales.
Can I add a smart scale later, and how does it connect?
- Yes. Scales are optional and can be added at any time. Once a scale is linked to a hive in your account, its weight, temperature and humidity readings appear in the same app, next to your inspections and weather.
Which features need a smart scale?
- The live dashboard, Daily Pulse, sensor chart history and weight alerts need a connected scale. Everything else — hive records, inspections, weather, follow-ups and the mobile app — works without hardware. These rows are marked “With scale” in the comparison table.
Which devices does it run on?
- BeePulse runs in the browser and as a mobile app you install from your phone’s browser, on Android and iOS. Everything is synchronised across devices under one account.
Do I need hardware to use BeePulse?
- No. BeePulse is a complete beekeeping platform on its own — apiaries, hives, inspections, weather, follow-ups and the mobile app all work without any device. Smart scales are an optional upgrade that adds live weight and temperature data to the same account.
Track your hives — with or without a scale
Free to start · No card · 15 days of Pro included