Included
One apiary, hive records, inspections, follow-up dates, history and the Harbo assay workflow.
Free for home apiaries
One apiary, real hive records, free.
Create one free apiary, add your first hive with nothing more than a lid number, and start keeping proper records: inspections, states, follow-up dates and history that stays with the hive. When you are ready to go deeper, the same app runs the full Harbo assay flow for mite-resistance scoring.
Free account limitSelf-serve free accounts are limited to one apiary. Extra apiaries, imports, teams and tag rollouts should go through a BuzzTech setup request.
Your simplest start
Ask for the free account. We will send the next step by email.
No hive list, card details or setup call required. Give us your name and email; start with one apiary and add your first hive with a lid number when your account is ready.
Not required
No tags, spreadsheet import, historical reconstruction or commercial commitment.
One apiary path
Setup asks only for what the app needs.
The free path is intentionally small: verify the account, name one apiary, add one hive, then start inspecting. A home beekeeper can use a marker on the lid today and add QR, RFID or NFC tags later.
When you are ready: the Harbo assay
Run the assay on a subset of hives without changing the way you keep bees.
Pick a few candidate hives, open the Harbo Assay inspection type, and record each valid worker brood cell as N+, R, NR or NV. The cell-by-cell choices build the frame or hive score and stay attached to the hive record instead of a loose notebook page.
Subset, not whole apiary
Use the flow on the hives you want to compare, then decide whether more testing is worth it.
Lid numbers work
A written hive number is enough to keep results consistent. Tags only make repeat visits faster.
Diagnostic prompts
The app keeps the cell classes visible and reminds you to count only valid worker pupae.
Upgrade when needed
Extra apiaries, imported hive lists and tag projects should move into assisted setup.
Learn with live view
Use the phone camera or a simple endoscope to see each cell while you score.
Manual Harbo entry remains the base flow. Live view lets the user show what is happening in the brood cell, keep the class guidance on screen, choose N+, R, NR or NV, and build the assay score for that frame or hive record.
Use what is in your pocket
Where supported, the rear phone camera can be used to practice the workflow and learn the class language.
Endoscope friendly
A compatible USB/UVC endoscope can give a steadier cell view when close focus or teaching matters.
Learning aidThe live overlays make VSH / Harbo scoring more approachable: inspect the cell, read the diagnostic prompt, pick the class, then move to the next valid cell.
With or without tags
Tags make repeat work easier. They are not the starting barrier.
A home beekeeper can write Hive 1 on the lid and begin. A more tag-minded user can use their own NFC tags, order BuzzTech tags, or ask about QR and RFID options once the first records are useful.
Optional
App and hive tags
See how scan-first records reduce memory gaps.
Tag choicesQR, RFID and NFC
Compare practical identity options before committing.
Deeper workflowVSH / Harbo selection
For breeding, retesting and commercial decision context.
LearningOpen Varroa dataset
Use reference images to sharpen mite-family recognition.
More than one apiary
Free self-serve stays simple. Bigger setups get a real setup conversation.
If you have more than one apiary, an existing spreadsheet, a team, or a tag rollout, the app should not pretend that a tiny wizard can map your operation properly. Send a setup request and we will work through apiaries, hive identity, imports, tags and reporting needs.
Why this belongs in Giving BackSmall and home apiaries can still learn from structured Harbo records. Commercial complexity should be handled carefully.