The Queen Tracking App Built for Beekeepers
Track every queen in your apiary — lineage, marking color, laying performance, and supersedure history. Works fully offline, free on iOS and Android.
Free forever for up to 15 hives. No credit card required.
Why every serious beekeeper tracks their queens
A productive queen lays 1,500 to 2,000 eggs per day at peak — more than her own body weight, every day, for months. She is the only bee in the colony whose genetics matter for breeding decisions. When she fails, the colony fails with her.
Most hobbyist beekeepers lose track of their queens within the first season. They think they will remember which hive got the new queen, which colony superseded, and which one swarmed in May. By September they are looking at a spotty brood frame wondering whether the queen is the original or a daughter that emerged six weeks ago from a cell they never noticed.
Queen tracking fixes this. HiveSense records every queen you introduce, every supersedure event, every mark color, and every performance observation — and links it to the exact hive, inspection, and photos it came from.
Everything you need to track queens properly
Full queen lineage
Every queen links back to the colony she came from and forward to her replacements. See the entire queen history of a hive in one glance.
Standard marking colors
Five-year international color code with automatic year selection. Mark notes are attached to each queen record for reference.
Laying performance scoring
Track brood pattern, egg density, and temperament across inspections. Identify failing queens before the colony collapses.
Supersedure & requeening log
Record supersedure cells, emergency cells, splits, and planned requeening. Every event is timestamped and attached to the hive timeline.
Queen source tracking
Note whether a queen was raised from your own stock, purchased, or captured from a swarm — critical for breeding decisions.
Offline-first by design
Works in remote apiaries with zero cell signal. Voice notes, photos, and structured fields — all captured offline.
Related HiveSense features
Apiary-wide hive management
Track every hive, inspection, treatment, and harvest alongside your queen records.
Works offline in the apiary
Record queen events with no cell signal. Sync when you get home — or stay fully local.
BroodMinder sensor integration
Watch the brood-nest temperature signature of a healthy queen in real time, hive by hive.
Further reading
Queen Tracking: How to Monitor Queen Bee Performance Across Seasons
A beekeeper guide to marking queens, scoring performance, spotting failing queens early, and building a record system that lets you breed from your best colonies.
The Complete Hive Inspection Checklist for 2026
Step-by-step inspection protocol covering queen status, brood health, population, food stores, and pests.
Your First Spring Hive Inspection: The Complete Checklist
Timing by region, pre-inspection assessment, frame-by-frame protocol, and spring problems with their solutions.
Frequently asked questions
What is a queen tracking app?
A queen tracking app is a digital beekeeping tool that records each queen bee in your apiary — her marking color, introduction date, genetic source, laying performance, and any supersedure or requeening events. HiveSense builds queen tracking into every hive record so you can see the full history of every queen you have ever kept, including which colonies produced her and which daughters she produced.
Does HiveSense work without internet?
Yes. HiveSense is offline-first. You can record queen introductions, mark colors, supersedure events, and laying patterns from the apiary with no cell signal. Data syncs to the cloud automatically when you reconnect, or stays entirely local if you enable Local-Only Mode.
Can I track multiple queens and their lineage?
Yes. Every hive keeps its own queen history, so you can view not just the current queen but every queen before her — who she replaced, how long she lasted, and whether she was superseded, swarmed, or requeened. This is the foundation of breeding from your best colonies.
Does it support the international queen marking colors?
Yes. HiveSense uses the standard five-year international queen marking color code (white, yellow, red, green, blue) and will auto-select the correct color based on the queen's introduction year.
Is queen tracking free?
Yes. Queen tracking, lineage history, and supersedure logs are included in the free tier. Advanced features like performance scoring across hives and team collaboration are on Hobbyist and Pro.
How is this different from a spreadsheet?
A spreadsheet loses context the moment you close it. HiveSense links every queen record to the inspection where you observed her, the photos you took, the brood pattern score you assigned, and the treatment that colony received. When you open a hive three months later, you see her full history without hunting for it.
Start tracking your queens today
Free for up to 15 hives. Works offline. No credit card required.
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