Custom inspection fields

Extend the built-in inspection form with your own fields — text, numbers, checkboxes, dropdowns — scoped to your account or a specific apiary.

Web

What are custom fields?

Custom fields let you add extra questions to the inspection form that aren't in the built-in set. For example: a checkbox for "artificial swarm done", a number for "frames of stores", or a dropdown for the nectar source currently in bloom.

Fields are currently managed on the web dashboard and appear on the inspection form across all platforms.

Custom Fields settings page showing a list of user-scope fields
Custom Fields settings page showing a list of user-scope fields

Field scope

User scope
Applies to every inspection across all your apiaries. Use for fields that are always relevant to your practice — e.g. "treatment type" or "artificial swarm".
Apiary scope
Applies only to inspections within one specific apiary. Use for fields that are only relevant at one location — e.g. "proximity to oilseed rape" for an apiary near a rapeseed field.

If a user-scope field and an apiary-scope field have the same name, the apiary-scope field takes precedence for hives in that apiary.

Field types

Text
A free-text input. Good for notes, observations, or any open-ended answer.
Number
A numeric input. Stored as a decimal — useful for measurements like frame counts or weights.
Boolean
A yes/no toggle. Best for actions done or not done: "fed today", "new comb drawn".
Date
A date picker. Use for recording specific events — "last treatment date", "queen introduced on".
Select
A dropdown with your own options. Useful for categorical data — "nectar source", "treatment product".

Creating a custom field

  1. 1
    Go to Field Definitions

    In the web dashboard, navigate to Dashboard → Field Definitions.

  2. 2
    Choose the target

    Hive fields appear on the hive detail form. Inspection fields appear on the inspection form — this is the most common choice.

  3. 3
    Choose scope

    User (all apiaries) or Apiary (one specific apiary).

  4. 4
    Name the field and choose a type

    For Select fields, also enter the dropdown options (one per line).

  5. 5
    Save

    The field appears immediately on the inspection form for the relevant apiaries.

Creating a new custom field — name, type, and scope are selected
Creating a new custom field — name, type, and scope are selected