Understand your hive health over time with varroa trend charts, mood distribution, queen-seen rate, brood frame counts, and inspection intervals.
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What are hive stats?
Hive stats turn your inspection history into charts and summary numbers, making it easy to spot trends you'd miss when reviewing individual records. Stats are available on the hive detail screen across all platforms.
Hive stats page showing the varroa trend chart and mood distribution
Time range filter
All charts and numbers can be filtered by time range: 30 days, 90 days,365 days, or All time. Use shorter ranges to focus on a current season; use All time to see the full history of a colony.
Each stat explained
Varroa Count Trend
A line chart of your varroa counts over time. The x-axis is inspection date; the y-axis is mites per 100 bees. Look for the slope: a rising line means the mite load is growing and treatment may be needed soon.
Target: flat line near 0–2Rising trend = treat urgently
Mood Distribution
A doughnut chart showing the proportion of Calm, Nervous, and Aggressive inspections. Persistent nervousness or aggression can indicate queenlessness, disease, or genetic issues that warrant re-queening.
Goal: >80% Calm>20% Aggressive = investigate
Queen Seen Rate
Percentage of inspections where you visually confirmed the queen. A consistently low rate may mean the queen is hard to spot (normal for dark queens) or that the colony has become queenless.
Brood Frames
Average number of brood frames recorded per inspection in the selected period. Tracks colony growth across the season — you expect a rise from spring, a peak in early summer, then a decline heading into autumn.
Peak season: 6–9 frames
Swarm Cell Events
Count of inspections where swarm cells were reported. A high count indicates a swarmy colony that may benefit from swarm prevention management (splitting, providing more space).
Inspections per period
Total number of inspections logged in the selected time range. Consistent inspection frequency (every 7–14 days in peak season) gives the most reliable trend data.
Varroa trend line chart with inspection dates on the x-axis
Reading the varroa trend — what to do
Flat line near 0–1
Mite load is under control. Continue regular monitoring every 3–4 weeks.
No action needed
Slowly rising (1–3)
Natural seasonal increase. Monitor more frequently (every 2 weeks) and plan treatment before it climbs higher.
Monitor closely
Above 3 or steeply rising
Treatment threshold reached. Apply an approved varroa treatment immediately. Untreated colonies at this level typically collapse before winter.
Treat immediately
Thresholds vary by country, season, and method. Always follow your national beekeeping association's guidelines for treatment thresholds.
Tips for better stats
Stats improve dramatically with consistent data. Even recording just varroa count and mood on every visit gives you meaningful trend lines after four or five inspections.
Use the same sampling method every time. Switching between sugar roll and alcohol wash mid-season makes the trend line harder to interpret.
