Mellivue Guide

1. Create your first apiary

An apiary is a location — at home, in a forest, in a borrowed field. Fill in its name, its location on the map, and the administrative details specific to your country if you wish (cantonal number, NAPI, BeeBase...).

• Set the map by clicking, dragging the marker, or searching for an address
• The administrative fields shown change automatically based on the country you pick
• You can create as many apiaries as you need

2. Add your hives

Each hive belongs to an apiary. Give it a name or number, specify its type, the queen marking and its status (active, wintering...).

• A printable QR code is generated for each hive, to stick on it for direct access from the apiary
• The status can be changed at any time from the hive page
• Find all your hives at once via the "Hives" tab on the Apiaries page, or by clicking their count on the dashboard

3. Log every visit (inspection)

This is the heart of the app: at each inspection, record what you observe. Nothing is required — just fill in what's relevant that day.

• Queen seen, eggs, brood, stores: quick choice fields (Yes/No/custom)
• Varroa count with an automatically calculated indicative level
• Photos attached directly from your phone's camera
• The "Duplicate last" button pre-fills the form from your previous visit
• No signal at the apiary? The inspection is kept on your phone and sent automatically once you're back online

4. Plan your tasks and follow your calendar

Create reminders for upcoming treatments, feeding, or checks. The monthly calendar shows inspections, harvests and tasks day by day.

• A task can be linked to a specific hive, or stay general
• The dashboard always shows your upcoming deadlines

5. Track your harvests

Record each harvest (quantity, frames, honey type). A year-over-year comparison shows how your production evolves.

• The dashboard shows a summary of the current year
• The full history stays accessible from each hive

6. Breeding registry and QR labels

From an apiary, generate a printable breeding registry (all inspections and harvests for a year) — handy for an official inspection. Each hive also has its own printable QR label.

• The document adapts to the selected period
• Always check it meets your country's requirements before submitting it to an authority

7. Find anything with search

The global search (magnifying glass icon at the top) looks through your apiaries, hives, inspections, harvests and tasks at once — handy for finding a specific piece of information without navigating around.

8. Customize your account

From "My account", change your language, your password, or export all your data at any time.

• The language can also be changed quickly from the pills at the bottom of every page
• Your data stays yours: full export in one click
• Account deletion is possible at any time, no conditions