beeintouch.org

What It Is

BeeInTouch is digital apiary management and electronic hive record card software for beekeepers. It can be used in a browser, and also offers the Android/iOS app BeeInTouch Willi plus mobile apps related to inventory and sales. It is not a general-purpose business management system, but a vertical SaaS product designed around on-site beekeeping operations, colony records, honey traceability, and business accounting.

Core Features

The product centers on managing apiaries, colonies, and Stockkarte (hive record cards). Users can create apiaries on an interactive map and record inspections, disease treatments, migrations, feeding, honey harvests, queen replacement, Varroa control, and other information for each colony. For field use, BeeInTouch supports linking colonies to QR Code or NFC tags, so scanning with a phone opens the corresponding record directly. Its multi-scan feature can also apply actions such as feeding, migration, or Varroa treatment to multiple colonies in bulk. Inspection forms can be customized from more than 70 indicators and support information such as weather and temperature. On the business side, it provides inventory, products, honey batch traceability, a cash book, queen breeding, breeding selection, statistical analysis, PDF export, to-dos, and schedule reminders.

Pricing and Collaboration

Pricing is tiered by the number of colonies. The free Hobby plan supports 5 colonies, 2 apiaries, limited inventory and bookkeeping, but does not include team members. Paid plans start with Hobby Plus at €3.08/month and scale up to 420 colonies and 120 apiaries, with support for 3 to 15 team members. Team features include assigning to-dos to colleagues and controlling which apiaries each member can see, making it suitable for side-business or professional apiaries that require collaboration among multiple people.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are strong scenario fit and highly practical offline recording with later synchronization, which is useful in apiaries with poor connectivity. NFC/QR support can significantly reduce the time spent searching for records and entering data in the field. Inventory, bookkeeping, and batch traceability are interconnected, which helps with honey sales and certification preparation. The drawbacks are that the website text does not disclose details on data security, backups, or GDPR, and there is no visible open API or developer support. The interface and documentation are mainly in German, making it less friendly for Chinese users.

Who It’s For and Access from China

BeeInTouch is suitable for beekeepers ranging from hobbyists to professional and large-scale operators, especially users who need traceability from colony to bottled honey product, breeding management, and offline mobile recordkeeping. Its accessibility from China cannot be determined from the available text, and payment methods are not disclosed. If network access, language, or cross-border payments are obstacles, users can build their own records, inventory, and task workflows with Feishu Base, DingTalk Yida, Notion/Airtable, and similar tools, though their industry depth will usually be weaker than BeeInTouch.