Apiary Docket vs Beekeeping Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Apiary Docket
Manage your entire apiary with this comprehensive beekeeping platform. Track hives, log detailed inspections, monitor mite levels, manage queens, and record harvests. Stay organized with task management and smart reminders, all synced across your devices.
- Hive and apiary organization
- Detailed inspection logging
- Varroa mite monitoring
- Queen management
- Harvest records
- Treatment and feeding logs
- Equipment inventory
- Task management and reminders
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For apiarydocket.com members Apiary Docket the all-in-one beekeeping management platform built for every beekeeper, whether you tend a single backyard hive or run a commercial operation with hundreds. Replace scattered notebooks, spreadsheets, and sticky notes with one powerful, beautifully designed app that keeps your entire apiary at your fingertips. **HIVE & APIARY MANAGEMENT** Organize unlimited apiaries and hives with GPS coordinates, color coding, setup dates, and custom notes. See the health status of every colony at a glance from your apiary dashboard. **DETAILED INSPECTION LOGS** Record every hive visit with structured forms — brood pattern, egg-laying, population, temperament, comb condition, disease signs, and more. Attach photos for visual documentation. Scroll through your complete inspection history with a timeline view. **VARROA MITE MONITORING** Log mite checks using alcohol wash or sugar roll methods. Track mite levels over time with trend charts, get threshold alerts when levels approach danger, and correlate mite counts with treatment history to evaluate what works. **QUEEN MANAGEMENT** Never lose track of your most important bee. Record queen origin, breed, age, marked color, and introduction date. Log laying performance and temperament over time. Set automatic re-queening reminders when queens age or performance declines. **HARVEST RECORDS** Log every honey, wax, and propolis harvest with weight, date, and notes. Build a complete history of your apiary's productivity season after season. Track totals and trends to understand your yields. **TREATMENTS & FEEDING** Track all treatment events — oxalic acid, ApiVar, Apiguard, and more — with dosage, timing, and results. Log sugar syrup, pollen patties, and other feedings. Stay organized and compliant with a full treatment history. **EQUIPMENT & INVENTORY** Manage your beekeeping equipment by category with a clean table view. Track inventory levels with low-stock alerts and value calculations so you never show up to the yard unprepared. **GARDEN & FORAGE TRACKING** Map nearby forage plants and bloom calendars. Plan your garden plantings to support your bees with the nectar and pollen they need throughout the season. **TASK MANAGEMENT** Create and track beekeeping tasks with status filters and inline completion. Never forget an inspection, treatment window, or seasonal to-do again. **SMART REMINDERS** Get timely push notifications for upcoming inspections, treatment windows, re-queening dates, and seasonal tasks. Stay ahead of your bees, not behind. **BUILT FOR REAL BEEKEEPERS** • Works on iPhone, iPad, and the web at api-log.net • Syncs across all your devices in real time via the cloud • Clean, modern interface designed for use in the field • Secure — your data stays private with Firebase authentication • Start free and scale as you grow, or stay free forever Whether you're a first-year beekeeper learning the ropes or a seasoned professional managing hundreds of colonies, api-log.net gives you the tools to keep your bees healthy, your records organized, and your operation thriving. Download API Log today and give your hives the attention they deserve. Terms of Use (EULA): https://apiarydocket.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://apiarydocket.com/privacy/
Beekeeping Log
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Beekeeping Log replaces the notebook in your bee suit pocket with a real hive inspection log, harvest tracker, and apiary calendar built for keepers who actually work their hives every week. Log every inspection, track honey harvests hive by hive, and get plain-English hive advice whenever a question comes up mid-season. An apiary generates a lot to remember — queen status, brood pattern, varroa counts, swarm risk, and which hive is ready for a super versus which one needs feeding. Beekeeping Log turns that into a simple per-hive record instead of scattered notes across a season, so the ten minutes you spend at each hive turns into a history you can actually use next spring. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Hive inspections — log queen sightings, brood pattern, temperament, and varroa counts for every hive • Multiple hives — manage a whole apiary, with separate history for each hive • Honey harvest tracking — record every harvest by hive and watch your yield over a season • Apiary calendar — see upcoming and past inspections, treatments, and harvests at a glance • Hive advisor — ask a beekeeping question and get guidance based on your setup and the season • Swarm and queen tracking — log swarm risk, queen introductions, and requeening history per hive • Season history — look back at any hive's full inspection and harvest record whenever you need it • New apiary setup — start a new hive record in seconds when you add a package, a nuc, or a split WHY BEEKEEPING LOG • Built around the inspection — logging today's hive check takes seconds, right at the hive • Per-hive detail — know exactly which hive needs attention instead of relying on memory • Season-long view — the apiary calendar keeps treatments, harvests, and inspections from overlapping or getting missed • Advisor that knows your season — hive guidance factors in what you've actually logged, not a generic tip list • One record per apiary — every hive's history lives in the same place instead of a paper logbook that gets left behind WHO IT'S FOR • Backyard beekeepers with one or two hives who want a simple inspection log • Growing apiaries managing several hives that each need their own history • New beekeepers who want plain-English guidance on queen status, brood pattern, and varroa • Anyone who wants an honest record of honey yield instead of a rough estimate at the end of the season • Anyone who has ever pulled a frame and thought "was this the hive that swarmed last spring?" Beekeeping Log's advisor gives general beekeeping guidance based on what you log — it isn't a substitute for hands-on mentorship or a local beekeeping association for serious hive problems. For the weekly routine, it's the inspection log, the harvest tracker, and the apiary calendar that keep every hive accounted for. Download Beekeeping Log and give every hive the record it deserves. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://coddykit.com/terms/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Apiary Docket at none against Beekeeping Log's shown. Beekeeping Log's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Apiary Docket sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Beekeeping Log sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Apiary Docket ships an update every 9 days, Beekeeping Log every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and August 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Apiary Docket | Beekeeping Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Floating Axe Head Ministries LLC | MEHMET CANKER (TR) |
In-app purchases
Apiary Docket
- Baby Bee | Monthly$1.991 Month
- Hobby | Monthly$4.991 Month
- Baby Bee | Yearly$11.991 Year
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- Pro | Monthly$11.991 Month
- Team | Monthly$34.991 Month
- Hobby | Yearly$45.991 Year
- Commercial | Monthly$91.991 Month
- Pro | Yearly$114.991 Year
- Team | Yearly$344.991 Year
- Commercial | Yearly$919.991 Year
Beekeeping Log
- Beekeeping Log Pro monthly$4.991 Month
- Beekeeping Log Pro annual$29.991 Year





