Hive Inspection Record Card
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Beekeeping · BK-11
Bee Health Inspection Visit Record
A free printable bee inspection visit sheet — who came and when, which hives were opened, what was found in each, samples taken and what was left with you to do.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Hold your own account of a visit, so the advice you were given is still legible months later and a second visit can be read against the first.
Who it is for
Beekeepers visited by a bee health inspector or an association officer, and apiary managers keeping records for a group or a training apiary.
How to use it
- Fill in the header while the inspector is still on site, including a contact.
- Give each hive opened its own line, using the same hive IDs as your register.
- Write what was found in plain words rather than a code you will not recognise later.
- Tick the sample column for every colony something was taken from.
- Use the notes space for the advice given and anything you were asked to follow up.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: A visit from a bee health inspector or an association officer, written down while it is fresh — who came, which colonies were opened, what was found and what was left with you to do.
Your note of the visit. This is your own record of the visit, not a copy of anything official and not a statement of what any scheme or authority requires — check the rules where you are, and keep any notice or report you were given with this sheet.
Write-on lines: Apiary · Date of visit · Time · Inspector or officer · Authority or association · Contact · Reason for visit · Reference given · Colonies on site
Colonies examined — one line per hive opened
Table, 6 rows: Hive ID · Brood seen · What was found · Sample taken · Action noted
Ruled lines: What the inspector said — advice given, follow-up expected, who to tell
Questions
Why does this sheet not say what an inspection involves or what is notifiable?
Because that differs by country and sometimes by region, and it changes. This sheet is a blank record of the visit you actually had — check the rules where you are for what applies to your apiary.
Is this a replacement for the inspector's own report?
No. Keep whatever report or notice you were given; this sits alongside it. Its value is that it is in your handwriting, hive by hive, and it records the things said at the hive that never make it onto a form.
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