Hive Inspection Record Card
Build a run of comparable inspections for one colony, so a failing hive can be told apart from a normal one by looking at the page rather than by memory.
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Varroa Monitoring and Treatment Record
A free printable varroa monitoring record — the method you used, the count you got, what you decided, and what was applied and when, with no thresholds or products printed.
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What this sheet is for
Build a run of comparable counts for an apiary, so a rising figure is visible early and every application has a dated record beside the count that prompted it.
Who it is for
Beekeepers of any experience monitoring their own colonies, and association apiary managers keeping records on behalf of a group.
How to use it
- Write at the top whose guidance you are following, so the sheet says where your figures come from.
- Use the same monitoring method from one check to the next, and name it on the line.
- Record the number you actually counted, not whether it passed.
- Write what you decided and what was applied on the same line, with the start and end dates.
- Keep the product's own instructions with the sheet rather than copying figures onto it.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: What you did to monitor, the count you actually got, and what was applied afterwards — a run of results for one apiary, so a rising count is visible before it is a problem.
Your count, your local rules. No thresholds, products, doses or intervals are printed on this sheet, and none are implied by it. What may be used in a hive where you keep bees, when, at what rate and what has to be reported are matters for the authority responsible for bee health in your country, your association, and the instructions on the product itself. Record here the method you used, the number you counted and what you then did.
Write-on lines: Apiary or site · Beekeeper · Year · Guidance followed — who from
Monitoring and what followed — one line per check, one per application
Table, 11 rows: Date · Hive no. · Method used · Count / result · Decision · Applied · Started · Ended · Notes
Questions
Why are no thresholds, products or doses printed?
Because what may be used in a hive, at what rate, at what time of year and what has to be reported all differ by country and region, and they change. The authority responsible for bee health where you keep bees and your association are the right source; this sheet records your count and what you did.
Should I record a check that found almost nothing?
Yes. A low count is a data point, and a gap in the dates is what makes the rest of the column hard to read later. The pattern is the useful part, not any single figure.
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