Hive-Pal
Mobile-first beekeeping management app for tracking hives, inspections, queen records, and equipment with streamlined data entry optimized for field use.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 74% of tracked projects; popularity more than 2%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 33 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.19.0 · 10 Jun 2026 |
| Repo updated | 19 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Nodejs, Docker |
Is Hive-Pal actively maintained?
Hive-Pal is under active development: 763 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 41 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 76% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, v0.19.0, is about 4 months old.
Hive-Pal ranks #3 of 8 in Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA), placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Hive-Pal actually does
Hive-Pal is a mobile-first application designed for apiary management, allowing you to record inspections, track queen lifecycles, and monitor equipment inventories directly from the field. It provides a streamlined interface tailored for quick data entry while working outdoors with hives. Built with Node.js and distributed under the MIT licence, it is intended to be self-hosted via Docker.
Best fit: It suits small-scale beekeepers or hobbyists who want to keep their livestock and equipment records on a private server rather than relying on third-party cloud services.
Worth knowing: With a modest community following and a steady but cautious maintenance profile, you may encounter edge cases or lack integration with wider agricultural platforms. You will also need to handle your own mobile synchronisation and backup routines.
Deployment notes
As a containerised Node.js application, deployment typically requires mounting a persistent volume for your database and configuration files, alongside a reverse proxy to handle HTTPS termination for secure mobile access.
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