10-Tab Decision Engine · Excel & Google Sheets

YOU DIDN'T LOSE THAT HIVE BECAUSE YOU WERE A BAD BEEKEEPER.

You lost it because nothing connected the mite count from week 3 to the brood collapse in week 7 to the dead cluster in February.

This spreadsheet makes that connection. Automatically. For every hive. Before something goes wrong.

10 Automated tabs

20 Hive slots

$0 Per year forever

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Hive Command Center Dashboard showing hive status indicators

Green means relax · Amber means watch · Red means act today

The Hidden Cost of Guessing

EVERY LOST HIVE HAD A WARNING SIGNAL. YOU JUST COULDN'T READ IT.

The data was there. In the mite wash. In the brood score. In the honey weight. Nobody connected it into a decision.

🦟 You treated in October using a 3% threshold. But the fall threshold is 1% — and colonies entering winter above it are far more likely to collapse before spring.
👑 Your queen was 720 days old. Her brood score had dropped to 3. Nothing flagged it. You requeened in May when you should have requeened in August.
🍯 Your colony had 43 lbs of stores. The minimum for your region is 60 lbs. You went into winter 17 lbs short with no idea the math didn't work.
⛔ You applied Apivar. Six weeks later you pulled a super — 34 days before the withdrawal period ended. Nobody stopped you.

The Real Numbers

Colony replacement (nuc) $150–250

Lost honey revenue / season $80–200

HiveTracks Pro subscription $69.99/yr

HiveTracks Pro — 5 years $350

            Hive Command Center
            Once. Forever.
          

"If the Varroa Threat Engine or the Winter Readiness Score saves just one hive this season, this spreadsheet has paid for itself three times over."

Inside the Engine

THREE FEATURES THAT SAVE COLONIES.

Every other beekeeping template on the market is a PDF you fill in by hand. This calculates. This thinks. This tells you what to do next.

The Feature That Saves Colonies

VARROA THREAT ENGINE

Most beekeepers use a flat 3% mite threshold year-round. That's wrong — and colonies die because of it. Research shows that colonies entering fall with ≥1% mite loads are significantly more likely to collapse before spring.

This engine adjusts thresholds automatically by season: 2% in spring and summer, 1% in fall and pre-winter. It pulls your latest mite wash result from the log, compares it to the active seasonal threshold, and tells you exactly what treatment to apply and why.

No guessing. No Googling. No flat 3% threshold in October.

Current Season PRE-WINTER

Spring/Summer

Fall/Pre-Winter ← ACTIVE

🔴 THRESHOLD EXCEEDED — TREAT NOW

Your latest count2.1% — above 1% limit

Recommended treatmentApivar (Amitraz)

Withdrawal period56 days

→ Apply before the cluster forms. Treat Hive 5 this week. Safe-harvest date auto-calculates in Treatment Log.

Run it every October

WINTER READINESS SCORE

One number out of 100. That's all you need. The score weights four factors the science actually supports: honey stores (40 points — minimum 60 lbs to survive), cluster size in frames (30 points), varroa load (20 points), and queen age with brood quality (10 points).

Below 65 needs intervention. Below 40 is critical. The tab tells you exactly how much sugar syrup to mix for your specific shortfall — lbs of sugar, pints of water, and the total dollar cost of colonies at risk.

Know in October whether $30 in syrup might save a $200 colony replacement.

71 / 100

Your Apiary

Hive 1

Hive 3

Hive 5

Score Breakdown — Hive 5

Honey stores

14/40

Cluster size

18/30

Varroa load

6/20

Queen quality

0/10

⚠ Score 38 — Critical. Feed 12 lbs sugar / 7.5 pints water immediately. Colony at risk value: $200.

Contaminated Honey Prevention

TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL CALENDAR

This tab has prevented more contaminated honey sales than any other feature in this product. Select your treatment from the dropdown. The withdrawal period auto-fills — no lookup required. The safe-to-harvest date calculates automatically.

If you try to open a super before that date, the cell doesn't stay blank. It reads: ⛔ DO NOT HARVEST — 34 DAYS REMAINING.

Pre-loaded: Apivar, ApiLife VAR, Formic Pro, Oxalic Acid, HopGuard 3, and more.

Apivar (Amitraz) — Hive 5 Applied: 14 Oct

⛔ 34 days remaining Safe to harvest: 08 Dec

⛔ DO NOT HARVEST — 34 DAYS REMAINING

Oxalic Acid — Hive 1 Applied: 02 Oct

✓ Organic — Cleared immediately Safe to harvest: Now

ApiLife VAR (Thymol) — Hive 3 Applied: 28 Sep

⚠ 10 days remaining Safe to harvest: 27 Nov

Why Not an App?

TOUCHSCREENS AND PROPOLIS DON'T MIX.

You can't use a smartphone app wearing thick leather gloves. You don't have cell service at the back of your property. You don't want to unlock your phone while your hands smell like smoke.

That's why this isn't an app. You print the Field Clipboard tab before you go out — high-contrast, all 20 hives, mite status and priority action in columns you can read with gloves on. Take a pencil. Circle what matters. Transfer the numbers when you're back inside in 3 minutes.

And when the spreadsheet closes? Your data isn't in someone's server. It's on your laptop. It's in a USB drive next to your smoker. It exists when the internet doesn't.

HiveTracks Pro charges $69.99 every year. This does everything it does — and more — for a one-time purchase. It works 100% offline. You own it forever.

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❌ Mobile App

Gloves. No signal. Propolis.

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❌ Cloud Subscription

$70/yr. Your data. Their server.

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✅ Field Clipboard

Print. Pencil. Gloves on. Perfect.

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✅ Offline Forever

USB drive. No internet. Yours.

The Full System

ALL 10 TABS — WHAT EACH ONE DOES

You type in yellow cells. Every dark cell calculates automatically. The whole workbook feeds from one source of truth.

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Zone Setup

Set your location, nectar flow months, hive names, honey price, and colony replacement cost once. Every formula in the entire workbook keys off this tab. Works in the UK, Australia, USA, Canada — anywhere.

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Command Dashboard

One row per hive. Green means relax. Amber means watch it. Red means act today. The priority action column tells you exactly what needs doing — no interpretation required.

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Master Log

100 rows for inspection data. Date, hive, mite count, bees in wash, brood score, queen status, frames, honey stores. Yellow cells only. The whole workbook feeds from this one tab.

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Varroa Threat Engine Colony Saver

Seasonal thresholds that shift automatically. Spring/Summer: 2%. Fall/Pre-Winter: 1%. Pulls your latest mite wash, compares to the active threshold, tells you what to treat with and why.

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Queen Viability + Swarm Predictor

Tracks every queen's age to the day. Flags REQUEEN IMMINENT when brood score drops below 3 on an aging queen. The Swarm Predictor calculates what a split is worth — because a swarm you catch is a $200 asset.

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Winter Readiness Score Unique

One number out of 100. Below 65 = intervene. Below 40 = critical. Calculates exact sugar syrup recipe for your specific shortfall and the dollar cost of colonies at risk.

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Honey Yield Forecaster + Apiary P&L

Know your jar count 6 weeks before harvest. Tracks actual stores vs. target, projects revenue at your local price per jar. Full P&L section for tax time — your accountant will know exactly what they're looking at.

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Treatment Log + Withdrawal Calendar Critical

Select treatment from dropdown. Withdrawal period auto-fills. Safe-harvest date calculates. Open a super early and the cell reads: ⛔ DO NOT HARVEST — 34 days remaining.

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Inventory + Capital Forecasting

21 pre-loaded equipment categories. Expiry dates flagged at 60 days (amber) and 30 days (red). Total upcoming replacement cost at the top — know in October what cash you need before spring.

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Field Clipboard Print-Ready

One-click print. High-contrast layout for a clipboard, not a laptop screen. All 20 hives. Columns you can read with gloves on. A notes section for handwriting. Take it to the apiary. Transfer the numbers when you're back inside.

Head-to-Head

VS. THE COMPETITION

HiveTracks Pro is the most popular beekeeping app. Here's what you get for less.

Feature	HiveTracks Pro	🐝 Hive Command Center
Price	$69.99/year	One-time
Works offline	✗	✓
Seasonal mite thresholds	✗	✓
Winter readiness score	✗	✓
Withdrawal calendar	✗	✓
Swarm value calculator	✗	✓
Apiary P&L for tax	✗	✓
Print clipboard for field	✗	✓
Google Sheets (free)	✗	✓
You own it forever	✗	✓

Works in

✅ Microsoft Excel (2016 and later)

✅ Google Sheets (free, in-browser)

✅ LibreOffice Calc

✅ Mac, Windows — any OS

✅ 100% offline after download

ONE
SAVED
COLONY

30-Day Guarantee

Risk Reversal

IF IT DOESN'T SAVE ONE HIVE, I'LL REFUND EVERY PENNY.

A new nuc of bees costs $150–$250. If the Winter Readiness Score or the Varroa Threat Engine prevents just one colony collapse this season, the Hive Command Center has paid for itself three times over — minimum.

Try it for 30 days. Log your inspections. Run the Winter Readiness Score on every hive. If it doesn't give you total clarity on your apiary's health — if it doesn't show you something you didn't already know — message me and I'll refund every penny. No questions asked.

Setup Time: 5 Minutes

ZERO EXCEL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.

Every formula is locked and protected. The only cells you ever touch are highlighted yellow. Type a number in — the entire workbook updates automatically.

Download

Instant delivery via Etsy. One .xlsx file. Works in Excel, Google Sheets, and LibreOffice.

Zone Setup

Open the START HERE tab. Enter your location, hive names, and local honey price. 3 minutes. Everything else adjusts automatically.

Log

Type your first inspection into the Master Log. Yellow cells only — nothing else is editable. The whole workbook updates instantly.

Command

Open the Command Dashboard. See every hive's status. Act on what's red. Print the Field Clipboard for your next visit.

The Beekeeper

Builder · Apiarist

A Note From the Creator

"I built this because I was tired of losing hives I could have saved. The Varroa mite doesn't announce itself. A queen doesn't send you a warning before her brood pattern collapses. A colony doesn't call ahead before it starves in February with three weeks of winter left."

"The information to prevent all of it exists. Mite wash counts. Brood scores. Honey weights. Queen install dates. The problem was never the data — it was that nothing organised it into a decision. That's what this does."

I didn't want my apiary records locked in a $70/year cloud subscription I'd lose access to the moment I stopped paying. I wanted to know — mathematically, not by gut feel — whether my bees were ready for winter. I built the tool I wished I had on day one.

If it saves one colony this winter, it has paid for itself twenty times over.

The Offer

EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
ONE PRICE. FOREVER.

🦟 Varroa Threat Engine (seasonal thresholds) $29

❄️ Winter Readiness Score + syrup calculator $19

👑 Queen Viability + Swarm Predictor $19

💊 Treatment Log + Withdrawal Calendar $17

🍯 Honey Yield Forecaster + Apiary P&L $14

📄 Field Clipboard (print-ready) $12

Total Value $110

Your Price Today

$110.00

$27.99

YOU SAVE $82.01 — 75% OFF

✅ Complete 10-tab Excel & Google Sheets system
✅ Varroa Threat Engine with seasonal thresholds
✅ Winter Readiness Score + syrup recipe calculator
✅ Treatment Withdrawal Calendar (7 products pre-loaded)
✅ Field Clipboard — print-ready for the apiary
✅ All formulas locked — yellow cells only
✅ No subscription. No internet required. Yours forever.

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Common Questions

FAQ

Is this a subscription? +

No. This is a one-time purchase. You receive the .xlsx file immediately after buying on Etsy. There is no subscription, no monthly fee, no renewal, and no login required. You own it permanently.

Does it work if I don't have Microsoft Excel? +

Yes. It works in Google Sheets completely free — just upload the .xlsx to your Google Drive and open it. It also works in LibreOffice Calc. If you do have Excel (2016 or newer), on Mac or Windows, it works identically.

I'm not technical. Will I be able to use this? +

Yes. Every formula is locked and protected — you can't accidentally break anything. The only cells you can type into are highlighted yellow, and the START HERE tab walks you through each one in plain English. If you can type a number into a cell, you can run this system. Most beekeepers are fully set up within 5 minutes of downloading.

I'm in the UK / Australia / Canada. Does it work for my region? +

Yes. The Zone Setup tab lets you set your location, local nectar flow months, honey price in your currency, and colony replacement cost in your market. Every formula keys off those inputs. The seasonal mite thresholds adjust based on your nectar flow calendar, not a US-centric default.

What exactly do I receive after purchase? +

Immediately after purchase via Etsy, you receive the .xlsx file as a direct digital download. There is no physical product shipped. The file opens in Excel, Google Sheets, or LibreOffice Calc. Everything is included in the single file — all 10 tabs, all formulas, the START HERE guide, and the Field Clipboard print layout.

What if my apiary grows beyond 20 hives? +

Message me before or after purchase and I'll work with you. The workbook supports 20 hive slots out of the box. For larger apiaries, I can discuss a custom configuration.