Bee Informed Partnership

Bee Informed Partnership (BIP) provides many important services to beekeepers, researchers, and the general public.

Among these services, BIP ArcHive provides a seamless way for beekeepers to record activities and observations in the bee yard, giving insights to improve colony management.

Map your bee yards
Track the same colonies over time
Record Varroa levels
Mark conditions you observe in your colonies
Curate a continuous history of honey bee health!

The slideshow and data explorer links on this page highlight the many data driven programs BIP supports with the BIP database. This same record keeping application is now available to all beekeepers through BIP ArcHive!

Your donation enables us to continue our work to improve honey bee health.
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Colony Loss Map

Interactive map that displays nearly a decade of colony loss for each state as reported by the National Management Survey.

APHIS State Reports

Review results from random samples of honey bee colonies. This data gives a broad picture of the health of US colonies from 2009 to present.

Sentinel Apiaries Map

Browse Sentinel Apiary sites collecting data on hive health to serve as an early warning system to conditions in surrounding areas.

Virus Map

Use the interactive map to view reported virus levels per state, select from over a dozen known viruses.

BIP ArcHive

Track your activities and observations in your bee yard for free!