Help Center/Changelog

    Latest Releases

    Latest Releases

    Here's what's new in ApiaryPilot. We use semantic versioning:

    • Major (e.g. 2.0.0) — significant new capabilities or a redesigned experience.
    • Minor (e.g. 1.3.0) — new features and meaningful improvements, fully backwards compatible.
    • Patch (e.g. 1.3.1) — small refinements, polish and bug fixes.

    ApiaryPilot went live at version 1.0.0 after roughly 1.5 years of internal development and testing with a closed group of beekeepers.

    1.9.1 — Marketing site updates (July 1, 2026) · Patch

    • The public Features page now showcases the Smart Seasonal Calendar and the AI Hive Stack Configurator.

    1.9.0 — Seasonal Calendar polish (June 27, 2026) · Minor

    • The Seasonal Calendar has its own dedicated icon in the sidebar.
    • Generated calendars are saved automatically — no more losing your plan when navigating away.
    • New Regenerate calendar button whenever you want a fresh suggestion.
    • Checked-off tasks stay checked between visits.
    • Task descriptions, reasoning and badges now use the standard application font sizes.

    1.8.0 — Smart Seasonal Calendar (June 22, 2026) · Major

    • Brand new Seasonal Calendar page.
    • AI-generated task suggestions tailored to your apiary's location, season and colony strength.
    • Two-week overview layout with a "Why this task?" explanation for each suggestion.
    • Add any suggested task to your task board with a single click.

    1.7.2 — Simplex hive template (June 20, 2026) · Patch

    • Added the Simplex Hive (Belgian Ruche Simplex) as a built-in template in the Hive Configurator.

    1.7.1 — Clearer mobile hive details (June 18, 2026) · Patch

    • Component names in the Hive Configurator are no longer cut off on mobile devices.
    • The sub-navigation on a hive detail page (Inspections, Harvests, Health, Treatments, Configuration) shows readable labels on mobile.
    • The Hive Configurator toolbar stacks neatly on small screens.

    1.7.0 — Three new blog articles (June 15, 2026) · Minor

    • Spring Varroa Monitoring: Sugar Roll vs. Alcohol Wash.
    • Choosing the Perfect Apiary Site: A Beginner's Checklist.
    • Reading Wildflower Bloom Calendars: Timing Your Season Around Forage.

    1.6.0 — Chat history & quick support access (June 5, 2026) · Minor

    • Start a New chat with the AI Hive Health Advisor at any time.
    • Browse and reopen past conversations from the new Chats overview — your history syncs across devices.
    • New support (life-buoy) icon in the top-right header takes you straight to the Help Center.

    1.5.0 — AI Hive Stack Configurator (May 20, 2026) · Major

    • Design your hive stacks visually with drag-and-drop components (brood boxes, honey supers, queen excluders, feeders, and more).
    • Save your configurations as reusable templates.
    • Get AI suggestions for the best stack based on your climate and colony goals.
    • Full change history so you can see how a hive evolved through the season.

    1.4.0 — AI Report Summaries & Photo Analysis (April 18, 2026) · Major

    • AI Report Summaries turn your seasonal data into plain-language highlights.
    • AI Photo Analysis on inspection photos flags visible signs of disease, queen cells or pest activity.
    • New AI-powered task suggestions after each inspection.

    1.3.0 — Harvest & honey inventory (March 12, 2026) · Minor

    • Redesigned Harvest page with batch tracking, moisture readings and per-hive yield charts.
    • Warnings when honey moisture is above the 18% threshold.
    • Multi-year yield comparison to see how your operation is trending.

    1.2.0 — Weather, forage and pollen (February 8, 2026) · Minor

    • Live weather widget on every apiary page.
    • Forage log to record blooming plants around each apiary.
    • Pollen indicator to help you plan supers and feeding.

    1.1.0 — Reporting & exports (January 15, 2026) · Minor

    • Generate branded PDF reports for any date range.
    • Full Export history so you can re-download any previously generated report.
    • New Reporting & Metrics dashboard with production and health KPIs.

    1.0.2 — QR Label Studio polish (December 20, 2025) · Patch

    • Faster label rendering and improved emoji support on printed labels.
    • Better handling of large label sheets on slower devices.

    1.0.1 — Post-launch stability (December 5, 2025) · Patch

    • Numerous small refinements to onboarding, inspections and mobile navigation based on early user feedback.

    1.0.0 — Public launch of ApiaryPilot 🎉 (November 20, 2025) · Major

    After ~1.5 years of internal development and testing with a closed group of beekeepers, ApiaryPilot is now available to everyone. Highlights of the launch release:

    • Multi-apiary and multi-hive management with role-based team access.
    • Inspections with photos, notes and structured observations.
    • Health monitoring including varroa mite trends and treatment tracking.
    • Harvest tracking with per-hive and per-batch production data.
    • QR Label Studio to design and print hive labels.
    • AI Hive Health Advisor chatbot.
    • Two-factor authentication and organization-level security controls.
    • Marketing site, help center, blog and infographic library.

    Want to suggest a feature? Contact us — we love hearing from beekeepers.