Calculators for the work in front of you

Type in what you have. The answer comes back beside the published figure it should be checked against. Everything runs in your browser; nothing you type is sent anywhere.

Langstroth box cut list

Work out a cut list

Enter the boards you actually have and the boxes you need: get the pieces to cut and how many boards it takes. Deep, medium and shallow; butt, rabbet or finger joints; published dimensions cited, the rest worked out and marked as such.

Sugar syrup calculator

Mix a batch

Sugar and water for 1:1 spring or 2:1 fall syrup, by weight, from the sugar you have, the water, or the syrup you want; winter stores from Canadian guides side by side.

Varroa mite count

Count a sample

Alcohol wash or sugar shake count to mites per 100 bees, set beside the thresholds published guides print for the season.

Split and queen-cell calendar

Work out the dates

The day you split, saw a capped queen cell or saw a new queen, in; emergence, mating flights, first eggs and when to check, out, as windows from cited sources. Print it or save it to your calendar.