For large yards, batch inspection lets you fly through colonies, marking only exceptions, with optional Varroa sampling. Every hive you leave alone gets a real inspection record too - the Normal hives record bar at the top sets what that record says: Queen seen, Eggs seen, Larvae seen, plus a brood pattern and honey stores level. Eggs and larvae are on by default, because seeing young brood is the standard queenright evidence on a fast pass.
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Open the apiary and tap Batch inspect
From the yard detail.
North Field
OverviewHivesOperationsHives18Last visit4 days agoYard typeHome yardTreat entire yardBatch inspectExport summary PDF - 2
Check the Normal hives record bar
Expand it to adjust what non-exception hives record: queen/eggs/larvae, brood pattern, and stores.
Batch Inspect: North Field
All HivesSampleAll normalNormal hives record: Eggs seen · Larvae seen
Queen seenEggs seenLarvae seenHive #7
Exception: Varroa high
Hive #12
Normal - records your defaults
Hive #4
Normal - records your defaults
Submit 18 inspections - 3
Mark exceptions and Submit All
Flag only the hives needing attention; the rest record your Normal defaults.
Batch Inspect: North Field
All HivesSampleAll normalNormal hives record: Eggs seen · Larvae seen
Queen seenEggs seenLarvae seenHive #7
Exception: Varroa high
Hive #12
Normal - records your defaults
Hive #4
Normal - records your defaults
Submit 18 inspections
Heads up
If you switch off all three queen signs, the bar warns you: submitting "no queen, eggs, or larvae seen" across a yard can flag healthy hives as queenless in health scores and Operations insights.
Note
Batch records count everywhere an individual inspection does - hive health scores, queenright analytics, inspection history, and insights. The whole-yard batch-inspect entry point is a Commercial+ capability.
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