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Bifolk provides a global search that lets you quickly find hives, queens, honey batches, inventory items, and more across all your organizations.

Target Audience: Beekeepers and end users

The fastest way to search is the quick search modal. You can open it from any page.

  • Click the search icon in the top navigation bar
  • Or press Ctrl+K on your keyboard (Cmd+K on macOS)

A search dialog opens in the center of the screen.

  1. Start typing your search term (minimum 2 characters)
  2. Results appear automatically as you type, grouped by category (hives, queens, honey batches, etc.)
  3. Use the arrow keys (Up / Down) to navigate through results
  4. Press Enter to open the selected result
  5. Press Esc to close the search dialog

Quick search shows a limited number of results per category. For more comprehensive searching, click Advanced Search at the bottom of the dialog.

The advanced search page gives you full control over your search with filtering and pagination.

  • Click Advanced Search at the bottom of the quick search dialog
  • Or navigate directly to the search results page from the quick search modal

Searching

  1. Enter your search term in the search field (minimum 2 characters)
  2. Click Search or press Enter

Results are displayed grouped by entity type (e.g., all matching hives together, all matching queens together). Each group shows up to 20 results.

Filtering Results

Click Show Filters to expand the filter panel. Available filters include:

  • Search in: Select which entity types to include in the search. Use Select All or Clear All for quick selection. Available types include:

    • Hives
    • Queens
    • Honey Batches
    • Honey Buckets
    • Honey Jars
    • Hive Inspections
    • Harvest Records
    • Inventory Items
    • Product Sales
    • Warehouse Locations
    • Queen Breeding
    • Colony Splits

  • Organization: Filter results to a specific organization (shown when you belong to multiple organizations)

  • Date Range: Filter by date using the From Date and To Date fields

After setting your filters, click Apply Filters. To remove all filters, click Reset Filters.

Tip

When filters are active, results switch from grouped view to a flat list with pagination, making it easier to browse through many results.

Understanding Results

Each search result shows:

  • Entity type badge: Identifies what kind of record it is (Hive, Queen, Honey Batch, etc.)
  • Name: The primary identifier of the record
  • Subtitle: Additional context (e.g., location for a hive, breed for a queen)
  • Status badge: Color-coded status indicator when applicable
  • Organization name: Which organization the record belongs to

Click any result to navigate directly to that record's detail page.

Pagination

When filters are active and there are many results, the results are paginated with 20 items per page. Use the page navigation at the bottom to browse through results.

Search Tips

  • Search terms are matched against names, descriptions, and key fields of each entity type
  • Search is case-insensitive
  • Use at least 2 characters for a search to return results
  • The quick search modal searches across the organization selected in the site-wide organization selector, while advanced search always searches across all your organizations
  • You can narrow results by combining a search term with entity type and date filters

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