b-hyve Pro

B-hyve

About this app

The B-hyve Pro App provides landscape irrigation professionals with an easy way to manage and operate B-hyve Pro controllers from anywhere with the convenience of a smart phone or tablet. With the intuitive layout and design of the app, it is fast and easy to connect to any B-hyve Pro controller through WiFi or, if WiFi is not available, directly through Bluetooth right at the timer location. Once connected to WiFi, B-hyve Pro can be set up in smart mode to assist in delivering the right amount of water to plants, saving clients water and money.
This is the companion App for award-winning B-hyve Pro irrigation controllers. Homeowners can download the non-Pro version of the B-hyve App at no charge.

***KEY FEATURES***
WIFI and BLUETOOTH – Because WiFi is not always available on a job site, the B-hyve app and controller allow you to set up and operate the controller using Bluetooth. Once a WiFi connection is established at a site, the owner of the WiFi router can provide a permission code that enables off-site management of the controller from anywhere in the world.

EPA- AND SWAT-CERTIFIED – Having passed the rigorous EPA WaterSense and SWAT certifications, the B-hyve Pro Controller with Smart Watering is certified to use water more efficiently and is eligible for rebates in many cities or water districts across the country.

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING – You can set the controller to water in two basic ways: 1) on a fixed schedule, such as during a new landscape grow-in period; 2) with Smart Watering, and let local weather conditions determine the schedule.

MULTI-SITE MANAGEMENT – You can manage and control an unlimited number of B-hyve Pro controllers from the convenience of one application. Once the timer is connected to the Internet, secure access can be shared in a number of different combinations using an app-generated code.

CATCH CUPS – With various water savings options integrated right into the app, there are multiple ways to achieve optimum water savings with the B-hyve Pro Timer. In addition to Smart Watering, it incorporates the award-winning catch-cup feature right into the app to deliver up to 25% more water savings over other smart controllers.

ALEXA – Works with Alexa. For a list of Alexa commands visit bhyve.hydrorain.com.

Ratings and reviews

Mechanically, the timers work fine. But the technology is super finicky. The hub is the part that is supposed to relay settings to the timers. But the wifi has to be 2.4Ghz. I originally set up my system with an older router, but my current eero router defaults to 5Ghz. An hour on the phone with Tech support, and it still isn't working as intended.

The app works, but there are several bugs that make it difficult to understand. 1. All my notifications are blank. I have the icon in my notifications tray, but no text 2. When I open the app, I get a message that smart watering program will begin at that moment I open the app 3. Many times the app doesn't report how long the sprinklers ran or when they plan on running again for a day or more after the fact. 4. I get an error trying to submit feedback in the app. 5. There is more

Terrible. One of the devices ran all day long and never shut off. I had to turn my water line off because the app had no water usage record, and I was unable to turn off my sprinklers from the app. My garden is ruined, my roses are suffering from sitting in flooded clay soil, and my water bill is going to be higher than ever. My device has new batteries and was connected. This should have never happened, completely unreliable!!

What’s new

Bug fixes!