Hive Equipment

A strong, traditional tool for your hive.  Colour may vary

A strong, J type tool for your hive.  Colour may vary

A soft bee brush for gently moving the bees during examinations.

A large smoker with protection guard and hanging hook.  Made of stainless steel.

A gentle way of holding the queen for examination and marking.

A plastic clip to help to pick up the queen.

A Plastic Queen cage for transporting, holding or introducing a queen.  

Place over the queen on the comb and carefully mark through the top.

A purpose made Pen for marking your queen. Available in yearly colours

Ideal for removing propolis an wax from tools.  Biodegradable.

Optional for use inside the brood and super boxes for the frames to sit on

Optional for use inside the brood and super boxes for the frames to sit on.

A plastic escape with springs inside.  Used on the crown board to clear the super of bees.

A Wooden Entrance Block to fit an open mesh floor for a Cedar Hive

A Plastic entrance block to fit an open mesh floor for a Poly hive.

Add to a WBC entrance lift to adjust the hive entrance size.

Insulated quilt for a National Hive.  For use in cold weather

Insulated quilt for a WBC Hive.  For use in cold weather

Use to cover the ventilation hole in a pitched roof.

Used in the winter to discourage mice from entering the hive

100g thin black pins for nailing frames together

Used for holding hives together for moving and for extra protection in extreme weather.

Ideal for assembling your Poly hive, or coating woodpecker holes before filling.

Ideal for painting your Poly hives (outside only), to extend their life for many years.

Use to fill any damage from woodpeckers.  Once dry, sand smooth and coat with paint.

Weatherproof wood adhesive, high strength creating a bond that is usually stronger than wood itself.

A wood filler for stopping up woodpecker holes and splits in your hive.

An insecticide free product, giving protection for wood against all types of rot, decay, and woodworm. 

A simple feeder to use that does not need turning upside down. This feeder sits inside an empty super

A bucket feeder placed upside down inside an empty super.

A bucket feeder placed upside down inside an empty super.

A Dummy board to fit a standard super box.

A Dummy board to fit a standard brood box.

A Dummy board to fit an extra deep (14x12) brood

A framed crown board to fit a national hive with 2 slots and supplied with 2 porter bee escapes

A framed crown board to fit a national POLYSTYRENE hive with 2 slots and supplied with 2 porter bee escapes

A clear crown board to fit a poly national hive.

Made from 6mm exterior ply and framed with redwood batons.

A strong and virtually indestructible plastic excluder.

Made from a stamped, galvanised sheet (unframed).

A quality queen excluder with round wires accurately spaced and secured in a wooden frame.

Made from a stamped galvanised sheet (unframed).

A quality queen excluder with round wires accurately spaced and secured in a wooden frame.

Kind to the bees, this queen excluder is lovely to work with and has a framed surround. 

A plastic excluder designed especially for the Poly Hive

A Queen Excluder for the nucleus hive for use when supers are added.  Galvanised slotted steel.