Starter bundles
Essentials - £530
Complete English cedar hive with bbwear Basic full suit with fencing style hood, stainless steel hive tool, galvanised smoker with guard, long cuff nitrile gloves (not shown)
Hive comprises:
- Open mesh floor with entrance block and monitoring board
- Standard Deep brood box with metal runners, 11x DN4 frames with standard foundation
- Dummy board
- XP plus plastic queen excluder
- 2x Super with castellations, 10x SN4 frames with standard foundation
- Crownboard with 2x porter escapes
- 4" galvanised roof
- Fancy making your own? The hive is available in the flat with all nails and glue for self assembly, rest of the package is identical £430
Deluxe Essentials - £755
Complete Western Red Cedar hive with bbwear Deluxe full suit with fencing style hood, stainless steel hive tool, copper smoker, long cuff nitrile gloves (not shown)
Hive comprises:
- Open mesh floor with entrance block and monitoring board
- Standard Deep brood box with metal runners, 11x DN4 frames with premier foundation
- Dummy board
- Wood framed stainless steel grid queen excluder
- 2x Super with castellations, 10x SN4 frames with premier foundation
- Crownboard with 2x porter escapes
- 4" galvanised roof
- Also available as self assembly, comes with nails and glue needed £655
Customise Your Essentials
All components from any package can be upgraded, changed to optimise to your Essentials.
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Hives for Sale now
English Cedar Complete hive
English Cedar Complete hive
English Cedar Complete hive
This Hive - £345
open mesh floor with entrance block, varroa monitoring board
british standard deep brood box, metal runners
rigid plastic dummy board
11x DN4 (self spacing) frames, standard quality foundation to match
xp plus plastic queen excluder
2x super with 10 slot metal castellations
each with 10x SN4 frames, standard foundation to match
crownboard with 2 holes, 2x porter escapes
4" metal covered roof
This is a bottom bee space hive.
View inside
English Cedar Complete hive
English Cedar Complete hive
This is showing inside the supers for the hive to the left. All complete and ready for £345.
Hive for Sale
Western Red Cedar Complete Hive
Western Red Cedar Complete Hive
Western Red Cedar Complete Hive
1st quality western red cedar complete 14x12 Hive - £580
deluxe long landing board open mesh floor with entrance blocks
varroa monitoring board
14x12 deep brood box, metal runners
rigid plastic dummy board
11x 14x12 self spacing frames, premier quality foundation to match
stainless steel grid, wood framed queen excluder
2x super with 10 slot metal castellations
each with 10x SN1 frames, premier foundation to match
crownboard with 2 holes, 2x porter escapes
6" metal covered roof
This is a bottom bee space hive.
Details
Western Red Cedar Complete Hive
Western Red Cedar Complete Hive
Close up of a super
This hive is western red cedar but a mix of 1st and 2nd quality items.
Deluxe floor, brood box are 1st quality.
Supers, roof are 2nd quality.
This hive is comprised of the superior quality, western red cedar using 2nds for the supers and roof which reduces the cost.
Standard deep brood box with matching frames, foundation available in 1st quality if this is your preference. Reduces the price to £540