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Most Popular Complete National Hive

Standard Deep brood box National

complete standard deep brood box hive

English Cedar hive:

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

11x standard quality foundation to match

xp plus plastic queen excluder

2x super with 10 slot metal castellations

20x SN4 frames

20x standard foundation to match

crownboard with 2 holes

2x porter escapes

4" metal covered roof


This is a bottom bee space hive.


£225 for self assembly includes glue, nails.

£345 fully assembled.


Component parts can be swapped, numbers of frames, supers tailored to your specification, price adjusted accordingly

Most Popular Changes

wood frames stainless steel grid queen excluder

14x12 brood box £260 flat, £380 assembled

add an alighting board + £12

upgrade to a wood framed s/s metal grid queen excluder + £20

standard deep timber dummy board + £8 (2 only)

upgrade to premier foundation throughout + £12

using runners with 11 frames in your super - add a rigid plastic dummy board + £8.50

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Hive Equipment

Complete BS National Hive

Complete 14x12 National Hive

Complete 14x12 National Hive

complete western red cedar 1st quality complete hive standard deep brood box

Configuration as above with stainless steel queen excluder, premier foundation


Assembled Western Red cedar £590

choose a 6" roof +£15

for self assembly £416


Specific component upgrades available

Deluxe floor, pictured +£65

Complete 14x12 National Hive

Complete 14x12 National Hive

Complete 14x12 National Hive

1st quality western red cedar complete hive 14x12 brood box

Configuration as above with s/s queen excluder, premier foundation


Assembled Western Red cedar £655

self assembly £456.50



Specific component upgrades available

Deluxe floor, pictured +£65

Floors

Complete 14x12 National Hive

brood and supers - flat

deluxe long landing board floor stainless steel grid

All have an entrance block, monitoring board

Deluxe with landing board, s/s grid, pictured £80

Assembled WRC £57

Assembled English cedar £38

Flat English cedar £30

brood and supers - flat

brood and supers - flat

Brood and supers in the flat

Flat with nail pack and metalwork

14x12 Brood WRC £95

14x12 Brood English cedar £65

Standard Deep Brood WRC £70

Standard Deep Brood English cedar £40

Super WRC £50

Super English cedar £35

assembled brood and supers

assembled brood and supers

Brood and supers assembled

With metalwork

14x12 Brood WRC £128

14x12 Brood English cedar £80

Standard Deep Brood WRC £95

Standard Deep Brood English cedar £60

Super WRC £70

Super English cedar £45

Add frames and foundation, extra

Frames - flat

assembled brood and supers

frame parts

Budget frames per pack of 11

14x12 £19.80

DN4 /SN4 £13.20

SN1 £12.10

Frames available in any number you need

Parts available

Foundation sheet shown as an example, see below for prices

Frames - assembled

frame assembled

Budget frames, premier foundation, per set of 11

14x12 £68

DN4 £50

SN4 £42.50

SN1 £41

Also available with standard foundation

Roof - flat

hive roof for self assembly

WRC 4" £65

WRC 6" £80

English cedar 4" £42


Roof - assembled

hive roof assembled

WRC 4" £95

WRC 6" £110

English cedar 4" £62


Premier Foundation

Premier Foundation

pack of 10 premier standard deep brood foundation

Premier Standard Deep Brood for National brood box

 £18.30

Very happy to split packs to give you the number of sheets you need.

Crownboard

Premier Foundation

Crownboard

crownboard

£15

Eke for National

eke

£8

96mm x 19mm x 460mm

Deep enough for rapid and English feeders,

treatments and Ambrosia fondant

Frame Nails - Sherardised

£7 - 500g

£2 - 50g

More Info

  • Purchased in the flat - Floors, brood boxes, supers, roofs - price includes nails for assembly, metal runners or castellations, entrance block, monitoring board 
  • A mix of flat and assembled is available - perhaps you like assembling frames but a roof seems like an effort, we can do it for you
  • Frames and foundation are priced in packs of 10 but we will split packs as needed
  • Tailored hive package prices available on request
  • A large range is held in stock but if not, all items can be ordered
  • See Equipment sections for other items individually priced
  • See Help Page below for further details or call, email

Glossary

Woodwork

All the hive woodwork I sell is cedar which comes in 2 qualities –

1st, Western Red cedar, a dense slow growing tree, the machining of joints is precise and there won't  be any knots.

2nd quality or Budget, English cedar, a faster growing, less dense tree which will have some knots and the joints can be less precise and therefore need a bit more patience to assemble sometimes.

All boxes are sold with nail packs for assembly and metal runners or castellations. It is useful if a customer specifies which they would like and if castellations, how many spacing slots – 8, 9, 10, 11.

You can get kit in pine, marine ply. I think this is fine for kit needed for a short time e.g. housing a swarm but will need more maintenance than cedar if it is to last a winter outside. 

1st is the most expensive and so it goes down the line.

Frames

British Standard frames fit a National or WBC hive.

DN stands for Deep National. (11 frames in a national box with a dummy board.). For Brood boxes.

SN stands for Shallow National. For Supers.

DN1, DN2, SN1 and SN2 have straight side bars so these frames will have to be spaced by frame-ends or castellations.

DN4, DN5, SN4 and SN5 have Hoffman side bars so are self spacing.

DN2, DN5, SN2 and SN5 have slightly wider top bars.

Notes

Hoffman self-spacing side bars

SN4 – Super National Hoffman frames, can be used with runners or castellations in a super; if runners, then add a dummy board.

SN1 – Super National straight side bars, need to be used with castellations or frame ends for the spacing, if frame ends then may need a dummy board.

14x12 – Hoffman side bars with a wider top bar.

There are other options but these are the most commonly used in my experience. I am happy to discuss other variations.

National boxes can usually fit 12 frames! But, this is jammed in tight, you lose the bee-space on the outside faces of the end frames so you will never get these drawn out as the bees cannot get in there. In my opinion, 12 frames is too tight and you will roll, crush and kill bees especially once there is any hint of propolis.

I recommend 11 Hoffman frames with runners in the brood box with a dummy board.

If using runners in a super box, then add a dummy. I prefer castellations in the super as they hold the frames firmly when I have removed them from the bees and am transporting them whether from the garden or out apiaries. I prefer SN4 frames in the super so if I need to give a brood box a boost of food, they line up with my Hoffman brood frames.


There are many variations and beekeeper preferences, so please call to discuss your requirements!


Foundation

Comes in Premier or Standard quality:

Premier is sourced from Britain, Europe and Africa.

This is of importance as there are strict regulations about what chemicals are authorised for countrywide use. Wax can retain chemical residues even after cleaning which could impact colony health.


Standard is from other various sources.


Priced in packs of 10 but I am happy to supply any exact number you require.

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