Langstroth Bee Hive

Wooden beehives with aluminium lid, floor, super, brood & all frames Wax starter Strips and wired. Treated with Waksol.

The mainstay of a beekeeper’s equipment. You need bee hives to keep bees.

There are many different ways of doing this, for example, using clay pots, logs, bark and so many more. The generally accepted beehive used conventionally is the Langstroth hive in South Africa.

Preference is paramount again. There are a few parts that make a conventional hive: the base, the brood, the super, 10 frames in each, a queen excluder (not included) and finally the lid.

Delivery or shipping is not included. If not collected from the shop in Centurion shipping will be applied.

We have had to increase our prices on both types of beehives since we have not had increases for over 2 years! Costs as you can imagine have risen. We cannot hold the previous prices any longer!

All of our beehives are treated with Waksol which is natural weather protection and also acts as a honeybee attractant when placed in direct sun.

Within 2 -3 days in a bee-friendly area, you should have a new colony move into one of our beehives in the spring/summer season! Weight as it stands = 18kg

All beehive frames are wired and have wax strips. The lid is actually covered with aluminium sheeting.

We can send Assembled beehives anywhere in South Africa within 5 working days by courier order with courier fee extra per hive.

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Start with a brood chamber, 10 frames with wax foundation, a base and a lid. One can go the whole hog and get the full deal. The complete assembled hive. REMEMBER!

The frames are all wired & have WAX STRIPS only!

This does not include the queen excluder – SOLD SEPARATELY

You can expect to have foundation wax strips in both chambers, 10 frames per chamber. You can use creosote to treat your hives. You can also use Bitumen Silver Enamel paint. Or do both. Be sure to use the correct creosote as some do contain contaminants.

We have opted for the Waksol treatment of our beehives. This means the beehives are dunked into a vat of melted beeswax and submerged for 3 minutes. The closest method to having a natural hive and the best as far as food-grade honey goes.

Also, leave your hives to dry and air properly before transferring a colony into it. Frames usually come standard. You can make your own. Do not treat these.

You can and it is recommended that you put wax foundation sheets on the frames. You can also use Pollen traps and feeders with your hives.

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