Beeyond Honey Apiaries & Supplies
Beeyond Honey Apiaries & Supplies
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Hive Components

From top to bottom, we offer all of the bee hive components to maintain strong and healthy bees.

Bees raise their young ("brood") in the boxes at the bottom of a hive. There are three equivalent names for these: brood boxes, hive bodies, or deeps (being 9-5/8" in depth). Bees store their nectar - which becomes honey - above the brood. Excess honey for our harvest is stored in the highest boxes, or "supers." Most beekeepers use "medium" boxes for supers. Being only 6-5/8" deep, they are lighter when full of honey than a deep. A small number of beekeepers use "shallows" as supers, which are even lighter.

Below we’ve explained the differences between wood (10 frame or 8 frame) and polystyrene (BeeMax® or Lyson) equipment.

WOOD HIVES

10 Frame Wooden Equipment
Ten frame wooden bee hive components has been the industry standard for over 100 years and is still the most commonly used size of equipment in the US. Ten frame equipment has more space for bees, honey and brood whereas a comparable 8 frame hive will be taller and use more boxes than a 10 frame hive.

8 Frame Wooden Equipment
Eight frame equipment is lighter than 10 frame wood equipment by approximately 20 percent. When full of honey, a full 8 frame medium super will weigh 40 to 48 pounds while a full 10 frame medium will weigh 50 to 60 pounds. Some feel that overwintering is better in taller 8 frame bee hive kits than 10 frame boxes because the cluster can move up more readily through honey stores in a smaller 8 frame hive.

Using all mediums is an increasing trend among beekeepers. Both 8 and 10 frame hives can consist of all medium supers. Medium supers weigh about two-thirds of a comparable deep super. A beekeeper can use 3 medium boxes as a brood chamber and that will be about the same as 2 deep hive bodies.

POLYSTYRENE HIVES

Polystyrene equipment is available in 10 frame size only and provides more insulation value than wood. Better insulation means less temperature fluctuation and consequently a hive can have a bigger brood nest earlier in the critical spring build-up period.

BeeMax®
These hive components are easy to assemble requiring only glue, and do not require winter wrapping. If you are looking for lightweight equipment with high insulating value you should consider BeeMax® hives for your bees.

Lyson
Lyson bee hive kits features latches for securing hives, an integrated varroa monitoring tray, adjustable ventilation, an integrated entrance reducer/mouseguard and reinforced frame rests and edges.
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Deep Hive Body 10FR Unassem.
Deep Hive Body 10FR Unassem.
$23.85 - $26.85
Deep Hive Body 10FR Assembled
Deep Hive Body 10FR Assembled
$29.85 - $32.85
10 Frame Vertical Slatted Rack
10 Frame Vertical Slatted Rack
$24.95
10FR Pine Entrance Reducer
10FR Pine Entrance Reducer
$2.15
10 Fr Screened Bottom Board
10 Fr Screened Bottom Board
$24.95
10 Frame Standard Inner Cover
10 Frame Standard Inner Cover
$15.95
10FR Galvanized Outer Cover
10FR Galvanized Outer Cover
$32.95
10FR Deep Rim Inner Cover
10FR Deep Rim Inner Cover
$15.95
10FR Reversible Bottom Board
10FR Reversible Bottom Board
$24.95
10 Fr. Vinyl Coated Hive Wrap
10 Fr. Vinyl Coated Hive Wrap
$38.95
Branding Head with Logo
Branding Head with Logo
$249.95
Branding Iron with Text Head
Branding Iron with Text Head
$119.95
10FR Budget Deep: 5 PK
10FR Budget Deep: 5 PK
$91.75
10FR Budget Medium: 5 PK
10FR Budget Medium: 5 PK
$77.25
8 Fr. Vinyl Coated Hive Wrap
8 Fr. Vinyl Coated Hive Wrap
$38.95
Assem Shal 3/4" Comm 10FR
Assem Shal 3/4" Comm 10FR
$22.45
Bee Smart Robber Screen
Bee Smart Robber Screen
$10.95
Insulated Outer Cover 10 Fr
Insulated Outer Cover 10 Fr
$42.95
Primed 10FR Migratory Cover
Primed 10FR Migratory Cover
$16.85
Stainless Entrance Reducer
Stainless Entrance Reducer
$2.95
Unassem Shal 3/4" Comm 10FR
Unassem Shal 3/4" Comm 10FR
$17.95
10 Frame Ultimate Hive Cover
10 Frame Ultimate Hive Cover
$36.95
BeeMax Cover for 10FR Wood
BeeMax Cover for 10FR Wood
$19.95
Nail Kit to Assemble 20 Frames
Nail Kit to Assemble 20 Frames
$3.50
10 Frame Clear Inner Cover
10 Frame Clear Inner Cover
$31.95
10 Frame Betterbee Shim
10 Frame Betterbee Shim
$5.95
10 Frame Insulating Foam Board
10 Frame Insulating Foam Board
$5.95
Complete 10 Frame Medium Super
Complete 10 Frame Medium Super
$61.95 - $75.45
Cedar Base for 8 Frame Hive
8 Frame Cedar Landing Board
$19.95
Cedar Base for 10 Frame Hive
Cedar Base for 10 Frame Hive
$19.95
Medium Super 10FR Unassembled
Medium Super 10FR Unassembled
$19.85
Medium Super 10FR Assembled
Medium Super 10FR Assembled
$24.10
10FR Plastic Queen Excluder
10FR Plastic Queen Excluder
$5.95
10 Frame Metal Queen Excluder
10 Frame Metal Queen Excluder
$12.89
10FR Wood Bound Metal Excluder
10FR Wood Bound Metal Excluder
$18.95
Complete 10 Frame Hive Body
Complete 10 Frame Hive Body
$72.45 - $84.55
Cloth Inner Cover: 6 Frame
Cloth Inner Cover: 6 Frame
$6.95
Lyson 3 Frame Nuc
Lyson 3 Frame Nuc
$39.95
10FR Cedar Bottom Board
10FR Cedar Bottom Board
$27.95
10FR Cedar Entrance Reducer
10FR Cedar Entrance Reducer
$2.45
10 Frame Robber Screen
10 Frame Robber Screen
$19.95
10 Frame Plastic Propolis Trap
10 Frame Plastic Propolis Trap
$8.95
10 Frame Double Screen
10 Frame Double Screen
$29.95
Ultimate IPM Bottom Board
Ultimate IPM Bottom Board
$38.95
10 Frame Winter Hive Wrap
10 Frame Winter Hive Wrap
$32.95
8 FR Screened Bottom Board
8 FR Screened Bottom Board
$24.95
8 Frame Standard Inner Cover
8 Frame Standard Inner Cover
$15.95
8 Frame Winter Hive Wrap
8 Frame Winter Hive Wrap
$32.95
8FR Budget Deep: 5 PK
8FR Budget Deep: 5 PK
$91.75
8FR Budget Medium: 5 PK
8FR Budget Medium: 5 PK
$77.25
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