Bee Health

Hive World’s 6 litre Frame Feeder with Ladders and Cap is the professional way to feed your bees.

This quality plastic feeder sits inside the hive so lessens the likelihood of robbing. It is easy to fill and holds up to 6 litres of sugar syrup. The cap and ladders are easily removed for cleaning and are sealed to prevent the bees making burr comb in the feeder or the queen laying brood inside.

The textured walls give the option of using this feeder without the cap and ladders.
The feeder measures 90mm x 230mm deep.

Hive World stocks the AFB Elimination Manual – an essential reference book for any beekeepers library.  Written by a New Zealander and based on New Zealand conditions.

APIVAR Varroa treatment (like Apitraz) is the reciprocal treatment for Bayvarol varroa treatment.  These two products are designed to be used alternatively each six months to prevent resistance building up in the varroa mite.

Hive World sells this in either multiples of 1 x 12 strip pack or 1 x 4strip packs for your convenience.

It is now recognised practice to use multiple treatment types over the whole season to ensure you keep your varroa level under control.

Bayvarol  for varroa treatment .

Each foil packet contains 4 strips – this is enough to treat 1 brood box.

Easy and safe to use – simply inset between frames in brood box.

Leave in hive for 6 – 8 weeks to provide maximum effectiveness.

Best used in summer after honey harvest but can be used any time if there are severe infestations of mites.

Active ingredient is  Flumetherin 3.6mg per strip.

Beekeepers Friend pre-cut strips are specially manufactured in the USA from porous board.   All you need to do is soak them in oxalic-glycerine mixture.  This will provide you with a natural varroa treatment eliminating the possibility of resistance to synthetic treatments.  Furthermore, this is a great, low-cost option which can save a commercial operator thousands of dollars.

Customer Testimonial:  “Excellent – most impressed with the results.  Tried others but this is definitely the best” CH Hamilton.

See link to a study done in Argentina on oxalic/glycerine treatment –https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-015-0405-7

Control of Varroa :  A Guide for New Zealand Beekeepers is one of the essential books that every beekeeper should possess (and read).

Ensure you have your copy now.

Dry Wall Shim for use with oxalic/glycerine mixture for treatment of varroa mites.

See link below to a study done in Argentina on the use of oxalic/glycerine treatments –https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-015-0405-7

Hive World’s Entrance Feeder with Tumbler  (also known as the Boardman feeder) is a good solution for using with your nucs.

It comes complete with cage protector to prevent bees drowning in the syrup and 1 x 450 mls capacity beaker.  The advantage of these feeders is that the amount of syrup remaining is easily seen without disturbing the hive.  One thing to watch out for is that the entrance feeder can attract robbers.  However, as in all things bee, every beekeeper has their own way of working and this is simply one of several equally suitable ways of feeding – each with pros and cons.

6 Kg plastic containers of vegetable based food grade Glycerine.

Suitable for mixing with oxalic acid.

Formic Pro is an approved organic treatment for using against varroa mite.  Formic Pro is made from all natural RAW materials.  Used for over 30 years without any known resistance.  High efficacy rate (83-97%) targets mites where they reproduce – under the brood cap.

Available in a 2xdose pack that works in only seven days.

Hive World’s Full Depth 3L frame feeder with lid and cages (otherwise known as a Division Board Feeder) is a perfect solution for in-hive feeding.

The lid keeps the syrup clean and cages minimise bees drowning and prevent propolising up the interior of the feeder.

Note – these feeders are 52 mm wide so will still fit in a super with 9 x 33mm frames  but only 3 frames in a  nuc box.

Customer comment – “You have a good business, great service and I love the feeders.”

Ventilated hive base complete with removable corflute sheet to reduce draughts in winter and useful for varroa check.

Quality stainless steel mesh insert.

Sturdy H4 treated bearers for long life.

Assembled ready to use.

HiveGate is an investment in the health of your hive.  This entrance adaptor enables your colonies to maintain a healthy environment and cope with intruders such as wasps even in cold weather or when the colony is not up to full strength.

Helps promote strong, productive colonies with fewer losses as the bees spend less energy defending the hive and controlling the environment.

Nitrile Rubber beekeepers gloves 300mm long seamless.

Suitable for handling chemicals including Oxalic and formic acids.

Available in size range 7 to 10  see size chart.

When ordering online please state size required in notes box.

Oxalic acid dihydrate 99.6% purity available in either a 350g or 750g plastic sealed jar.  Our larger option (the 4kg pail) is suitable to mix with our 6kg Jerrycan of glycerine.

Suitable for use in our Sublimox APF -Plus or Vapmite or any other oxalic acid vaporizers.

Hive World’s Plastic Handle Capping Scratcher is a durable tool with a molded plastic handle to comfortably fit your hand.  The metal tines easily scratch away the honey cells ready for extracting.  Ideal for using with manuka honey as the action of the tines helps liquefy the thick honey to help it to flow easier.

This tool is also useful for checking for varroa in your drone brood by pushing into the capped cells and lifting out the white larvae – easy to see any mites.

Hive World’s Portable Entrance Feeder for external feeding through the entrance.

This is a simple, quick to use method for effective feeding without having to open the hive lid.  All you need is a soft drink bottle to screw into the feeder and your bees can help themselves.  It is easy to see how much the bees have taken without disturbing the hive.

This is also a safe and effective way to provide water for your bees in times of drought.

Be aware that you need to watch out for robbing when using this method to feed sugar syrup because it is accessible from outside the hive.

Hive World supplies stainless steel varroa mesh cut to size to fit your hive base.

Measurement:  330mm x 370mm.

8  (2.5mm) mesh size

Varroa mesh assists your varroa elimination by allowing varroa removed by bees self-grooming to fall through but preventing them from climbing back into the hive.  Allows you to check the varroa fall regularly and ensure your current treatment is having the optimal effect.

The Sublimox APF-Plus is an oxalic acid sublimator, otherwise known as an oxalic acid vaporiser.  This is the professional way to treat varroa with oxalic acid as it is so fast and easy to use.  In the past, oxalic treatment methods have been too tedious and time-consuming which has limited its viability for commercial operators.

The Sublimox APF-Plus overcomes this problem with a treatment time of 25 seconds per hive and easy replacement of caps with reliable temperature control to ensure constant readiness.  This means you can go through your apiary, treating the hives without interruption.

As varroa becomes more resistant to common treatments in current usage, more beekeepers are turning to proven organic treatments such as oxalic acid that don’t lose their effectiveness over time.

This device is built to CE standards and has a 12 month warranty.  It has been tested and used by hundreds of beekeepers worldwide.

As the unit only draws 300 watts, it can be run off a small inverter (available from Repco or Supercheap) otherwise a small inverter generator can be used.  Comes with complete instructions for use.

Testimonial:  “Probably the best sublimator in the world … in terms of speed, convenience and ease of use I’d argue that the Sublimox is hard to beat.”  The Apiarist, U.K.

Testimonial:  “Used the Sublimox this weekend, so easy to use we should of got these years ago”.  B.I.  NZ Beekeeper

See the video https://youtu.be/gRhL5T6yr24

For more information see our blog https://www.hiveworld.co.nz/sublimox-apf-plus/

Hive World’s 6 Litre Top Feeder comes complete with lid and bee saver.

The top feeder is the easiest style of feeder for the beekeeper to manage and is commonly used by commercial beekeepers.

Our model comes with a fitted lid to keep the sugar syrup clean and provide extra protection for the bees.  It also prevents the bees getting into the sugar syrup if you are simply sitting the feeder on top of the frames.

However,  we recommend placing the feeder on top of the hive mat and making a small hole to allow the bees access to the feeder.  You are then able to remove the hive lid and refill the feeder without bees getting into the  syrup.  The fitted bee saver prevents the bees from drowning when they are accessing the syrup.

Our 1/3 Depth Super is specially made to go with the top feeder and give you space on top of the hive for the feeder to sit. Purchased separately –https://www.hiveworld.co.nz/product/top-feeder-rim/

For quantity pricing please contact us.

The Vapmite is an Oxalic acid vaporiser (sublimator) for treatment of varroa mites.

Very easy to use and an excellent product for the smaller operator.  Oxalic acid is a natural product that has no ill effect on the bees if used as directed.  The good thing is that varroa do not build up resistance to it therefore you can use it whenever necessary to get to grips with varroa.

The recommended treatment is over a 20 day course – four times, five days apart.  This will catch all the hatching brood in the cycle. For more information on the reason for this see link –https://www.honeybeesuite.com/using-oxalic-acid-vaporization-when-brood-is-present/

When treating in winter or if the queen is caged (when no brood is present) one treatment will ensure a 95% kill rate.