Hive management

Hive World’s queen rearing cage with holder and support:  This joint unit can be used as an introduction cage for colonies requiring re-queening.

The round queen cage with stopper fixes onto the cell cup holder and avoids fighting between hatching queens in incubators.  When the queens hatch, the queen cell-cups are removed from the holder and filled with candy and sealed with the stopper.  The supports can be nailed side by side on a wooden frame in the hive.  The rectangular base on the support allows for a maximum number of cell holders, but still leaves enough room for round queen cages to be placed on.  You place the cell-cup holder on the support, then the cell cup and this can all be covered with the round queen cage.    Twenty-four hours later the stoppers are removed so that the bees can free their queens.

This stainless steel insert will fit both our Large or Euro smokers.

It is designed to extend the life of your smoker and is a handy replacement for the inner supplied with the Euro style Smoker.

This Ripper-style Hive Tool is an excellent stainless steel combo hive tool with a nice little hook on the side to lift your frames and sharp edge to split between them.

At just 260mm long it is easy to handle and use.

Hive World’s American style Stainless Steel Hive Tool is a good rugged tool that will take you anywhere you need to go in the hive.  A nice shape to work the supers apart when they have been propolised together with a smooth curve to push against as a lever and sharp blade to do the trick at the opening edge.

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/

Quality beekeeping gloves from Thomas Apiculture in France.

These robust gloves are available in sizes 7 through 12.

Size is measured by wrapping a tape measure around your palm.   The measurement in inches is the correct glove size.

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.

Our Ventilated Beekeeping Gloves are made with soft goatskin leather with a ventilated band and extra long cotton gauntlet.  Comfortable and easy to work in.  Available in L, XL and XXL sizing.