Tools and Consumables

Hive World’s bee brushes have soft natural fibre bristles that are gentle enough for brushing bees off frames , supers and clothes without harming or crushing them.  A sturdy, all purpose brush that is a must-have when inspecting your hives or clearing the frames ready for harvesting.

Charme des Abeilles Aerosol Bee Charm Swarm Attractant  is an easy way to help attract swarms to your hive.

This highly perfumed spray is almost entirely made from the essences of strongly scented flowers which are known to attract bees.

Lightly spray the entrance and inside the bait hive to attract swarms.  Repeat every 8 days.  It works best when you prepare the hive with bee products as well by rubbing the inside with propolis and spraying with honey water or wax to provide a familiar scent to the swarm.  Charme des Abeilles adds the scent of attractive flowers to complete the welcome.

Your bait hive should be facing the east for sunlight and sheltered from the wind.  It is wise to have the hive slightly tilted forward to ensure it is well drained inside.

Beekeeper Tip:  It is advisable to have your bait hive set high on a stable base and ensure the inside temperature does not get too hot.

For long life store your aerosol in a cool place.

Manufactured in France by Thomas Apiculture. Contents 500 mls.

Apifuge Bee Calm aerosol spray is a quick way to calm down your bees. It is a substitute for a traditional smoker in a variety of operations:  quick inspections, clearing supers and simple manipulations.  Spray on to hands immediately before opening the hive – no need for gloves.

This deterrent agent can also be sprayed on clothing, gloves or hands if not using gloves.  Do not spray directly onto the bees in the hive.

Manufactured in France by Thomas Apiculture. Contents 500 mls.

Hive World’s Stainless Steel sprung Frame Grip allows you to loosen and remove frames from supers by gripping the top bar.  The single spring allows one hand operation for maximum convenience.  This useful tool makes lifting frames out of the super much easier especially when wearing gloves.

Hive World’s Stainless Steel Pro-Lift Hive Tool is a very sturdy tool for its size.  Equipped with a lifting hook and a flat separator end you will find it a good all rounder in your hive tasks, excellent for prying up frames or cleaning crevices.

290mm long

Hive World’s Stainless Steel J-Hook Hive Tool is useful for lifting up frames.  Red Painted Handle makes it easy to locate your tool when you have put it down.  The hook end is useful for lifting your frames and cleaning crevices while the other end is a great scraper.

270 mm long

Hive World’s kelly style hive tool is the classic American style hive tool.

It has one tapered flat end which is ideal for prying and removing frames and one curved end useful for scraping burr comb and manipulating frames.

This model is 260 mm long

Hive World’s Queen Excluder Cleaning Tool is designed to clean our metal queen excluder.  It is very important to ensure that the excluder is kept clear of honey, wax and propolis build up as it will inhibit the movement of the workers through the hive.

Our Stainless Steel Frame Perch balances on the edge of your hive and holds up to 3 frames easily, giving you all the room you need to work inside the hive.

If you have ever knocked over a frame leaning against the hive you will know why this is such a good idea!  It also keeps your frames clean and saves you bending down unnecessarily.