Frames and Frame Assembly

Hive World stocks 500g rolls of Stainless Steel Frame Wire used for wiring your wooden frames ready for wax foundation.

Wooden frames should always be wired horizontally to provide a strong framework for brood or extracting frames in which wax foundation is to be used.  We suggest you use our brass frame rivets to protect the wood from gouging when wiring up your frames.  Our crimp tools will tighten the wire as good as new so you can re-use your wired frames again and again.

Hive World sells our Brass Frame Rivets in handy 200g bags.

Use them on your timber frames to prevent the wire snapping or damaging the frame.

Simply punch the rivet into the pre-drilled hole on the  frame and then thread the wire through the eye of the rivet.  This prevents the frame wire from gouging the end bars and holds the horizontal wires tight.

Hive World’s Plastic Crimping Tool makes tightening your frame wire easy.  Simply place the metal wheels either side of the wire and grip firmly and slide along the wire.  This tightens and crimps the wire at the same time without straining either the wire or your hand. This keeps your frame wire  supporting the wax foundation properly so the bees can draw out the comb evenly.

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.