Hives

For those of you who already have some of your gear or would just like to purchase extra hives Hive World supplies this Basic Starter Pack to make it easy.

It comes complete with lid, waxed frames, queen excluder, hive mat, wooden floor and entrance reducer all held together with a metal hive strap.  It also includes a top feeder and frame for feeding.

The Hive World Beehive Starter Package is the easy way to get all the components you need to begin your beekeeping adventures.  The only thing you need to add is the most important …the BEES!

Includes the following –

• 2 x assembled full depth paraffin dipped and painted hive boxes
• 20 x full depth wax coated plastic frames
• 1 x hive base assembled with entrance reducer
• 1 x top feeder with lid, 1 x 1/3 depth wooden rim,
• 1 x hive mat, 1 x galv hive lid, 1 x queen excluder, 1 x hive strap.
• 1 x Apix-Pro beesuit,  1 x leather beekeepers gloves.
• 1 x smoker, 1 x hive tool, 1 x bee brush.
• “Starting with Bees” book

Please specify beesuit and glove size in the notes box at checkout.

“I liked the fact that you could buy the complete hive with all the tools, suit as a single package rather than having to buy all of the individual components!

And I’d recommend to anyone else looking at starting beekeeping as well”  (H.C.)

Customer comment

Hive World supplies our Hive Box as a kitset.

These are quality New Zealand made boxes constructed from Commercial Grade timber.  They require staples, nails or screws for assembly (not supplied).

We recommend that you paraffin dip and paint your boxes to preserve the wood and be aware that hives should be marked with the owners registration (hive number).

For quantity pricing, please call us.

Hive World supplies a complete Paradise 10-frame hive with top, bottom, 2 x supers (your choice of FD or 3/4D), an entrance reducer, queen excluder and a 10L top feeder.

Give your bees the best comfort with an ambient all-year-round temperature to allow them to concentrate on producing more honey.

Hive World’s Galv Hive Lids are made of 0.55 gauge galvanized steel.  The regular hive lids are 80mm deep and the Nuc hive lids are 50mm deep.

They are constructed with sprung ends to hold them firmly in place.

For Quantity pricing please enquire.

Hive World supplies a Kitset Hive Base which comes with tanalised runners.  This sturdy New Zealand made product provides a firm base for your hive supers.  Easy to put together and provides an untreated natural habitat for your bees home to rest on.

Every home needs a good foundation to build on!

All you need to supply is the nails.

Hive Doctor Smart Nuc made from Corflute with new Smart Lock lid and patented heat sealing technology.

Available in 5-frame or 7-frame.

Our Hive mat kitset includes kiln dried rims with a tempered hardboard sheet for a durable product to use in your hive.

The hive mat is used as an insulator and to prevent your hive lid from being stuck down by over-active propolizing bees.  You can sit your top feeder on it and make a small hole for the bees to enter the feeder.  This works particularly well with the Hive World Top Feeder as it has its own lid to keep the bees insulated from the weather.

The 40mm rim hive mat can be used as an escape board.  Firstly,  make a hole in the mat then screw a bee escape (either an 8-way or porter style) on top.   Place it underneath the supers you are wanting to harvest.  The deeper rim allows for the addition of the bee escape:  this means it will fit comfortably between the hive boxes.

We also supply a nuc hive mat to fit your nuc boxes.  Check your options below:

(For quantity pricing, please call us.)

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.

Hive World supplies Kitset Nuc Boxes for you to hive a small colony of bees – usually a package, swarm or split.

Constructed in New Zealand from local materials and supplied flat pack for economy of handling.

Nuc boxes are useful for:

• holding frames while you inspect your hives or when redistributing between hives.
• as a swarmcatcher – Bait the box with swarm lure such as Charme des Abeilles https://www.hiveworld.co.nz/product/bee-charm-swarm-attractant-2/ as well as some spare comb for best results.
• a mating nuc for raising queens.  See below link for how to do this:https://www.honeybeesuite.com/how-to-start-a-queen-in-a-two-frame-nuc/

Hive World also supplies Galv lids and hive mats for nuc boxes.

Hive World sells a useful Nuc Box Package which is a good thing to have on hand in case of swarms and when you have a sudden need to do splits.

Package includes a galv roof hive mat and wooden floor with a nuc box including a nuc entrance disc.

These are paraffin dipped and painted for long life.

Paradise 10L Feeder to use with your Paradise hiveware.

Ergonomic design fits seamlessly between your beebox and the hive lid.

Supplied with 1 x polycarbonate bee saver.

Pricing breaks available for 10 x product, 50 x product and 100 x product.  Please contact us for quotation either on phone:  0800 000 770 or email: [email protected]

Paradise Hive Bottom with Aluminium net for Varroa control.

Sturdy EPS100 Polystyrene construction to support your Paradise Bee Boxes.

Paradise Entrance Reducer complete with 2 shutters is an essential part of your Paradise Hive.  The sliding shutters enable you to narrow the entrance if the hive is weak to allow it to defend itself.  The reducer also prevents rodents from entering the hive.

Paradise Hive Top with two belt supports fits snugly over your Paradise hive thanks to its ergonomic design.

Cavity on the underside allows room for placement of pollen patties on the frames of the bee box.  Hardened edges protect top from damage from the hive strap.

Paradise Langstroth Body + 4 plastic profiles to protect the edges.  Available in Full Depth or 3/4 Depth sizes.

A long-lasting lightweight option for your hiveware.  Paradise EPS100 (Expanded Polystyrene) is an amazingly strong product that will last up to 30 years.  Its excellent thermal performance provides a healthy environment for your bees all year round.  Keeps the cold and damp out through winter and protects the hive from excessive heat in the summer.

As a result, your bees can use their energy to build up the honey reserves and expand the hive early in the season as they are not wasting their energy keeping the hive at an ambient temperature.

NOTE – We have price breaks for quantity buys, please contact us.

There are 3 options when purchasing a Nuc&Mate hive system:

1. HFP-NMB:  The Basic Nuc&Mate with hive top & ventilated bottom, 1 x nuc body.
2. HFP-NMBF:  As above plus a 5L top feeder with 2 x plexy beesavers.
3. HFP-NMBC:  As per option 2 plus a division board.

The Nuc & Mate Hive:
The Nuc & Mate Hive is designed for maximum efficiency and ease of use.  This nucleus hive can be used to expand your beekeeping operation, to sell bees or as an economical mating hive.
The Nuc & Mate Hive is made of food grade, extra hardened, expanded
polystyrene (EPS) with a density of over 100 kg/m3.  With proper use, the
Nuc & Mate Hive will last for several decades.

The bottom board, hive body and top are manufactured with a 6 mm high notch system which locks the parts firmly into each other.   The design ensures  good ventilation as well as ease of transport and stacking.

The Nuc & Mate Hive has a screen bottom board with two 18 mm high
entrances on opposite sides.  In the middle of the bottom board there is a 7 mm wide groove for the divider board so the hive can be used for two separate mating units. The mesh covering the ventilation hole in the bottom board should be secured with two screws. The groove for the dividing board continues up the end walls as well as along the inside of the hive top. The base has scalloped edges that allow a good ventilation and grip.

With the Nuc & Mate Hive two queens can be mated within the same
box by dividing the six frame hive into two three frame mating units. When using as a mating hive, each three frame compartment should be equipped with one frame with emerging brood, one frame containing food
(or a frame feeder) and one foundation frame together with a ripe queen
cell or hatched queen. When the queen is laying, the unit can be reused
for mating another queen. In autumn, the divider is removed and the six
frame colony is overwintered with a young queen.  Then, by the next season,
these nuclei will evolve into valuable honey producing hives.

Paradise Nuc&Mate 5L Feeder with 2 x plexy covers to fit your Nuc&Mate Hive.

Double ended feeding to allow for two nucs per box.

Made from lightweight but strong EPS100 expanded polystyrene that integrates seamlessly into the beehive.  Easy to install and remove when feeding is required.

Paradise Nuc&Mate Division Board turns your Nuc&Mate into a twin breeding colony with 3 frames in each.  When over-wintering, division board is easily removed to allow a 6-frame colony to survive safely.

Quantity price-breaks are available on this product – see below for details.

Paradise Nuc&Mate Entrance Reducers are used to narrow the opening to protect your new colonies or to completely close one end if you are only raising one colony per box.

Hive World supplies the Queen Trap System as part of the Paradise range.  It fits the Paradise bee boxes perfectly of course.  However you can still use with the regular timber supers, it just overhangs the edges.

The Queen Trap System works by providing an additional opening for the bees above the queen excluder allowing the beekeeper to close off the lower entrance to the brood box.  This therefore keeps the queen safe inside and unable to swarm.

Adding supers to your hive is as easy as clicking the correct option below:

Choose from full depth or 3/4 depth and waxed plastic foundation frames or timber with wax foundation.

Ready to Go when you are!