Irish Bee Supplies
QUEEN REARING
Cell Protector - Pack Of TenCell protectors are used to protect queen cells installed by a beekeeper when making nucs or splits . Bees sometimes will damage queen cells, in particular if the nuc or split has just been made and the colony is not ready for a new queen cell just yet.
HONEY JARS & PROCESSING ACCESSORIES
CombcapperCombcapper is an essential tool in helping beekeepers remove the honeycomb cappings from bee frames. Until now, most beekeepers were faced with two alternatives: buying expensive capping units or building their own homemade contraption. Combcapper solves the problem with one simple, easy-to-use product .
COMMERCIAL HIVES
Commercial Hive - Flat PackNO FRAMES OR FOUNDATION INCLUDED 1 x Varroa floor (assembled) 1 x Super (flat pack) (extra super available in drop down menu above) 1 x Brood (flat pack) 1 x Roof (assembled) 1 x Plastic queen excluder 1 x Crownboard (assembled)
COMMERCIAL HIVES
Commercial Super - Flat PackCommercial Super - Flat Pack. Looking for a hive super box that's perfect for your buzzing buddies? Our Commercial Super is just the ticket! This flat-packed beauty is designed for easy home assembly, so you can get your hive up and running in no time. With frame runners available in the drop-down menu, you can customize your setup to suit your needs.
QUEEN REARING
Crown Of Thorns Marking CageOriginal style crown of thorns queen marking cage. While the queen is on the comb, you should lower the cage over the queen. The worker bees will escape from the spikes but the queen will remain. Using a queen marking pen or numbering kit - you should put a dot on the back of her thorax .
NATIONAL HIVES
Crownboard - 2 slotCrownboard to fit national and commercial hive with slots for porter bee escapes. Crownboards cover the hive under the roof and are typically ply with one or two holes designed for feeding and/or Porter bee escapes.
MAISEMORE
Crownboard - Maisemore NucClear perspex crownboard for Maisemore polystyrene nucleus. Crownboards cover the hive under the roof and are typically ply with one or two holes designed for feeding and/or Porter bee escapes . Since the most basic function they serve is to prevent the roof being propolised down they can be as simple as a sheet of thick polythene cut to size.
PARADISE HONEY
Crownboard - Paradise Honey hivePerspex crownboard for Paradise Honey poly hive. Crownboards cover the hive under the roof and are typically ply with one or two holes designed for feeding and/or Porter bee escapes. Since the most basic function they serve is to prevent the roof being propolised down they can be as simple as a sheet of thick polythene cut to size.
MAISEMORE
Crownboard Maisemore HivePerspex crownboard for Maisemore national or commercial hive. Crownboards cover the hive under the roof and are typically ply with one or two holes designed for feeding and/or Porter bee escapes. Since the most basic function they serve is to prevent the roof being propolised down they can be as simple as a sheet of thick polythene cut to size.
HONEY JARS & PROCESSING ACCESSORIES
Double StrainerStainless steel double honey strainer. Diameter of strainer bowl 23cm.
HONEY JARS & PROCESSING ACCESSORIES
Double Strainer - OblongStainless steel double mesh filter Approximately 340x240x120mm You can strain using cheesecloth or two-stage filters over a gauged sieve, pour the honey through a nylon filter inside a bucket and suspend the filter to let the honey drain through, or choose a combination honey sieve and bottling tank to streamline your filtering and packaging process.
COMMERCIAL HIVES
Dummy Board - Commercial - single, double, tripleDummy board for commercial hive Choose size from drop down menu. Dummy boards are for closing gaps in the brood when the frames do not fit exactly, preventing heat loss and the build up of brace comb . Removing the boards first will mean you have more space to inspect the rest of your frames.
NATIONAL HIVES
Dummy Board - National SolidSmall National dummy board Approximately 75% the width of a single dummy board to fill spaces where a single dummy board won't fit
NATIONAL HIVES
Entrance BlockEntrance block for national & commercial varroa floors. Obviously, the main purpose of the hive entrance is to provide bees with an easy way to get in and out of their hive. However, the utility of these entrances goes far beyond that. The entrance allows the colony to actively thermo-regulate conditions inside the hive. By creating a significant flow of air, into and out of the hive by flapping their wings, bees can manipulate ventilation from an entrance in summer A mechanism to reduce moisture. The flow of air can help reduce the build-up of moisture within the hive, which can be a serious threat to the colony in the passive environment of the hive during winter. As a staging point for the transfer of resources from forager bees to house bees . From nectar to propolis and water these are all essential resources for the colony. A well-defined area for guard bees to effectively defend. The colony needs the ability to repel threats such as robber bees (other colonies from your own b...
HIVE TOOLS & ACCESSORIES
Excluder CleanerStainless steel tool for cleaning of wire queen excluders. Scrape off the wax and propolis and reach between the wires of metal excluders with this handy tool with teeth on each side. .
MAISEMORE
Feeder For Maisemore HiveMiller style syrup feeder for national & commercial Maisemore hives. Medium to strong bee colonies can be fed dry white table sugar placed on hive mats or in-trays under the hive lid . Bees need water to liquefy the sugar crystals. They will source water from outside the hive or use condensation from inside the hive.
FEEDING & SUPPLEMENTS
Feeder To Fit 1lb JarCap which converts standard twist lock jar to contact feeder. Medium to strong bee colonies can be fed dry white table sugar placed on hive mats or in-trays under the hive lid . Bees need water to liquefy the sugar crystals. They will source water from outside the hive or use condensation from inside the hive.
COMMERCIAL FOUNDATION
Foundation - Commercial BroodWired commercial brood comb foundation sheets. Supplied in packs of 10. Foundation is a pressed wax or plastic frame insert with a hexagonal template for bees to build their comb on . Combs built on foundation are always straight, very stable, and are dominated by worker bee brood with little drone comb.
NATIONAL FOUNDATION
Foundation - National Brood UnwiredUnwired national brood comb foundation sheets. Supplied in packs of 10. Foundation is a pressed wax or plastic frame insert with a hexagonal template for bees to build their comb on . Combs built on foundation are always straight, very stable, and are dominated by worker bee brood with little drone comb.
PARADISE HONEY
Queen Excluder - Paradise Honey HivePlastic queen excluder for Paradise Honey national hive. The intent of the queen excluder is to limit the queen's access to the honey supers. If the queen lays eggs in the honey supers and a brood develops in them it is difficult to harvest clean honey. It makes fall management more difficult.
SMOKERS
Smoker BellowsUniversal replacement leather bellows for smoker. A bee smoker is the device beekeepers use to puff smoke into their hives. This smoke doesn't harm bees, it just interferes with their sense of smell so that they don't react to alarm pheromones . Bee smokers are usually referred to as smokers for short.
