NATIONAL HIVES
NATIONAL HIVES
Beginners Kit - NationalThis is a perfect kit for all novice beekeepers to get started. It includes: National Hive Complete Flat Pack (with 2 supers) White Bee Suit Heavy Duty Leather Gloves Smoker Smoker fuel x2 Hive Tool Bee Brush Please select suit & glove size from drop down menus
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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.
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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
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EKE 100mmAn eke in beekeeping is a shallow wooden or straw rim or spacer that matches the dimensions of a beehive box. It sits between, above, or beneath hive components to create temporary or permanent extra space.
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Eke Crownboard - 100mm, National or CommercialPerspex crownboard with bee space on one side & 100mm eke on the other side. Can be used for feeding & Apiguard application. How to use an eke They can be placed above the brood nest to house baggy feeders. ... Anything that requires extra space can be enclosed by an eke including pollen patties, sugar cakes, grease patties, or mite treatments. You can put deep frames in a medium box or medium frames in a shallow box if you put an eke under it. Our rapid top feeder fits perfectly in this eke. Feeder here
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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...
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Hive StandDouble hive stand suitable for national and commercial hives. National and commercial frames both hang perfectly on the hive stand for additional space.
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Mesh For Hive FloorHeavy duty mesh sheets approx. 460x460mm. Construct your own Bee hive open mesh floor to combat Varroa, improve wintering, due to lack of water and vapour and increase ventilation. .
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National Brood BoxAssembly instructions below - National hive brood box. Flat packed for home assembly.
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National Dummy BoardNational hive dummy board. Please select single, double or triple frame size. 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.
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National Hive FloorFully assembled bottom board with removable varroa tray to fit National or Commercial hive
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National Hive Super BoxAssembly instructions HERE National hive super box. Flat packed for home assembly.
PREMIER NATIONAL HIVE
Premier National Hive - CompleteComplete Premier national hive flat pack with all frames & wax foundation for home assembly. This hive is made from top quality timber with no knots or imperfections. Fitment is 100% perfect in every way. Kit contains: 1 x Varroa floor (assembled) 1 x Brood chamber (flat pack) 2 x Super chamber(flat pack) 1 x Roof (assembled) 1 x Queen excluder 1 x Crownboard (assembled) 12 x Hoffman brood frames (flat pack) 12 x Brood wired foundation 20 x Manley super frames (flat pack) 20 x Super foundation 1x Brood dummy board 1x Pack hive nails 1x Pack frame nails
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Queen ExcluderQueen excluder to fit national or commercial hives. 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. Queen excluders are removed in the autumn; otherwise, the queen would not be able to move with the winter cluster and would die from exposure. A replacement queen can be difficult to introduce because the bees will not be accustomed to the new queen's pheromones. New queens can be killed by the hive. Therefore, the death of a queen in winter is dangerous for a hive and can be expensive for a beekeeper. Queen excluders are used with some queen breeding methods, especially as a way to allow queen cells to be built in the same hive with an existing queen, or as a way to house multiple queens in the same hive
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Queen Excluder - National or CommercialPlastic queen excluder to suit commercial and national hives. Please not that colour may differ from picture. 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. Queen excluders are removed in the autumn; otherwise, the queen would not be able to move with the winter cluster and would die from exposure. A replacement queen can be difficult to introduce because the bees will not be accustomed to the new queen's pheremones. New queens can be killed by the hive. Therefore, the death of a queen in winter is dangerous for a hive and can be expensive for a beekeeper.
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Queen Excluder - Steel WireSteel queen excluder 430x430mm Will work on national/commercial hives but fitting of a timber rim is advised. 460x460mm also available, please select from drop down menu.
