Made of hoop pine, with Rebated ends, these are ready to assemble. For a small extra cost, we can treat them with Copper Naphthenate which protects against wood rot (see article in FAQ). Available to suit both 10 and 8 frame hives.
Full Depth - Budget
$17.90 - 10 Frame
$17.60 - 8 Frame
Budget simply means the timber has a knot or other minor flaw. Made of hoop pine, with Rebated ends, these are ready to assemble. For a small extra cost, we can treat them with Copper Naphthenate which protects against wood rot (see article in FAQ). Available to suit both 10 and 8 frame hives.
WSP - Rebated
$15.00 - 10 Frame
$15.00 - 8 Frame
WSP (from its designer W.S. Pender) is one of the shallower depth supers at aprox 195mm. Made of hoop pine, with Rebated ends, these are ready to assemble. For a small extra cost, we can treat them with Copper Naphthenate which protects against wood rot.
Ideal - Rebated
$13.20 - 10 Frame
$13.20 - 8 Frame
The Ideal is one of the shallower depth supers at aprox 145mm deep. Made of hoop pine, with rebated ends, these are ready to assemble. For a small extra cost, we can treat them with Copper Naphthenate which protects against wood rot.
Half Depth - Rebated
$12.20- 10 Frame
$12.20 - 8 Frame
The Half depth is one of the shallower depth supers, at aprox 120mm deep. Made of hoop pine, with rebated ends, these are ready to assemble. For a small extra cost, we can treat them with Copper Naphthenate which protects against wood rot (see article in FAQ)
Brood Box - Rebated
$22.50 - 10 Frame
$22.50 - 8 Frame
A brood box is simply a deep super, with an entrance cut in the front. Most beekeepers use a standard super with risers, which serves the same function, but allows you to use it as a honey super later on
Treat with Copper Naphthenate
$5.50
Pine timber will rot, if not treated. Painting will help, however the microbes can gain entry even from cuts and nicks from your hive tool. The solution is to treat the pine with Copper Naphthenate.
Nucleus Boxes: 4 Frame complete
$36.50
The standard 4 frame nucleus hive. These come as a flat pack, ready to be assembled.
Box Cleats
$3.00 pair - 10 Frame
$3.00 pair - 8 Frame
Pine box cleats to enable mechanized lifting of supers. We recommend they be treated with Copper Naphthenate to protect against wood rot.
Observation Hive - 1 Frame
$66.50
The standard single frame observation hive. This comes assembled with 2 sheets of perspex.
Super Lifter
$3150.00
The super lifter is an essential component on the infeed to the uncapping process. It improves efficiency. You trolly 5 supers on to the base plate and when you remove the top super the next one is lifted automatically to the same height. Saving your back.