Our complete Wax Dipped beehives are just what you need to get started or expand your apiary! This is the most widely used size of beehive. A simple, 10 frame Langstroth design which has been a mainstay of beekeeping for 150 years!
These complete Wax Dipped hives come with 2 bottom board options, our solid wood bottom board, or a screened wooden bottom board.
Includes the following:
1 - bottom board (select option at checkout)
1 - pine deep 9-5/8" hive body (assembled)
10 - assembled wood frames with plastic double wax coated foundation
1 - inner cover (assembled)
1 - wood telescoping cover
1 - entrance reducer
All components are fully assembled and ready to use!
About wax dipping: our wax dipped beehive components will stand the test of time and are completely ready to use! The hive parts are boiled in hot wax. During that process, moisture is forced out of the wood and wax is forced in.
Wax dipped hive components are known to last for 20 years or more with zero maintenance, and NO NEED to reapply wax later. Wax dipped hives CANNOT be painted, but instead preserves the beautiful, natural wood appearance. The wood color will steadily darken over time from exposure to the sun, but it won't rot or deteriorate!
Our wax dipped hive components are NOT THE SAME as some of our competitors, particularly the cheap imported hives from Amazon, Temu, and other online sellers. Their so-called "wax dipping" process involves just a quick dip into a vat of warm liquid wax, which simply coats the wood, rather than impregnating the wood like our process does. Their process will require re-coating every couple of years, while ours will last for decades without maintenance.
