• Observation Hive
  • Observation Hive
  • Observation Hive
  • Observation Hive
  • Observation Hive
  • Observation Hive
  • Observation Hive

Observation Hive

Regular price $149.99
Unit price per

An observation hive is a great way to teach about bees and beekeeping in schools, fairs, or bee events. Additionally, displaying live bees at your honey booth can increase customer interest, and therefore boost sales!

The box itself has 5 frames capacity, and an additional frame with the queen and brood is placed in the upper viewing area. This allows the bees plenty of space to work and move around, while keeping the queen and the "important stuff" easy to see!

Our observation hive is designed around a 5 frame nuc box. We've added handles to the box and offer an optional migratory lid, allowing you to use this as a normal 5 frame nuc box.  So, this investment can work for you year-around, whether you're displaying bees or not!

A handy entrance disk on the front allows you to easily close in the bees when needed, and the bottom is screened for extra ventilation. We also include a corrugated plastic bottom tray that slides below the screened bottom when needed.

Watch our video for more info. This observation hive is a fantastic value!

Customer Reviews

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Karen Hilbourn
Works great!

Interestingly, when I took this out to the apiary, I put some bees in it & put the hive in my car, put my smoker away, came back & my car was full of bees. I thought to myself, "Dang, they musta sold me an Observation Hive that leaks bees!". Turns out I'd left the front door to the hive open! LOL. As it turns out, the Observation Hive works flawlessly. There is even a board under the bottom screen board to catch debris, so you don't have to worry about leaving a mess on anyone's table. This is a great product and they gave me a price I couldn't pass up at the conference.

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Brian Keaveney
Quality construction and great value.

I’m very happy with my recent purchase of Hillco’s observation hive.
It looks like a piece of furniture after I applied a few coats of poly.
I also added a swivel to the bottom for an easy ability to turn it around.
It was quite the hit at a recent festival.

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Robert Smith
Great Observation Hives

My observation hive arrived and it looks great. I will paint it and cannot wait to put live frames in it. It is sturdy, functional, and was a great price.

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justin dufort
Mine was unfinished.

Missing blue thing and piece of wood above it.

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andy rosman
Hilco is top of the hill

Observation Hive is great just have to get it ready for spring with a little Eco wood everything I buy from hilco is Top Notch and if there is a problem they bend over backwards to help you for the most