Hive & Colony Maintenance

Honeybee entrance feeder caps   *# of punched holes may vary*

Placed in a 10 frame super, these make uncapping a breeze as cappings protrude over the edge due to the increase spacing - no more low areas!  Not to be used with new foundation - must be drawn out completely before spacing.  We currently only...

Standard Size for 9-5/8" Depth Boxes Bees need drone comb to be healthy.  These frames are effectively used to increase your mating success for queen rearing.  However, their best use is for mite control.  Mites prefer drone cells due...

Similar features as the 10 frame top divided feeder.  Works perfectly with the 5 frame nucs!

Feed hives efficiently. Low profile 360° trough allows many bees to feed at once.  Helpful hint: Fill trough with a coil of nylon rope to give bees a surface to stand on and prevent them from drowning.

Amino-B Booster is a specially formulated apiary blend of free amino acids that can be mixed with Honey-B-Healthy which enhances its attractiveness to bees and prevents fermentation.  As a blend of of free amino acids it is assimilated rapidly,...

Replacement lid for the 1 gallon Pail Feeder (664). 

Invert the pail over the hole in the inner cover and surround with an empty deep hive body (2 empty medium supers work also) and place your telescopic cover over it. Robbers can not get at the syrup.  Holds 1 gallon of syrup. 

Honey-B-Healthy is a feeding stimulant formulated with natural essential oils.  Prevents mold and fungus in mixed syrup, boosts immune system, calms bees when sprayed, works to mask pheromones when combining weak colonies and improves queen...

Lure measures 2-3/4" long.  Enough to last about 3 months.  This lure replicates the nasanov pheromone, or the "come hither"  scent scout bees use to mark a potential home site for its swarm.  Very effective!  

This video shows the capture of 9 swarms in different situations, feral colony, bee removal, dealing with the bees after the catch, equipment and other bonus video with Ohio beekeeper, Dave Duncan.  This is an awesome DVD shot in High Def...

This is really the quickest, cheapest and easiest way to remove those straggler bees clinging to frames at harvest time.  Not recommended as a way to clear large amounts of bees from frames, as you can do a bit of damage to the bees.  However,...

Wire your frames as normal.  Run wire between the cogs on this tool to crimp and the wire will become as tight as a banjo string!  Makes for easier embedding and better quality frames that the bees will work evenly.  

Place between brood boxes and honey super to keep the queen down in the brood nest and from laying in your honey super. Worker bees pass back and forth through it. It is worth noting that there isn't any difference between a plastic queen excluder for...

The brass embedding wheel has a groove for the wire to run in holding it much more securely.  On either side of the groove, are small "grippers", which embed the wire much better. 

This frame grip has been around for decades and is still the best tool for getting out those tight, glued up frames.  Smooth molded aluminum with spring action.  It clamps the frame snugly for easy removal.