Our complete Wax Dipped beehives are just what you need to get started or expand your apiary! You'll love our 10 frame medium hive. Medium boxes are much lighter to lift than the more common deep hive box, which can weigh up to 90 pounds when full of honey! Another benefit of these hives, is that both your brood boxes and supers are the same size, making things simpler to manage.
These complete Wax Dipped hives come with two bottom boards options, our solid wood bottom board, or a screened wooden bottom board.
Includes the following:
1 - bottom board (select option at checkout)
2 - medium 6-5/8" supers (assembled)
20 - assembled wood frames with plastic double wax coated foundation
1 - inner cover (assembled)
1 - wood telescoping outer cover
1 - entrance reducer
All components are fully assembled and ready to use! No painting or prep required!
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.
