Dadant offers painted and assembled supers as well as unassembled supers for honey supers, such as the 10-Frame Medium Super 6 5/8" Commercial Unassembled, which is widely used among commercial beekeepers. When full, a 10-frame super will yield more honey, brood and pollen compared to an 8-frame super. This is where beekeepers will “pull” honey. Bees will eat their way up the hive body to the super and consume stockpiled honey and pollen for survival. They function as a storage place for honey and pollen for months when honey flow and pollen collection are not possible. Honey Supers: Honey supers are located above the hive body. Our 10-frame metal bound queen excluder is perfect for standard hives. If the queen lays eggs in the honey super, it can be more difficult to extract clean honey from the hive. This restricts the queen to laying eggs and raising brood in the hive body, while the workers fill frames in the upper section with honey. The precise size of the grid prevents the larger queen and drones from leaving the hive body, but allow the smaller worker bees to pass through. Queen Excluder: The queen excluder is a flat section of the hive with a gauged metal grid. Our 8-Frame Deep Beginner’s Kit Unassembled is perfect for beginner hobbyists. Some beekeepers purchase 8-frame hives because they are about 10 pounds lighter than 10-frame hives when filled. 10-frame hive bodies are 9 ½” in height and can weigh up to 85 pounds when filled with honey, brood or pollen. Hive Body: A hive body, also known as the brood chamber, brood nest, brood box or deep super, sits on top of the bottom board and serves as the living quarters for the colony. Some beekeepers will buy screened bottom boards as an alternative because they provide more ventilation, which makes the beehive cooler in summer and improves moisture levels in winter. Our 10-Frame Bottom Board Commercial Unassembled allows 3/4" for a summer entrance and 3/8" for winter. The entrance has two settings: a wide setting for warmer months and a reduced size for colder conditions. This includes a single entrance for bees to enter and exit the hive as well as help them defend the hive from possible threats. Our 10-Frame Hive Stand Select Unassembled protects the hive bottom and gives bees an angled landing area.īottom Board: A bottom board is the floor of a beehive. This keeps the bottom board dry and helps insulate the hive. Hive Stand: A hive stand elevates the hive off the ground. A basic hive consists of seven components: A hive stand, bottom board, hive body, queen excluder, honey super, inner cover and a hive cover. Knowing the parts of a beehive is vital for understanding your colony. These hives also fit in smaller spaces, which is convenient for small backyards. In comparison, 8-frame beehives are lighter when full, which make them easier to handle if standard hives are too heavy. 10-frame hives give bees two additional frames for honey and brood production. and Canada buy 10-frame beehive kits for their honey bees, but 8-frame hives have become more popular in the past few decades.
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