The National Hive

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This is the most popular hive used in this area with a practical design. In the flat made from utility grade cedar, price includes nails and instructions.
The Hive can be purchased both as a complete hive or in its component parts...click here
Also included here is the Commercial Hive brood body, being only slightly larger externally, it can be used in conjunction with National Hives

Complete Hive: comes with the following.
Floor
Brood body
Queen excluder
Supers
Crown board
Roof
Deep frames and foundation
Shallow frames and Foundation
Spacers
Porter bee escapes
Hive nail packs
Runners
Assembly instructions / Information Pack

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component parts

Floor
Open Mesh Floor
Brood Body
Framed Wire Queen Excluder
Steel Queen Excluder
Harmless plastic Queen Excluder
Super
Crown Board
Roof 4”
Roof Lid, Metal
Hive Stand
Entrance Block

Commercial (16" x 10")
Some beekeepers find that the brood area of a National Hive is to small for certain breeds, by using the brood box of a commercial hive it helps provide more egg laying area for the more prolific laying queen. Being only about 4mm larger externally, it can be used in conjunction with National Hive parts.

Brood Body
Hoffman Frames (DN4)
Deep Wired Foundation

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