Bee Hive 8 Frame Complete Bee Hives and Supplies Starter Kit, Waxed Beehives for Beginners with Bee Hive Frame and Waxed Foundation Include 2 Deep Hive Box and 1 Medium Bee Hive Super

Handsome piece, well made of sturdy materials, came waxed and was easy to assemble. Was missing a piece but the warehouse is shipping me out a replacement so no worries there.

These are well-made hives and have a nice dove-tail system in the corners of the boxes that fit nicely together. Solid boxes and the walls are thick, sturdy & wax covered as it should be. They are just as easy to put together as others that I have bought which is a bit time consuming, but not at all difficult. The only disappointing thing (which is my fault that I didn't read the detail), is that the bottom on this is solid. I wanted one that had the screen at the bottom above the solid bottom. You can get it, but it is sold separately with this company which it was included with others that I've bought. All in all, seems to be a solid hive.

Bees were moving in within hours...

Very nice bee hives for the hobbyist or novice beekeeper. Have had 2 of these hives for two years, and 7 for one year. Also bought six more hives of the 10-frame version of this same brand/hive for spring splits and caught swarms. The kit comes with just about everything you need for starting a hive. Comes with two (2) deep/brood boxes and one (1) medium honey super. Includes 16 brood frames (8 for each brood box) and 8 honey super frames. Bottom board is reversible (summer/winter) and has entrance reducer and mouse guard. Also has inner top cover and galvanized metal outer/top cover. Comes completely unassembled, but super easy to build for almost anyone. Just need to be able to drive Phillips screws and tap in some small nails with a hammer. Brood and super boxes have pre-drilled holes for screws and fit together very snugly. All wood that is exterior facing has been wax dipped. Frames are not wax dipped. Frame foundations are somewhat pre-waxed but recommend additional waxing. (Google or search YouTube) Recommend wood glue for frame joints and even drilling some narrow screws for more robust frame support. (can pick up extra #6 screws about 1-1/4 inch at your local hardware store. Pre-drilling those holes helps prevent splitting the frames. This helps a lot once you have frames with a lot of propolis and they're tightly stuck together and must use the leverage of your hive tool to remove frames. This helps from having the top bar of frames being pulled apart over time.

I received this shipment about 2 day's early. The packaging was well done and contents organized making examination simple and assembly quick. Of course I added glue to every joint which was not really necessary. The wax buildup in the dovetails made it hard to join the pieces but I used my heat gun for just a few seconds and they slid together in an almost prefect corner. I did end up splitting one piece at the top edge as I put in the screw. I avoided that on all the others by hand tightening the screw for the final few turns. I did notice a few nails that were bent but there were extra so no problem. Love the quality and look of these hives. I would advise anyone to purchase these products. Top quality and they look fantastic.