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The Little Giant 10-Frame Complete Beehive is pre-assembled for easy set up and use. The Complete Beehive includes: telescoping outer cover, vented inner cover, 10-frame 9.5 inch deep hive body, 9.125 inch wooden frames with wax-coated black plastic foundation, screened bottom board, mite grid and entrance reducer. Bees and other supplies must be purchased separately. Why keep bees: Bee Conservation, Plant Pollination and Honey Production. Beekeeping is a simply hobby with sweet rewards.
The Little Giant 5-Pack Deep Hive Frame is made of unfinished pine and comes with black wax-coated plastic foundation already installed for easy viewing of your hive's brood activity. Ready to be placed in your hive right out of the box! Includes five 9.25-inch deep wooden frames with black wax-coated plastic foundation.
This 5-gallon bucket comes with a tightly fitting lid and honey gate. Place it under your extractor to collect honey. It can also be used to bring simple syrup to your hives and refill feeders early in the season. Made of HDPE plastic.
The Screened Bottom Board is the most important tool when it comes to pest management in beekeeping. Along with a mite grid (included) allows you to passively control and monitor mite levels and accurately measure the number of mites present in the hive. Using this Little Giant Screened Bottom Board can help you reduce mites, improve ventilation in your hive, and may increase brood production. This Screened Bottom Board is made of durable pine. Works with all Little Giant 10-frame Hives.
Feed your bees! This honeybee feeding stimulant is made up of lemongrass and spearmint essential oils. It helps promote healthy, vigorous hives. Use in late winter and early spring when nectar supply is low. Can also be added to your feeding mix to help build up packages, nucs and swarms. Can also be used in sugar water instead of smoke to calm bees, or sprayed on foundation to help encourage acceptance. Comes in an 8-oz. bottle.
The Homegrown Honey Bees book is "an absolute beginner's guide to beekeeping". You'll find everything you need to know about beekeeping inside this helpful book. It covers everything from getting your first package of bees, to harvesting your first batch of honey. Written in easy-to-understand language, with plenty of colorful pictures and detailed information to get you through your first year as a beekeeper.
Gives you a helping hand when you're inspecting your hive. This handy Little Giant Frame Rest provides a secure hold for your frame, keeping it out of your way, and off the ground. Easily slides on and off the long side of your hive box, and can be taken from hive to hive.
Keep the elements out of your hive with this Little Giant Outer Cover. Made from durable wood with a weather-resistant aluminum covering, this telescoping Outer Cover will fit securely on your 10-frame hive. The cover is oversized to provide a telescoping feature, providing the hive with extra protection from the elements. The cover can slide front to back (telescope) in order to provide more or less ventilation to the hive. Perfect for building your own hive, or as a replacement part for your Little Giant Hive Kit. Can be painted or left natural.
This Little Giant Solid Bottom Board is made of one piece 1/2" exterior plywood construction with tongue and groove white pine rails. Can be used as an alternative to screened bottom boards in your hive. Makes a durable, stable base for your hive. Can be used with all Little Giant 10-frame Hives.
5PK Deep Plastic Foundation
Bee-Pro pollen substitute contains all the vitamins, minerals, lipids and antioxidants bees need to produce food for their larvae. This high-protein subsitute can be used for building colonies in late winter or early spring, to prepare for pollination and to maintain or increase brood production prior to and after honey flow. Free of all contaminants and contains no natural pollen, as natural pollen may still contain pesticide residue and disease-carrying bacteria. Can be fed dry in a feeder box, or made into pollen patties. Comes in a 1-lb. canister.
Protective Beekeeping Veil, Mesh & Cotton Material, Drawstring Front Will Allow You To Use This Veil Without Having To Wear Full Protective Clothing.
Galvanized Steel Frame Grip, Allows You To Grab Frames Without Mistakenly Killing Bees With Large Fingers, Great For Beekeepers With Limited Finger Dexterity, A Great Addition To Any Beekeepers Tool Box.
Metal Queen Bee Excluder, Made Of Metal, For A Long Hive Life, Used To Restrict The Queens Laying Area, While The QueenIs Unable Pass Through Openings, The Other Bees In The Hive Are Able To Pass Through Due To Their Smaller Size, Use Between The Top Brood Box & The Medium Honey Super, Install Only After The Honey Super Has Been Drawn Out.
The Little Giant Queen Excluder prevents the queen from producing brood in the honey supers. Precisely measured holes allow the worker bees to move throughout the hive while preventing the queen from moving upward out of the brood box. Made of injection-molded plastic, the queen excluder is easy-to-clean and lies flat on the brood box.
9.5", Metal Hive Tool, Use To Remove Unwanted Comb & Pry Hive Components Apart During Inspections, Bees Are Really Great At Producing Propolis, That Acts As A Glue Or Caulking & The Bees Will Propolis Every Part Of Their Hive, With A Curve End & Easy Grip, A Staple For Every Beekeeper.
This Little Giant Entrance Reducer will help control ventilation and keep out pesky robbers! Designed to fit a 10-frame Langstroth hive, this reducer will work with either a solid or screen bottom board. Made of solid pine and cut with two notches to provide two different entrance sizes. Simply place the reducer beneath the bottom brood box to create the entrance size desired.