The Beekeeper's Starter Kit

The Pack Includes:

THE HIVE:

The Buzz Box hive is a UK National Hive which is the most common type of hive used here in the UK. It is delivered flat-packed and includes the following:

- The Brood Box (where the Queen lays eggs to keep the colony populated) 

- 10 x Brood Frames & Wax Foundation (to go in the Brood Box)

- 2 x Supers (where the bees make and store honey)

- 20 x Super Frames & Wax Foundation (for the Supers)

- A Roof (to keep everything dry!)

- A Crown Board (keeps bees out of the roof space, and has other uses)

- A Queen Excluder (stops Her Royal Highness from laying eggs in the supers)

- The Hive Floor with Entrance Block and Varroa Board

- A Feeder

The Brood Box and Supers have Perspex windows built in so that you can look inside and see the bees working on the comb without disturbing them.

THE SUIT & TOOLS:

- A Smoker (used to keep the bees calm, if needed, when you're inspecting them)

- A Hive Tool (the most important tool a beekeeper can have)

- A Beekeeping Suit (Also essential, despite what you might see on social media!)

- A pair of leather Beekeeping Gloves