NAHBE Conference Pick-Up Special
- Save $30 off the regular price.
- Conference pick-up only. Discounted preorder pricing, while supplies last.
- Sold without frames.
An insulated tan medium super for 10 medium frames. The lighter choice for honey: a full medium weighs about 50–60 lb (23–27 kg), compared with about 80–90 lb (36–41 kg) for a full deep. Walls are independently lab-tested to R-6.93, and it arrives assembled with stainless steel latches and built-in handles.
Getting started
Add a medium super when the colony has drawn out and is using 7–8 of the 10 frames in the top box. To keep brood out of your honey, place a queen excluder between the brood boxes and the honey super.
Running an all-medium hive? Mediums also work as brood boxes, so some beekeepers use them for everything: every box and frame is the same size and lighter to lift. Use 3 mediums for brood (about the same comb as 2 deeps), then add more mediums for honey. That means 30 brood frames to inspect instead of 20. The bottom box of an Ergo hive set is always the deep Ergo brood box, so start an all-medium hive with the Hive Kit for Apimaye Supers as the base. Most nucs are sold on deep frames, so an all-medium hive is easiest to start with a package of bees.
What's in the box
- 1 insulated medium super (fits 10 medium frames)
- Stainless steel latches and built-in side handles
- Not included: frames, top cover, feeder (Apimaye feeders also serve as the inner cover) or bottom board. This super adds room to an existing hive. It can't sit directly on an Ergo bottom board.
Why beekeepers choose Ergo
- Foam-filled walls, not just plastic. Polyurethane foam is sealed inside every wall, independently lab-tested to R-6.93, so colonies can use less of their stored honey to stay warm and work less to cool the hive in the heat. See what USDA and university studies found
- Assembled and ready. No painting, no rot, no warping. Built-in side handles let you lift with your whole body instead of your forearms, and stainless steel latches lock the boxes securely together, great for moving and windy sites.
- Tight, gap-free stacking. Boxes seat precisely on each other, so bees propolize the seams less and inspections and box removal are easier. You can safely use your hive tool on them.
- Food-safe, BPA-free materials. Built from food-grade virgin HDPE, the same durable, lightweight plastic used in household food containers, with food-grade additives for UV protection and color. Clean it with a pressure washer.
Good to know
- Switching from wood? Apimaye supers have the same inner dimensions as standard 10-frame Langstroth boxes. Your wooden frames fit inside, and you can stack Apimaye supers on wooden boxes or wooden boxes on Apimaye supers.
- Frames: the conference medium super is sold without frames. Standard 10-frame Langstroth medium frames fit. Which frames are best for you?
- Deep or medium? Deeps hold the most comb per box and work for brood and honey. Mediums are much easier to lift when full of honey. Either size lets you run one frame size throughout: all deeps, or all mediums on the Hive Kit for Apimaye Supers, so frames can move freely between brood boxes and honey supers. Compare the supers
- Division board: there is no division board for medium supers. If you want to split a box into two nucs, use a deep super with the division board for deep supers.
- Why tan: Tan blends in with trees, fences and patio furniture. The color is mixed into the UV-stabilized plastic itself rather than painted on, so there's nothing to peel or repaint. For very hot, sunny sites, the white version reflects more sunlight.
- Starting a new hive? Get the complete Ergo Single Brood Box Beehive Set: an insulated deep brood box, top cover, feeders, screened bottom board with pollen trap, queen excluder and division board. Add this super on top as the colony grows. Already have a Hive Kit for Apimaye Supers on hand? Use it to run this super as its own hive.
Learn more in our guide on how to select supers.