The reason I wish I had not bought this is because I now realize that I am doomed to replace all of my hives with Apimaye. Insulation, ventilation, pollen collection, screened or solid bottom boards, queen excluder, feeders, entrance reducers, drift reduction with color identification (yes you can get lots more colors) - all built into the plan. Even the inspections are better because the boxes are not stuck together as much as the woodenware. I should’ve started with this. Like most beekeepers I had to go through the build it all yourself stage. I’m past that. Take my money.

I can’t say enough about this hive, I'm only limited by my imagination!

Newer to bee keeping (4th year trying to figure it out), but love these hives. So much easier for me to inspect by myself. Can't wait to see how they do through a Michigan winter

Everything is very functional! mechanically speaking it’s the tank of beehives very well built👍

I live in extreme desert heat of the Mojave and that's why I buy these. They work but they still aren't perfect. Do your own research as I did before you buy anything. These are expensive, so is buying bees. It just made sense to stop buying bees and investing in a better hive so I don't have to buy bees all the time. These hives are nice and well built and they come with so many variables and variations that you can build the one to suit your climate and keeping needs. I'll be buying more in the future to save my bees from cooking in 165* Fahrenheit ambient temperatures. They also work very well in the extreme Northern cold. Try it I think in my opinion you'll be impressed and want to buy another one or build the existing one bigger.