Ergo Insulated Single Brood Box Beehive Set
Our Single Brood Box Beehive set is the base for all the Ergo PLUS hives we offer at Apimaye. All our 10 frame hives are shipped as single box hive (this hive). This means they have all the features, including the insulation, screen bottom board with pollen trap, queen excluder, top feeders, and 1 division board.
Ideal For:
New beekeepers who start beekeeping by buying package bees or nucs (Short for nucleus colonies). Bees will build the combs and fill it up with honey and brood in about 2-3 weeks. Keep in mind that it is difficult to maintain the colony in a single box hive. The colony will swarm when it get strong and congested. Therefore you need to either divide the colony to prevent swarming or need to buy supers of your choice.
Product Notes
- If you are in a hot area like here in Phoenix, or have high UV index, we'd suggest you get the white hives instead of the tan colored.
- The price will change as the frame and foundation options are chosen.
- If you'd like to know more about our different frame options, you can read our blog post here, and decide which option is the best for you.
- Entrance color choices are purely for aesthetics, but if you have a large apiary with Apimaye hives, we'd suggest you mix and match the entrance colors to make it easier for the bees :)
Standard features from top to bottom:
- Insulated hive top cover
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Top feeder (Half Feeder) (1 gallon capacity) or optional Dual Feeder
- 1 Tan colored insulated deep brood box
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Screened bottom board with pollen trap and drawer
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Multi functional slot
- 1 Division/uniting board for brood
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Queen excluder
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2 Frame spacers
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Side latches and handles
I am currently changing out all my hives to Apimaye. They are well built easy to use love the lock-in latches on the sides
Fabulous hive..the best ! And this company has super fast shipping.
I'm experimenting with several different brands of insulated hives to see which one provides the best system for my bees. The Apimaye is clearly better quality of any other hive I've used. And so far, my bees are doing well.
I have wooden hives as well as these insulated Apimaye hives. All I know is that I harvest honey more often from my insulated hive. I could rant about why I THINK this happens but bottom line is that it does.
It’s a thoughtfully conceived concept, with all kinds of built-in features as standard offerings. But what’s really important about these hives is that they are very well insulated. They are made of durable food-grade, high-density plastic. The hive’s double-walled sides and top are injected with polyurethane for effective insulation (like one of those high-end picnic coolers). The Apimaye insulation protects the colony in bitter cold and blistering hot weather conditions. In addition, the hive has built-in adjustable openings on the bottom board, brood box, honey supers, feeders, and hive cover for ventilation and condensation control. Collectively, these are welcome insulation features, as they mean less work and less stress for the bees to keep their environment stable during temperature extremes. It also protects the bees from the extreme heat in tropical or hot climates. In return, this ensures a healthier, robust, productive colony with a higher incidence of successful overwintering.
A properly insulated hive creates a more natural and less stressful environment for a colony.
