This hive comes with original two piece feeder. To purchase it with the single piece dual feeder, please add the single box hive with dual feeder, and deep super separately.
Just went to install my first hive today the bees seem to like it well. They took right to it. Will buy another hive if I decide to expand
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Justin Whitesell
Bought (2) so far, easy to use, makes feeding the bees easy without exposing them to the elements. Very sturdy design and will absolutely be buying more of these.
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John M
Best beehive
This is our 3rd apimaye hive. Bees overwintered in it healthily. Very easy to feed and de bug. Our hive got lost by UPS when delivering, Apimaye were on it and got us new one in short order, great customer service 👍
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Jade Harper
Experimenting..
In 2024 I decided to buy the Apimaye bottom boards for all of my 10 frame hives. Partly because I was very tired of replacing my bottom boards which no matter how well I prime and paint them, seem to rot out in the rainforest I live in, in a short time. And secondly I wanted to try them to combat my sometimes serious hive beetle issue. This seemed to work very well by the way, I put diatomaceous earth in the drawer in the bottom, and due to the excellent design was able to monitor and change it with no fuss as needed. The first time I did this I found 145 dead hive beetles in the drawer! I felt that my hive beetle issue was well and truly under control and the bees didn't have to waste as much time managing this pest as they had in the past.
After I vape my hives I appreciate being able to just slide out the drawer and have a look at how many mites have died. I have no problem vaping my hives since I attach the bottom board to a slatted rack in which I drill a hole in the back for the vape gun. This is also an easier option if I want to switch boxes around.
I also enjoyed other features such as being able to rapidly reduce (for robbing) and open the entrance without having to upset the bees by jamming hive tools in and trying to wrestle a wooden reducer in or out. This spring I bought an entire hive to see how the bees liked it and so far it's going well, but it's too early to have much of an opinion as they've only been in it a month. I can say that by all appearances it is well constructed and should perform as advertised. I like how all the pieces lock together.
I really do appreciate how Apimaye designed these hives and components to be compatible with your existing wooden wear. It would have been much more challenging if I couldn't use my wooden frames when transferring the bees to their new home.
