Ergo Insulated White 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
- Superior summer performance in extreme summer heat since white is the most reflecting color.
- 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 White insulated deep brood box
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Screened bottom board with pollen trap and drawer
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Multi functional slot
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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 started converting eleven hives to Apimaye from wooden ware in June 2025 and have never regretted it! Everything from superior temperature management whether one is in southern heat or northern cold, to feeding without disturbing bees, and entrance control without adding and removing mouse guards or clunky entrance reducers, these hives are simple and fun! Solid 5-stars! I’d give them 6 stars if there was an “integrated” built-in way to treat with OAV, but that’s easily resolved with numerous work around techniques from which we can pick our favorites. These hives easily pay for themselves not only monetarily, but with the reduced stress that comes from wood box management. Thanks Apimaye!
I love these boxes. I have had great success in our long cold winters so far. I also appreciate the updates that continue to be made like the improved feeders, double slide bee entrance, vent covers and wider variety of cilor options.
The Ergo insulated hive is probably the best beehive on the market. You can tell from the quality and design that someone who knows bees thought it up.
Hi! I am a new beekeeper. Got my first api last year! Assembly to maintenance has been a breeze! I live in a fog belt area and mites and wind are a problem in our neighborhood.
As these boxes are plastic and donot absorb they help stay away from mites a tad better.
Dont have to keep stones to avoid my hive from flying off! Has been a great experience so far! ready to buy my second this season :)
Excellent product. My girls love their home. 😊
