There’s great comfort knowing that no matter the temperature outside here near Wichita Falls, Texas, the bees have an easier time doing what they’re already expert at doing, maintaining perfect climate control inside for the colony. Summers can be blistering hot (excess of 110° Fahrenheit is common), and even here in north central Texas winters can be brutally cold (in 2023 we had two weeks below 0° Celsius as high temperatures with lows at -15° Celsius, wind chill way below that), but the Apimaye technology keeps heat in during winter and excessive heat out in the summer.

My wooden ware equipment was really showing signs of age, expedited by the extremes of weather after just four seasons. Some remark about the cost of this equipment, and up front it does cost, but knowing the quality means these hives will last ten, fifteen years, possibly even beyond that, more than pays for this investment.

If I were forced to find a complaint I’d only say I wished the frame spacers held the frames together tighter for undrawn frames—the bees have a slight propensity to build wonky comb on blanks because there’s a little extra space between frames. If the frames have drawn comb the spacers work great and help to keep each box properly spaced.

I’ll not ever look back, exceptionally happy with my investment!

Fits my Ergo hive perfectly.

Very nice and heavy duty I just wish they were more affordable

It’s expensive but I do like it.

I actually partially disassembled the APIMAYE hive to install some beetle equipment to partially stop hive beetles. I also added a 4 inch removable door to allow a wool stuffed pillow in the bottom of the hive for winter warmth and possible moisture issues. Since the pillow will cover the entrance during winter I also added 3 round accesses into the 4 inch board above the the pillow for winter time trips outside the hive on warm winter days. This is all a learning experience for me from gaining other suggestions and ideas/ knowledge from other companies as well.