10 Frame Two Story Colony Starter Kit - Assembled / Painted or Assembled / Wax Dipped

The 10 Frame Two Story Colony Starter Kit is the ultimate solution for both novice and experienced beekeepers looking to establish or expand their bee colonies with ease and confidence. Available in two durable finishes, Assembled/Painted and Assembled/Wax Dipped, this starter kit is designed to ensure longevity, protection, and a healthy environment for your bees. ### Features & Benefits - **Fully Assembled:** Jumpstart your beekeeping journey without the hassle of assembly. Choose between a vibrant, weather-resistant painted finish or a natural, protective wax-dipped finish to best suit your environment and preferences. - **Two Story Design:** The kit comprises a two-story structure, providing ample space for your colony to thrive. This includes two deep brood boxes for the queen to lay eggs and two medium honey supers for honey storage, all designed to accommodate standard 10 frames (frames included). - **Premium Quality Materials:** Crafted from high-quality wood, each component is built to offer stability and durability, ensuring your hive stands strong against elements and time. - **Preventive Pest Measures:** Features such as a screened bottom board help in managing mites and other pests, fostering a healthier bee colony. - **Ease of Maintenance:** Comes with a queen excluder to efficiently manage the space where your queen bee can lay eggs, making honey harvesting simpler and keeping brood chambers free of honey. - **User-Friendly Accessories:** Complete with an inner cover for proper ventilation, a telescoping outer lid for added protection against the weather, and an entrance reducer to safeguard against invaders, this kit has everything you need to maintain a safe and productive environment for your bees. - **Environmentally Friendly Options:** The wax-dipped option provides not only durability but also ensures a more natural and chemical-free home for your bees, enhancing their overall health and productivity. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to expand your beekeeping operation, the 10 Frame Two Story Colony Starter Kit offers a reliable, comprehensive solution that will serve you and your bees well into the future. Choose your finish, set it up, and watch your bee colony flourish.

This starter kit contains everything needed to get a good start in beekeeping! Our beginner beekeeping kits for sale contain all the supplies a beginning beekeeper will need to start their beekeeping adventure with! These beekeeping kits come assembled and ready to use, and are some of the best, most extensive available on the market today.

ALL NEW!! Our Beginner Kits come with your choice of Pierco Triple Waxed plastic one piece frames, or assembled wooden frames with Pierco Triple Waxed foundation! These frames / foundations have the heaviest coating of 100% beeswax available on the market!! The heavier coating of wax helps promote the bees acceptance, and the fresh, natural aroma of the wax helps encourage the bees to start working on it (prevents bees from leaving the hive after being installed, unlike lower grade foundations with less wax coating, found in cheaper hive setups). Your choice of all natural yellow, like beeswax, or black deep. Why settle for less?

Please note: The difference in colors has nothing to do with the bees acceptance; it all has to do with the preference of each beekeeper. The black foundation makes it easy to find out if your queen is alive and laying well: it is easy to see the small white eggs against the black background, so you don't have to see your queen to know that you have one. It also makes it easier to tell if you have a drone layer. Yellow foundation is more like actual beeswax, and it is quite often more preferred by a lot of our customers.

Assembled / Painted 2 Story Beekeeping Starter Kit Features:

Two Assembled / Painted Deep 9-5/8" 10 Frame Hive Bodies with 10 Assembled Wooden Frames or Plastic One Piece Frames FEATURING Pierco Triple Wax Coatings
Assembled / Painted Telescoping Cover
Notched Wooden Inner Cover
Your Choice: Assembled / Painted Solid Bottom Board OR Assembled/Painted Screened Bottom Board With Drawer
Economy Hive Tool
Bee Brush
Small Stainless Steel Smoker
Twine Rolls Smoker Fuel
Choice of Bee Suit or Bee Jacket (Choose from size S to 8XL)
Goatskin Gloves (Choose from size S to 5XL)
In Hive Frame Feeder with Cap & Ladders
"Homegrown Honey Bees" Book
1 Year Subscription to American Bee Journal or Bee Culture Magazine

Two Story Colony Starter kit includes the option of choosing a screened bottom board in place of the solid bottom board. Screened bottom board comes with a pull out drawer in the back that has a built in debris tray. The debris tray can be used as an easy way to clean the bottom of your hive, or it can be used as a small hive beetle / Varroa mite trap by filling with a small amount of petroleum jelly or cooking oil. The drawer is removed from the back for easy access without disturbing the hive.

Assembled / Wax Dipped 2 Story Beekeeping Starter Kit Features:

Two Assembled / Wax Dipped Deep 9-5/8" 10 Frame Hive Bodies with 10 Assembled Wooden Frames or Plastic One Piece Frames FEATURING Pierco Triple Wax Coatings
Assembled / Wax Dipped Migratory Lid
Assembled / Wax Dipped Solid Bottom Board
Economy Hive Tool
Bee Brush
Small Stainless Steel Smoker
Twine Rolls Smoker Fuel
Choice of Bee Suit or Bee Jacket (Choose from size S to 8XL)
Goatskin Gloves (Choose from size S to 5XL)
In Hive Frame Feeder with Cap & Ladders
"Homegrown Honey Bees" Book
1 Year Subscription to American Bee Journal or Bee Culture Magazine