5 Frame Double Wax Dipped Bee Hive Entrance Reducer

5 Frame Double Wax Dipped Bee Hive Entrance Reducer

Manage your nuc hive entrance with the 5 Frame Double Wax Dipped Bee Hive Entrance Reducer from Lappe’s Bee Supply. This compact entrance reducer is designed for 5-frame bee hives and gives beekeepers a simple way to reduce the hive opening for smaller colonies, nucs, splits, swarm setups, seasonal management, and hive defense.

The small entrance helps limit the area your bees need to guard, which can be especially useful when managing new colonies, weaker colonies, nucs, or hives under robbing pressure. It can also help during cooler weather when a reduced entrance is preferred as part of your seasonal beekeeping setup.

Made from fir lumber and professionally Double Wax Dipped, this entrance reducer is built for practical use in the bee yard. The wax dipped finish helps protect the wood from moisture, weather exposure, swelling, warping, and long-term outdoor wear.

Whether you are replacing a missing entrance reducer, setting up a 5-frame nuc, preparing colonies for seasonal changes, or matching your hive with Double Wax Dipped equipment, this 5-frame entrance reducer is a simple but important hive component.

Why Beekeepers Choose This 5 Frame Entrance Reducer

This entrance reducer gives beekeepers an easy way to manage hive entrance size for smaller colonies and compact hive setups.

Benefits Include

• Designed for 5-frame bee hives and nuc-style equipment
• Small entrance helps bees defend the hive
• Useful for nucs, splits, swarms, and smaller colonies
• Helps reduce the open entrance area during robbing pressure
• Helpful for seasonal entrance control
• Made from fir lumber
• Professionally Double Wax Dipped for durability
• Easy to install, remove, or reposition as needed
• Practical replacement part for 5-frame hive equipment
• No painting or staining required
• Pairs with compatible 5-frame bottom boards
• Matches other 5-frame Double Wax Dipped woodenware

Premium Double Wax Dipped Protection

This entrance reducer is protected using Lappe’s premium Double Wax Dipping Process. During this process, the woodenware is submerged in hot wax so the wax can penetrate into the wood fibers.

This helps defend the entrance reducer against:

• Moisture
• Weather exposure
• Swelling
• Warping
• Long-term outdoor wear

Unlike paint, which mainly protects the outside surface, wax becomes part of the wood itself. This creates durable, low-maintenance woodenware that is ready for outdoor use without painting.

Over time, the exterior wax color may naturally lighten from sun and weather exposure. This is cosmetic only. The wax absorbed into the wood continues helping protect the equipment for years of use.

Built by Beekeepers in East Peru, Iowa

Our double wax dipped bee hive equipment is built in East Peru, Iowa, by beekeepers who have been working with honey bees since 1978. Every piece is made with real-world beekeeping experience behind it, so it's designed for durability, protection, and practical use in the bee yard.

At Lappe’s Bee Supply, our wax dipped woodenware is more than just hive equipment. It is built by people who understand what beekeepers need season after season: equipment that holds up outdoors, fits properly, protects the colony, and is easy to use during regular hive inspections.

Whether you are replacing an entrance reducer, setting up nuc equipment, catching swarms, or preparing hives for seasonal changes, this 5-frame entrance reducer is made with practical beekeeping use in mind.

Why Buy From Lappe’s Bee Supply?

When you buy from Lappe’s Bee Supply, you are buying hive equipment from beekeepers who understand how it will be used in the bee yard. Our double wax dipped woodenware is built in East Peru, Iowa, with practical beekeeping experience behind every piece.

We have been working with honey bees since 1978, and that experience shapes how our equipment is built, protected, and assembled. From the fit of the woodenware to the durability of the wax dipped finish, our goal is to provide equipment that helps beekeepers spend less time preparing boxes and more time managing healthy colonies.

Why Beekeepers Choose Lappe’s

• Built by experienced beekeepers
• Double wax dipped for long-lasting outdoor protection
• No painting or staining required
• Designed for practical use in real apiaries
• Made for standard Langstroth-style compatibility
• Built to help protect your bees and your investment
• Shipped ready to use whenever possible

Whether you are managing nucs, making splits, replacing a missing entrance reducer, or preparing colonies for seasonal changes, Lappe’s Bee Supply gives you dependable bee hive equipment backed by decades of hands-on beekeeping experience.

Small Entrance for Nucs and Smaller Colonies

A reduced hive entrance can be helpful when a colony does not need a full-width opening. Smaller colonies have fewer guard bees, so reducing the entrance can make it easier for them to protect the hive from robbing bees, wasps, mice, and other unwanted visitors.

This 5-frame entrance reducer is especially useful for:

• Nucleus colonies
• Small splits
• New colonies
• Smaller swarm setups
• Backup colonies
• Resource colonies
• Seasonal colony management
• Hives that need a smaller entrance for defense

A small entrance can also help control traffic flow at the front of the hive while the colony grows stronger.

Helps Support Seasonal Hive Management

Entrance reducers are commonly used as part of seasonal hive management. During colder weather, a smaller entrance can help reduce the open area at the front of the hive. During nectar dearths or periods of robbing pressure, it can help smaller colonies defend their entrance more effectively.

Use this entrance reducer when:

• Starting a nuc
• Making a split
• Installing a small colony
• Managing a weaker hive
• Preparing for cooler weather
• Reducing robbing pressure
• Helping bees defend the hive entrance
• Replacing a missing or damaged reducer

As colony strength and seasonal conditions change, the entrance reducer can be removed or adjusted based on your beekeeping plan.

Made from Fir Lumber

This 5-frame entrance reducer is made from fir lumber for a sturdy, practical hive component. The wood is Double Wax Dipped for added protection, helping it hold up better in outdoor apiary conditions.

Because the entrance reducer sits at the front of the hive, it can be exposed to moisture, bee traffic, weather, and seasonal handling. The wax dipped finish helps protect the wood while keeping the equipment ready to use without painting.

What’s Included

Your purchase includes:

• (1) Double Wax Dipped 5 Frame Bee Hive Entrance Reducer

This item is ready to use with compatible 5-frame bee hives and 5-frame bottom boards.

Product Specifications

• Hive size: 5 Frame
• Product type: Bee hive entrance reducer
• Entrance style: Small entrance
• Finish: Double Wax Dipped
• Material: Fir lumber
• Compatibility: Designed for 5-frame bee hives and compatible 5-frame bottom boards
• Use: Entrance control, nuc management, seasonal hive management, replacement equipment
• Painting required: No
• Brand: Lappe’s Bee Supply
• SKU: WXDP-2956

Ideal For

This 5-frame entrance reducer is perfect for:

• 5-frame nuc hives
• Nucleus colonies
• Hive splits
• Small swarms
• New colonies
• Smaller or weaker colonies
• Resource colonies
• Backup colonies
• Seasonal entrance control
• Robbing pressure management
• Winter preparation
• Replacing missing or damaged entrance reducers
• Matching other 5-frame Double Wax Dipped hive equipment
• Hobby beekeepers
• Sideline beekeepers
• Beekeepers who prefer compact 5-frame equipment

How This Entrance Reducer Fits Into Your Hive

Place the entrance reducer at the front entrance of your compatible 5-frame bottom board. The small entrance reduces the open area bees need to guard, helping smaller colonies manage hive defense and traffic flow.

Use the entrance reducer when setting up nucs, making splits, managing smaller colonies, or preparing hives for seasonal changes. As the colony grows stronger or conditions change, the reducer can be removed or adjusted based on your management plan.

This entrance reducer is designed to pair with compatible 5-frame hive bodies, bottom boards, telescoping lids, inner covers, feeders, and other 5-frame Langstroth-style equipment.

Product Notes

This entrance reducer is made from fir lumber and wax dipped for added protection. Natural wood grain, knots, color variations, and surface differences may be visible and do not affect normal use.

Some areas of the wax dipped wood may appear lighter or less coated than others because wax can absorb into the wood differently from piece to piece. The equipment is still wax dipped and protected.

Over time, sun and weather exposure may lighten the outer wax appearance. This is cosmetic only and does not mean the wax protection is gone.

This product includes the entrance reducer only. Bottom boards, hive bodies, frames, foundation, inner covers, telescoping lids, feeders, bees, and other hive equipment are sold separately unless included with another kit or combo.

Frequently Asked Questions

What size hive does this entrance reducer fit?

This entrance reducer is designed for 5-frame bee hives and compatible 5-frame bottom boards.

Is this entrance reducer Double Wax Dipped?

Yes. This entrance reducer is Double Wax Dipped for added durability and weather resistance.

What is this entrance reducer made from?

This entrance reducer is made from fir lumber.

Does this entrance reducer have a small entrance?

Yes. This 5-frame entrance reducer has a small entrance designed to help reduce the hive opening.

What is an entrance reducer used for?

An entrance reducer is used to adjust the size of the hive entrance. It can help smaller colonies defend the entrance, reduce robbing pressure, manage traffic flow, and support seasonal hive management.

When should I use an entrance reducer?

Use an entrance reducer when starting nucs, making splits, managing smaller colonies, preparing for cooler weather, or reducing the open entrance area during robbing pressure.

Is this good for nuc colonies?

Yes. This 5-frame entrance reducer is especially useful for nuc colonies because smaller colonies often benefit from a reduced entrance.

Can this help with robbing pressure?

Yes. Reducing the entrance can help smaller colonies guard the hive more effectively during periods of robbing pressure.

Does this need to be painted?

No. The Double Wax Dipped finish protects the wood and eliminates the need for painting before use.

Is this compatible with other 5-frame Double Wax Dipped equipment?

Yes. It is designed to pair with compatible 5-frame bottom boards and other 5-frame Langstroth-style hive components.

Are bottom boards or hive bodies included?

No. This product includes the entrance reducer only. Bottom boards, hive bodies, frames, covers, feeders, and bees are sold separately unless included with another kit or combo.

Will the wax color fade over time?

Yes, the outside color may naturally lighten from sun and weather exposure. This is cosmetic only; the wax absorbed into the wood continues helping protect the equipment.