Product Overview
5 Frame Double Wax Dipped Telescoping Lid, Inner Cover & Solid Bottom Board Combo - Assembled
Complete the top and bottom of your 5-frame hive with the 5 Frame Double Wax Dipped Telescoping Lid, Inner Cover & Solid Bottom Board Combo from Lappe’s Bee Supply. This fully assembled 5-frame nuc hive component set includes the essential outer cover, inner cover, solid bottom board, and entrance reducer needed to protect, support, and manage a compact honey bee colony.
The telescoping lid helps shield the hive from rain, wind, snow, sun, and outdoor weather exposure. The inner cover provides the proper barrier between the bees and the outer lid, helping support normal hive-top spacing and easier inspections. The solid bottom board creates a sturdy base for the hive while giving your bees a defined lower entrance for daily traffic and seasonal colony management.
This combo also includes a wax dipped entrance reducer, giving you a simple way to reduce the hive opening for nucs, splits, smaller colonies, swarm setups, robbing pressure, and cooler weather preparation.
Each wooden component is professionally Double Wax Dipped for long-lasting protection against moisture, weather exposure, swelling, warping, and decay. Unlike unfinished woodenware, this 5-frame hive cover and bottom board combo requires no painting or staining before use.
Whether you are building a new 5-frame nuc, replacing worn equipment, making splits, catching swarms, or upgrading to Double Wax Dipped woodenware, this assembled combo gives you durable, ready-to-use equipment for practical use in the bee yard.
Why Beekeepers Choose This 5 Frame Hive Cover & Bottom Board Combo
This combo gives your nuc hive the upper protection and lower support it needs while saving time on assembly, painting, and equipment preparation.
Benefits Include
- Fully assembled and ready to use
- Includes telescoping lid, inner cover, solid bottom board, and entrance reducer
- Professionally Double Wax Dipped woodenware
- Designed for compatible 5-frame nuc beehives
- Telescoping lid helps protect the hive from weather exposure
- Inner cover supports proper hive-top spacing and function
- Solid bottom board provides a stable hive foundation
- Wax dipped entrance reducer allows seasonal entrance control
- Compact size for nucs, splits, swarms, and smaller colonies
- No painting or staining required
- Durable, low-maintenance hive equipment
- Pairs with other 5-frame Double Wax Dipped hive components
Premium Double Wax Dipped Protection
Every wooden component in this combo 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 deep into the wood fibers.
This helps defend the hive equipment against:
- Moisture
- Weather exposure
- Rot and decay
- 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 building nucs, making splits, catching swarms, or upgrading to Double Wax Dipped woodenware, this 5-frame hive cover and bottom board combo 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 replacing nuc hive covers, building a compact swarm setup, or matching your hive with durable wax dipped components, Lappe’s Bee Supply gives you dependable bee hive equipment backed by decades of hands-on beekeeping experience.
Telescoping Lid with Protective Metal Covering
The included telescoping lid is the outer cover of the hive. It sits over the inner cover and extends down over the upper edges of the 5-frame hive, helping protect the colony and upper hive components from direct weather exposure.
The protective metal covering adds another layer of weather resistance, helping shed rain and snow away from the hive top. A properly fitted telescoping lid is especially important for smaller colonies, nucs, and swarm setups because it helps keep the hive covered and protected through changing weather conditions.
Inner Cover for Proper Hive Function
The included inner cover sits beneath the telescoping lid and above the upper hive body. It creates the proper separation between the bees and the outer cover, making inspections easier and helping reduce the chance of bees attaching comb directly to the telescoping lid.
An inner cover also supports normal hive-top spacing and function when used as part of a compatible 5-frame hive setup.
Solid Bottom Board with Entrance Reducer
The solid bottom board forms the base of your 5-frame hive and supports the hive body, frames, bees, brood, pollen, nectar, and food reserves above it. A sturdy bottom board helps keep the hive properly aligned and provides a defined lower entrance for the colony.
This combo also includes a Double Wax Dipped entrance reducer, giving you an easy way to reduce the hive entrance when needed.
A smaller entrance can help when:
- Starting a nuc
- Making a split
- Managing a smaller colony
- Catching or holding a small swarm
- Reducing robbing pressure
- Helping bees defend the entrance
- Preparing hives for cooler weather
Because the entrance reducer is also wax dipped, it matches the rest of the equipment for a consistent, durable hive setup.
Designed for 5 Frame Nucs, Splits & Swarms
This 5-frame lid, inner cover, and bottom board combo is a practical choice for compact hive setups. It works well for beekeepers managing smaller colonies or temporary colony systems before bees are moved into larger equipment.
Use this combo for:
- Nucleus colonies
- Hive splits
- Small swarm setups
- Backup colonies
- Queen management setups
- Resource colonies
- Overwintering smaller colonies when properly managed
- Replacing worn 5-frame hive-top and bottom-board equipment
The 5-frame size keeps equipment compact and manageable while still supporting standard nuc-style colony management.
Easy to Use with Compatible 5 Frame Equipment
This assembled combo is designed to work with compatible 5-frame Langstroth-style equipment. Place the solid bottom board on a level hive stand, add your 5-frame hive body above it, place the inner cover on top of the upper box, and finish the hive with the telescoping lid.
It pairs well with:
- 5-frame deep hive bodies
- 5-frame nuc boxes
- 5-frame swarm catching hives
- 5-frame colony expanding setups
- 5-frame hive top feeders
- Other compatible 5-frame Double Wax Dipped components
What’s Included
Your purchase includes:
- (1) Double Wax Dipped 5 Frame Telescoping Lid with Protective Metal Covering
- (1) Double Wax Dipped 5 Frame Inner Cover
- (1) Double Wax Dipped 5 Frame Solid Bottom Board
- (1) Double Wax Dipped Entrance Reducer
Everything arrives assembled and ready to use with compatible 5-frame hive equipment.
Product Specifications
- Hive size: 5 Frame
- Product type: Hive cover and bottom board combo
- Assembly: Fully assembled
- Woodenware finish: Double Wax Dipped
- Lid style: Telescoping lid with protective metal covering
- Inner cover included: Yes
- Bottom board style: Solid bottom board
- Entrance reducer included: Yes
- Compatibility: Compatible 5-frame nuc beehives and 5-frame Langstroth-style equipment
- Use: Hive-top protection, hive foundation, entrance control, nuc hive setup, replacement equipment
- Painting required: No
- Brand: Lappe’s Bee Supply
- SKU: WXDP-2963
Ideal For
This 5-frame hive cover and bottom board combo is perfect for:
- Building a new 5-frame nuc hive
- Replacing worn or damaged hive covers
- Replacing an older bottom board
- Upgrading to Double Wax Dipped hive equipment
- Matching other 5-frame Double Wax Dipped woodenware
- Making hive splits
- Catching small swarms
- Managing backup colonies
- Queen rearing and resource colony setups
- Seasonal entrance control
- Hobby beekeepers
- Sideline beekeepers
- Beekeepers who prefer compact 5-frame equipment
How This Combo Fits Into Your Hive
Place the solid bottom board on your hive stand as the first piece of equipment in the hive stack. The 5-frame hive body sits directly on top of the bottom board, creating the lower entrance for the colony.
Place the inner cover on top of the upper hive body, then place the telescoping lid over the inner cover. Together, the inner cover and telescoping lid complete the top of the hive, helping protect the colony from weather while maintaining proper hive-top spacing.
The entrance reducer can be used at the front entrance based on colony strength, seasonal conditions, and hive traffic.
This combo is designed to work with compatible 5-frame hive bodies, feeders, frames, and other 5-frame Langstroth-style hive components.
Product Notes
This combo is assembled using commercial-grade woodenware. Some knots, cracks, surface variations, and natural wood characteristics may be visible and do not affect normal use.
Some areas of the wax dipped woodenware 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 combo includes the hive top components, solid bottom board, and entrance reducer only. Hive bodies, frames, foundation, feeders, bees, and other hive equipment are sold separately unless included with another kit or combo.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this combo come assembled?
Yes. The 5-frame telescoping lid, inner cover, solid bottom board, and entrance reducer arrive assembled and ready to use.
What is included with this product?
This combo includes one 5-frame Double Wax Dipped telescoping lid with protective metal covering, one 5-frame Double Wax Dipped inner cover, one 5-frame Double Wax Dipped solid bottom board, and one Double Wax Dipped entrance reducer.
What size hive does this combo fit?
This combo is designed for compatible 5-frame nuc beehives and 5-frame Langstroth-style hive equipment.
Does this include a screened bottom board?
No. This combo includes a solid bottom board.
Does this include an entrance reducer?
Yes. This combo includes a Double Wax Dipped entrance reducer.
What does the telescoping lid do?
The telescoping lid is the outer cover of the hive. It helps protect the colony and upper hive components from rain, wind, snow, sun, and outdoor weather exposure.
What does the inner cover do?
The inner cover sits beneath the telescoping lid and above the upper hive body. It helps create proper separation between the bees and the outer lid, supports hive-top spacing, and makes inspections easier.
What is the solid bottom board used for?
The solid bottom board forms the base of the hive. It supports the hive stack, provides the lower entrance, and helps create a stable foundation for the colony.
Why use an entrance reducer?
An entrance reducer allows you to reduce the size of the hive entrance. This can help smaller colonies defend the entrance, reduce robbing pressure, conserve warmth in cooler weather, and manage traffic flow during different seasons.
Is this combo Double Wax Dipped?
Yes. The wooden components are Double Wax Dipped for added durability and moisture resistance.
Does this combo need to be painted?
No. The Double Wax Dipped finish protects the woodenware and eliminates the need for painting before use.
Can this be used for nuc colonies?
Yes. This 5-frame combo is a practical choice for nuc colonies, splits, small swarms, backup colonies, and compatible 5-frame hive setups.
Are hive bodies or frames included?
No. This product includes the telescoping lid, inner cover, solid bottom board, and entrance reducer only. Hive bodies, frames, foundation, feeders, and bees are sold separately unless included with another kit or combo.
Is this compatible with other 5-frame Double Wax Dipped equipment?
Yes. It is designed to pair with compatible 5-frame hive bodies, feeders, frames, and other 5-frame Langstroth-style hive components.
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.
