8 Frame Two Story Colony Starter Kit - Assembled / Painted

The 8 Frame Two Story Colony Starter Kit, fully assembled and painted, is your perfect companion to embark on or expand your beekeeping journey. Meticulously designed for beginners and seasoned beekeepers alike, this starter kit provides the essential components to foster a thriving colony. Crafted with the highest quality materials, this kit includes two deep, 8-frame hive bodies, precision-made to ensure the perfect dwelling for your bees. The hive bodies come complete with premium, pre-assembled wooden frames and wax-coated foundation sheets, promoting natural comb building and a healthy brood. A telescoping metal roof, painted to withstand the elements, ensures your colony stays protected year-round from the weather. The kit also features an inner cover for ventilation and a solid bottom board with an entrance reducer, optimizing the hive's internal climate and aiding pest management. Safety and ease of use have been prioritized in the design of this starter kit. The edges are smoothly finished to prevent splinters, and all components are painted with a non-toxic, bee-safe paint, ensuring the longevity of the hive and the health of the colony. With everything you need to get started, minus the bees, this 8 Frame Two Story Colony Starter Kit is an excellent investment for those looking to dive into the rewarding world of beekeeping or for experienced beekeepers expanding their apiaries. Its assembly-free, hassle-free nature allows you to focus on what’s important – caring for your bees and harvesting the liquid gold they produce. Embrace beekeeping with confidence and ease, thanks to this comprehensive, thoughtfully designed starter kit.

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, painted 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.

Beekeeping Starter Kit Features:

Two Assembled/Painted Deep 9-5/8" 8 Frame Hive Bodies with 8 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

2 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.

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