Hive management

Ventilated hive base complete with removable corflute sheet to reduce draughts in winter and useful for varroa check.

Quality stainless steel mesh insert.

Sturdy H4 treated bearers for long life.

Assembled ready to use.

 

HiveGate is an investment in the health of your hive.  This entrance adaptor enables your colonies to maintain a healthy environment and cope with intruders such as wasps even in cold weather or when the colony is not up to full strength.

Helps promote strong, productive colonies with fewer losses as the bees spend less energy defending the hive and controlling the environment.

The Hiveworld Pro beesuit is a quality 65% cotton  beesuit with all the practical features you would expect to find in a garment that you need to be comfortable wearing day after day.  These beesuits are well made and topstitched for durability and we are pleased to offer such a sturdy suit for such a reasonable price.

They feature a 2-way zip up the front (except for Size XS) with comfortable elastic cuffs on the sleeves and zippered leg openings for easy access.   Chest patch pocket and 2 front pockets as well as a hive tool pocket on the left leg give you plenty of storage space for necessities!

Check size chart for your size:

SIZE CHART:  (Actual size of garment in cm)

SIZE   – CHEST – LENGTH# – WAIST  -HIP – SLEEVE – TORSO – LEG LENGTH

XS       104              153              84        108          53             80                 73

S           112               158              96        118          58             85                 74

M          120              162              98       122          60             86                 76

L           129               165            110       133           62             88                80

XL        138               168            112      138           63             91                 81

2XL      142               175            122      140           59*           95                82

3XL      144               178            122      150           66             96                84

#Length is from shoulder to ankle and Sleeve is measured from underarm to wrist

*Sixe 2XL has elasticated wrist instead of cotton rib cuffs.

The Hiveworld Ventilated Jacket with Hood:  Here is a stunning high quality  beekeepers ventilated jacket styled for ease of wear.
These airy 100% polyester jackets are beautifully made.  They have three pockets with Velcro fastening and one zipped pocket.  They have reinforced shoulders and sleeves with elastic thumbhold and YKK zippers.  The triple frame hood is fully detachable.

Excellent for ease of use;  fast to put on and perfect protection when combined with solid trousers!  Cool and airy and comfortable – what more could a beekeeper wish for in summer?

Sizes Small to XXLarge.

 

 

Thanks to your Hiveworld Ventilated Beesuit you will be protected from head to toe while working in your apiary.

Beautifully made from airy 100%  polyester mesh, lightweight and comfortable to wear and provided with a triple frame fully detachable hood, the Hiveworld Ventilated Beesuit includes all the pockets you will ever need and more:  2 x chest pockets (one with zip closure, one with velcro), 2 x thigh pockets and 2 x rear tool pockets.

The shoulders, forearms and front of the legs are made of solid fabric for reinforced protection and the ankles are elasticated with zippers for ease of entry.  There are elasticated thumb-loops on the sleeves for added security and a two-way front zipper with placket for convenience.

See our size chart below for correct fit.

 

Hiveworld’s Range of Bulk-Purchase Beesuits deals are an opportunity to restock your beesuit supplies with a great quality product at a great price.

We are offering both our sturdy Hiveworld Classic and the Hiveworld ventilated beesuit and jacket at bulk-buy rates for your convenience.

See the table below to work out your pricing requirements.  Buy 3+ over the range to qualify for discount pricing.

Contact us either via email ([email protected]) or phone (0800 000 770) to discuss your requirements.

This kit contains all you need to successfully carry out your own breeding without having to graft or handle the larvae as the queen lays directly in the cell cups provided.  You can successfully introduce a new queen to your colony as by the time the workers have eaten their way through the candy *(fondant) to release her they will be used to her.  The brood she lays will be loyal to her as well.  Watch the video on the link below to gain an understanding of what you need to do to successfully raise queens by this method.

https://youtu.be/lxTJMhg0eac

https://youtu.be/lxTJMhg0eac

Kit contains –

• 1 Cupularvae cell grid
• 110 brown cell cups
• 10 brown cell fixtures
• 10 yellow cell cup holders
• 10 hair roller cages

Please Note:  Replacement bags of the brown cell cups are available.

*A good recipe for queen candy is given in the “Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand” by Andrew Matheson and Murray Reid.  We have included it in our Queen Mailing cage description.  See link:  https://www.hiveworld.co.nz/product/queen-mailing-cage/

Nitrile Rubber beekeepers gloves 300mm long seamless.

Suitable for handling chemicals including Oxalic and formic acids.

Available in size range 7 to 10  see size chart.

When ordering online please state size required in notes box.

The One Handed Queen Catcher is a nifty gadget to make your queen marking a breeze.  Easy to use and safe for the queen.

Oxalic acid dihydrate 99.6% purity available in either a 350g or 750g plastic sealed jar.  Our larger option (the 4kg pail) is suitable to mix with our 6kg Jerrycan of glycerine.

Suitable for use in our Sublimox APF -Plus or Vapmite or any other oxalic acid vaporizers.

Paraffin wax dipper by Hiveworld NZ 
The Paraffin wax dipping tank has been designed to make this essential but previously dangerous job safe and simple:

• No need to put your hands anywhere near the hot wax while working.
• The sides are insulated for efficient heating and for protection against accidental burns.
• There is a temperature gauge fitted so you can ensure the correct temperature is maintained and not exceeded.
• Fitted with an overflow pipe in case of boilover.

It has two lids with clamps to hold your boxes so while two are being dipped, the others can be draining and then painted while still hot to let the paint be absorbed into the timber.  (If the waxed box dries the paint won’t stick).

With this model  one person can easily dip and paint up to 250 boxes a day.
Customer comment –

I can leave my young worker dipping and painting by himself knowing he will not burn himself or the building down.

Included are two x 4-ring gas burners to heat the wax, however you will need to supply the gas bottles.

Please Note:  If you allow the dipper to cool off with the lids down you will need to warm the tank to melt the paraffin so you are able to raise the lids again as the wax will have solidified around them.

Also see our blog on paraffin dipping.http://hiveworld.co.nz/paraffin-dipping/

For pricing please contact us on 0800 000 770

Hive World’s Plastic Handle Capping Scratcher is a durable tool with a molded plastic handle to comfortably fit your hand.  The metal tines easily scratch away the honey cells ready for extracting.  Ideal for using with manuka honey as the action of the tines helps liquefy the thick honey to help it to flow easier.

This tool is also useful for checking for varroa in your drone brood by pushing into the capped cells and lifting out the white larvae – easy to see any mites.

Hive World’s itsy bitsy teeny weenie hive tool – poke it in any handy corner. A Mighty Mouse of a tool to do your jobs without lugging along a Big Brute!

Hive World’s Portable Entrance Feeder for external feeding through the entrance.

This is a simple, quick to use method for effective feeding without having to open the hive lid.  All you need is a soft drink bottle to screw into the feeder and your bees can help themselves.  It is easy to see how much the bees have taken without disturbing the hive.

This is also a safe and effective way to provide water for your bees in times of drought.

Be aware that you need to watch out for robbing when using this method to feed sugar syrup because it is accessible from outside the hive.

Hive World’s Plastic Queen Catching Clip is a safe way to hold the queen while you are working the hive.

It enables you to gently capture the queen and the spring loaded catcher will hold her safe while still allowing the workers full access to care for her.

 

Hive World’s Queen Grafting Tool with good grip aluminium handle for easy use with either left or right hand.

Fine stainless-steel tip so as to not damage the larvae and ensure precision grafting.

Grafting is a precision skill that requires a steady hand, excellent eyesight, determination and a lot of practise to perfect.  The idea is to graft the honeybee larvae with the royal jelly to enable production of a queen.  Our Queen Grafting Tool is an excellent product developed to aid you in this fascinating and rewarding task.

The Queen Mailing Cage is a re-usable cage complete with candy*/attendant chamber.

When introducing a new queen to your colony it is essential to give the bees time to get to know her before she is set free.  This minimises the chances of rejection.  The flat shape allows you to place the cage between two frames which maximises her contact with the colony.  It is also an easy, safe way of transporting your queen when necessary.

*A good recipe for queen candy (fondant) is given in “Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand” by Andrew Matheson and Murray Reid as follows:

Mix 2.3kg of granulated sugar, one litre of water and 1/4 teaspoon tartaric acid.  Bring to boil and simmer very slowly for 30 minutes.  Allow syrup to cool but while still warm mix with piping sugar (a non-starch icing sugar available from some cake decorators/bakers) – one part syrup to five parts piping sugar.  Add 3 or 4 drops of glycerine.  Knead with extra piping sugar to achieve a soft consistency. (Softer than the equivalent honey candy).  Store in refrigerator in airtight plastic bags until needed.

N.B.:  There is some controversy whether or not icing sugar containing starch should be used – as in many things about beekeeping, some beekeepers have done it for years with no harm to their bees.

Available in a multi-pack of 15 for economy.

 

The Posca marking pen is quick drying and low odour.

This is the easiest way to mark your queen, just a small spot on her thorax and you’re done.  Easily stored in your Hive World tool belt.

Using the following international colour code means you can quickly identify the age of your queen.

Year ending in:

0 or 5  Blue/ 1 or 6 White/ 2 or 7  Yellow/ 3 or 8  Red/ 4 or 9  Green

All colours are available in stock.  Please specify your colour choice at checkout.

 

Hive World’s queen rearing cage with holder and support:  This joint unit can be used as an introduction cage for colonies requiring re-queening.

The round queen cage with stopper fixes onto the cell cup holder and avoids fighting between hatching queens in incubators.  When the queens hatch, the queen cell-cups are removed from the holder and filled with candy and sealed with the stopper.  The supports can be nailed side by side on a wooden frame in the hive.  The rectangular base on the support allows for a maximum number of cell holders, but still leaves enough room for round queen cages to be placed on.  You place the cell-cup holder on the support, then the cell cup and this can all be covered with the round queen cage.    Twenty-four hours later the stoppers are removed so that the bees can free their queens.