Hive Management is the nitty-gritty of caring for your buzzing beauties. We stock a wide range of products to assist you. Coping with the reality of thousands of bees in situ will be a breeze!
- Beekeeper Protection: First essential, beesuits and gloves. With several options available, everyone can find something that suits them.
- A good Smoker: Check out our top-of-the-range Empire, handmade in U.K. We also stock a jumbo smoker with a 25cm high barrel for longer lasting smoke when working the hives. Our European style smoker has a replaceable inner to lengthen the life of your smoker.
- Hive Tools: From our Big Brute harvest tool through to the tiny pocket hive tool, there is something to suit everyone's style: traditional J-hook, the Kelly style, Pro-hook or the multi-purpose Ripper.
- Varroa Treatment/Bee Health: Mineral Bee supplement contains all the goodness found in Pollen and Honey to keep your bees at their peak all year round. For Varroa treatment, we provide Oxalic/Glycerine treatments, the Sublimox suitable for commercial users as well as Vapmite for hobbyists. We also stock the traditional treatments Bayvarol and Apivar. Remember, the more variations you use, the better chance you have of staying on top of this problem.
- Queen Rearing/ Swarm Management
- Security: Registration No. Stencils /Wasp management using the NZ patented HiveGate tunnel.
Dry Wall Shim for oxalic treatment x 300
$30.44
Dry Wall Shim for use with oxalic/glycerine mixture for treatment of varroa mites.
See link below to a study done in Argentina on the use of oxalic/glycerine treatments –https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-015-0405-7
Empire Smoker
$130.35
Hive World supplies this quality English -made stainless steel Empire Smoker for a long-life option. This model has strong vinyl bellows and a safety grill to prevent accidental burns.
For burning efficiency there is an internal grate with a pipe to funnel the air into the smoker.
Quality doesn’t cost – it pays!
Entrance Feeder with Tumbler
$5.20
Hive World’s Entrance Feeder with Tumbler (also known as the Boardman feeder) is a good solution for using with your nucs.
It comes complete with cage protector to prevent bees drowning in the syrup and 1 x 450 mls capacity beaker. The advantage of these feeders is that the amount of syrup remaining is easily seen without disturbing the hive. One thing to watch out for is that the entrance feeder can attract robbers. However, as in all things bee, every beekeeper has their own way of working and this is simply one of several equally suitable ways of feeding – each with pros and cons.
Formic Pro
$35.83
Formic Pro is an approved organic treatment for using against varroa mite. Formic Pro is made from all natural RAW materials. Used for over 30 years without any known resistance. High efficacy rate (83-97%) targets mites where they reproduce – under the brood cap.
Available in a 2xdose pack that works in only seven days.
Full Depth feeder 3 litre with lid and cage
$8.70
Hive World’s Full Depth 3L frame feeder with lid and cages (otherwise known as a Division Board Feeder) is a perfect solution for in-hive feeding.
The lid keeps the syrup clean and cages minimise bees drowning and prevent propolising up the interior of the feeder.
Note – these feeders are 52 mm wide so will still fit in a super with 9 x 33mm frames but only 3 frames in a nuc box.
Customer comment – “You have a good business, great service and I love the feeders.”
Hive Registration Number Stencil
$30.43
A strong, flexible stencil made of PVC plastic sheet which makes the numbering of your hive boxes a breeze.
The Stencil is shown against a hive box for size indication.
Send us your number and we will supply. Allow 7 – 10 days for delivery.
We can also supply a stencil with your name or other graphics, please enquire.
See the regulations below regarding Honey box identification.
Hive World Big Brute hivetool
$27.80
The Big Brute hive tool is a serious tool for serious beekeepers. No propolis will be able to stand against this. Guaranteed to get your supers apart with ease.
This mighty tool is manufactured by us from 5 mm high tensile steel and is 320 mm long. However, it still fits on our HiveWorld Bee Belt so you won’t lose it!
