Bee Hive Parts

Links to plans for building your own hives (Beesource.com)

• 10 Frame Langstroth Hive
• 5 Frame Nucleus Hive
• Dadant style frames
• Miller type feeder
• Solar Wax Melter

Bee Kit Contents by Shelley Armstrong

This is what I try to have in my bee kit at all times, that way I just put on my suit, grab my bin and smoker and I am ready.

• Scissors
• Knife
• Fuel (strips of clean denim)
• Pens
• Sharpies
• Queen pens
• Masking tape
• Duct tape
• Hive tools
• Hammer
• Latex gloves
• Paper bags
• Tooth picks
• Ziploc bags
• Bee brush
• Uncapping fork
• Bandana
• Magnifying glass
• Pliers
• Lg. syringe
• Chem-Res gloves
• Mite test jars
• Vaseline
• Torch
• Lighter and back up lighter
• Clip board with checklist and or note book
• Sunglasses
• Sunscreen
• Benadryl
• After Bite
• Queen cages and a ball of fondant
• Bottled water