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Need both boxes and frames? Save money and buy them together! With a wax-dipped box, full of 10 frames with double waxed foundations, there is no more work for you to do. They are ready for the bees!

Our 10-frame, deep, wax-dipped hive bodies are built to withstand the rough handling of the beekeeping industry! Designed and milled carefully in the USA, with 100% USA Eastern White Pine, we strive to keep our wood grading and milling quality controlled extensively.

Our 10-frame deep hive bodies are the standard 9 5/8″ in depth and 16 1/4″ wide. They feature a full top joint which greatly reduces breakage, and a 5/8″ routered frame rest. Handholds with deep, profiled uppercuts are easy to grip and allow water to run off the bottom.

Millrun grade is a popular grade for sideliners and commercial beekeepers who want a more affordable, yet very durable and structural box. This grade will allow anything from our Select to Budget grades, with the exception of all knots and splits that will cause a problem structurally. There will be no holes, large splits and minimal milling defects. We attempt to keep any solid, tight knots at least 1 ½” from nailing areas. Knots are allowed within the panel as long as they are structurally sound. Knots should never be in handholds. Variation in panel width may occur due to post-milling shrinkage.

After carefully assembling and stapling these boxes, we wax-dip them to stand the test of time. The hive parts are boiled in HiveGuard wax, a microcrystalline, paraffine blend, at 300 degrees (plus) for a minimum of 3 full minutes. During that process, moisture is forced out of the wood and wax is forced in. Once wax dipped, they are completely ready to use!

Wax dipped hive components are known to last for 20 years or more with zero maintenance, and NO NEED to reapply wax later. Wax dipped hives CANNOT be painted, but instead preserves the beautiful, natural wood appearance. The wood color will steadily darken over time from exposure to the sun, but it won’t rot or deteriorate!

Our frames are also built tough for a rough industry! Designed and milled carefully in the USA, we strive to keep our wood grading, milling, and assembly quality controlled extensively. What stands out in our frames?
– Sturdy 3/4″ top bar with rounded top bar ends for smooth extracting.
– 1/2″ bottom bar that mates with the center pin in the end bar for maximum gluing surface and strength.
– End bars that are a full 7/16″ thick, with long shoulders to stabilize the frame through extracting operations.
– Joints are snug and tight.
– All joints are glued with specially formulated wood glue.
– 6 staples per frame are strategically placed, angled and securely fastened to ensure strength in the joints.

Frames are assembled with double waxed, black Pierco plastic foundation carefully inserted.

Try them out! You won’t be disappointed.

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