Pura Pine 8 Frame Assembled Full Hive Kit – Wax Dipped

Made by Premier Bee Equipment in South Dakota, this 8 Frame hive kit includes all you need for an 8 Frame Standard Hive set up. Boxes have undercut handles for easy gripping and half blind dovetails for the joints, creating a sturdier box. Deep Boxes gives your queen plenty of space for brood and space for bees to store honey over winter. Black Foundation in these frames make it easier to see eggs against the bottom of the cell. Medium box is lighter in weight and easier to handle when using for honey. White Foundation in these frames make it easier to see the color of honey against, so you can harvest seasonal honey together. Foundation is all double waxed so no need to add layers of wax unless you want to.
Kit Includes: Wax Dipped Telescoping Lid, Inner Cover, 1 Wax Dipped Medium Pura Pine Box Assembled, 8 Medium Frames Assembled with White Puracell Double Waxed Foundation, 2 Wax Dipped Deep Pura Pine Boxes Assembled, 16 Deep Frames Assembled with Black Puracell Double Waxed Foundation, Wax dipped Solid Bottom Board, and Entrance Reducer. 

Wax dipping has been used by commercial beekeepers for 20+ years. While most smaller beekeepers may not be familiar with it, you’re about to see why it’s the bees knees.

We use a 50/50 blend Paraffin & Microcrystalline heated to 250 deg and the wood is submerged for 15 mins. No beeswax is used.

Our large custom stainless tank built for wax dipping holds several items at once. Unfortunately previously treated, painted or sealed things cannot be dipped because the wax will not penetrate the wood. Items that have been wax dipped can not be painted or sealed at a later date, the paint or sealer will not bond to it.

The benefits are…. never paint your boxes again, this makes them maintenance free, for 15-20 years without every lifting a brush. Any new wooden ware can be dipped. No fumes or toxins in your hive (they do fine with paint too but it is a bonus). With the price of wooden ware and beekeeping, protect your investment with this simple process. 

Equipment does not have a waxy feeling. The high heat boils the moisture and air out of the wood and, when the item is removed from the tank, as it cools the wax is absorbed into the wood making it waterproof/weather proof.

Items are assembled before they are dipped because glue will not bond to the wax. We do not wax dip frames