COLLECTION APRIL 2026

FULL PRICE £700 – DEPOSIT £200 (remainder due on collection)

This complete British National beehive comes fully assembled and stocked with a 5-frame nucleus colony — the perfect choice for beginners who want to start with a smaller, manageable colony that can grow into a full hive.

National hives are ideal for new beekeepers thanks to their single-walled design and long frame lugs, which make inspections easier and more secure.

🐝 What Makes This Package Special

• 5-frame nucleus colony from our Surrey apiary, including a mated queen, brood, worker bees, drones, and stores.
• Deep Brood Box and Half-Depth Brood Chamber (1½ Brood setup) ready for the colony to expand into.
• Beginner-friendly extras including dummy boards, frame spacers, feeding eke, mouseguard, and organic varroa treatment.
• Handmade in our own workshop from British Western Red Cedar, durable and bee-friendly.
• Unlimited aftercare support from an experienced beekeeper with 50+ years in hive-making and beekeeping.

📦 What’s Included

• One Deep Brood Box with a 5-frame nucleus colony (queen, brood, stores, and bees) + dummy board
• One Half-Depth Brood Chamber with 11 frames (foundation wax) + dummy
• Varroa-control open mesh floor
• Wooden Queen Excluder (correct bee space)
• One Honey Super with 10 frames (foundation wax)
• One Crown Board
• One Feeding Eke (also doubles as a shallow honey super)
• Metal-covered roof (choice of gabled or flat, 4" deep)
• One organic varroa treatment
• One mouseguard
• Full instructions

🚚 Collection

• Collection only from RH9 8DF.
• Hive will be sealed and safe for transport — only the nucleus box contains bees.