Give Your Bees a Perfect Home with Our 8-Frame Beehive Boxes
Discover the Benefits of 8-Frame Beehives for Happy Bees
Expertly constructed using premium fir and white pine wood with high-quality hardware.
These spacious 8-frame hives allow bees to build comb faster and store more honey quicker than traditional 10-frame hives.
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They are easy to inspect and well-ventilated. The precise joints tightly seal out drafts and weather.
Choose one of our pre-assembled Complete Hives that is ready for your buzzing bees. Or build your own custom hive to your specifications by mixing and matching brood boxes, supers, tops, bottoms, and accessories.
Give your bees the advantage of an affordable, quality 8-frame wooden hive for optimal honey production and colony expansion.
Optimal Home for Bees
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Pre-Assembled Hives
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8-Frame Beehive Starter Kits
Hoover Hives 8-Frame Beehive Kit
This all-in-one kit has everything a new beekeeper needs to get started, minus the bees.
Hoover Hives, featuring durable, dovetail-jointed hive boxes coated in 100% natural beeswax, are beloved by beekeepers for their quality craftsmanship.
The hives come pre-assembled and ready to use. We have several Hoover Hives and love them.
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Choose either the 3-frame nuc-ready option, perfect for housing a small starter colony, or the 8-frame full-size option, ready for a package of bees or swarm catch.
Busy Bee Amish 8-Frame Beehive Kit
Whether you're a first-time beekeeper or gifting this kit as a gift, it contains everything you need to dive into beekeeping.
Beekeeping is easier than you might think. With quality equipment like this kit, you'll be abuzz with excitement as you nurture your own colony.
The classic wooden hive boxes, handmade by Amish craftsmen, provide a safe home for your bees.
Add a small starter colony - either a 3-frame nuc colony or an 8-frame package of bees.
Then watch as your bees work together to build comb, make honey, and pollinate your garden.
8-Frame One Deeps & One Medium Beehives
Nubee 8-Frame Classic Beehive
Starting your own backyard apiary is an exciting adventure, that's why we created "The Beginner" hive kit - to make getting started with beekeeping super simple and affordable.
Just add your starter colony, and you'll be up and running in no time.
Before you know it, you'll be able to peek into the hive and see a honeycomb being drawn before your eyes.
Hoover Hives Wax Coated 8-Frame Beehive
The Hoover Hives Starter Kit invites you into the wonderful world of bees.
This complete setup has everything you need to house and care for your very own colony safely.
The beautiful hive boxes, handcrafted and coated in a protective beeswax finish, provide a sturdy home ready for buzzing residents.
Busy Bees Amish Made 8-Frame Beehive
With this beginner beehive, handcrafted by skilled Amish woodworkers, you'll have everything you need to enter the rewarding world of backyard beekeeping.
The deep brood box and medium honey super provide ample room for your colony to grow and thrive that first year.
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You are going to love this Amish made beauty!
8-Frame Two Deeps & One Medium Beehives
Nubee 8-Frame "Northern" Beehive
Our bestselling "Standard" hive combines three boxes for the ideal first-year beehive setup.
The bottom two deep boxes provide ample brood space for the queen to lay eggs and the colony to thrive.
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The third medium box allows workers to store surplus honey that beekeepers can harvest.
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Paint if with your own design and flair.​
Hoover Hives Wax Coated 8-Frame "Northern" Beehive
This is the beehive known across the beekeeping world as the Gold Standard.
Handmade with care, the hive boxes feature dovetail joints, ensuring the structure stays perfectly square season after season.
The natural pine wood is finished with a protective beeswax coating, creating an ideal home your bees will instantly recognize.
Busy Bees Amish Made 8-Frame "Northern" Beehive
Just as the honeybee embodies industriousness and ingenuity, this stalwart beehive reflects the enduring work ethic of its Amish makers.
Its versatile two-brood, one-honey configuration is universally recognized by backyard beekeepers and commercial operations alike.
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Very nice all around beehive that your bees will love.
8-Frame One Deep & Two Mediums Beehives
Nubee 8-Frame "Southern" Beehive
The "Southern Style" hive is perfect for beekeeping in states with short winters.
A warmer climate extends the beekeeping season so you can open the hive to add boxes earlier in the year.
The ability to add boxes whenever necessary means you don't need to have a dedicated second brood box.
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Betsy and Pete only use this set up in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Hoover Hives Wax Coated 8-Frame "Southern" Beehive
The single-brood box configuration takes advantage of extended beekeeping seasons in southern states.
The "Southern Style Plus" kit includes one deep brood box for the queen to lay eggs, plus two medium supers.
The queen will utilize part of the first medium super for brood rearing. The second super provides space for workers to store surplus honey.
Busy Bees Amish Made 8-Frame "Southern" Beehive
The single-brood box set up is perfect for the longer beekeeping seasons in southern states.
Without harsh winters, the colony can build up quickly. Beekeepers can access the hive early to add boxes and expand space.
This flexibility means you don't need a fixed double-brood setup with two Amish-crafted brood boxes.
