RILEY HONEY FARM IS PROUD TO OFFER A PREMIUM DESIGNED HONEYBEE HIVE, A GERMAN DESIGNED HIVE.A VERY POPULAR STYLE IN EUROPE. YOU ARE BIDDING ON 1 COMPLETE HONEYBEE HIVE. INCLUDES A BASE WITH A WIND BAFFLE, A DEEP HIVE BODY, A HONEY SUPER, A PLASTIC MOISTURE BARRIER, AN INSULATED TOP, A QUEEN EXCLUDER, A PLASTIC COVER, AND A LANDING BOARD. IT ALSO INCLUDES OUR BOOK, RAISING HONEYBEES WITHOUT CHEMICALS. THIS IS A NEW METHOD OF KEEPING BEES AND THIS BOOK WILL EXPLAIN IN DETAIL HOW TO MANAGE THIS HIVE. IT ALSO INCLUDES VARROA AND HIVE BEETLE TREATMENT. DOES NOT INCLUDE FRAMES. USES STANDARD LANGSTROTH FRAMES. DOES NOT INCLUDE HIVE STAND. IT IS SOLD SEPARATELY. THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST DESIGNED HIVE ON THE MARKET. IT WILL PRODUCE MORE HONEY THAN YOU HAVE EVER GOTTEN FROM A HIVE. YOU WILL BE ASTONISHED!! THE PLASTIC COVER KEEPS THE HIVE COOLER IN THE SUMMER AND WARMER IN THE WINTER. IT ALSO HAS A WIND BAFFLE TO KEEP THE COLD AIR AWAY FROM THE BROOD IN COOL WEATHER AND THE HOT AIR AWAY FROM THE HONEY IN THE SUMMER SO THE BEES WON’T HAVE TO COOL THE HIVE. INSTEAD THEY WILL BE OUT GATHERING NECTAR. IT HAS A BASE WITH 2 DOORS IN IT. THE FRONT DOOR ATTACHES TO A LANDING BOARD. THE REAR DOOR CAN BE OPENED TO ADD SUGAR PATTIES AND TO STORE THE ENTRANCE REDUCER IN THE SUMMER. WHEN YOU GET READY TO MOVE YOUR HIVE, JUST CLOSE BOTH DOORS AND REMOVE THE VENTILATION BOARD FROM THE REAR DOOR SO THE BEES WON’T GET TOO HOT WHILE THEY ARE BEING MOVED. THIS IS ONLY AN 8 FRAME HIVE WHICH CUTS DOWN ON THE WEIGHT MAKING IT EASIER TO HANDLE. IT IS ALSO THE SIZE PREFERRED BY THE BEES. ALL THE COMPONENTS ARE SHIPLAPPED TOGETHER SO THE HIVE WON’T COME APART WHILE MOVING. DURING THE WARM SUMMER MONTHS, WHEN BEES ARE COLLECTING NECTAR, THE STANDARD HIVE WILL HAVE A LOT OF BEES COLLECTING ON THE FRONT OF THE HIVE TO COOL IT, PREVENTING THEM FROM GATHERING NECTAR. WITH THIS HIVE, THE BEES DON’T HAVE TO SPEND TIME COOLING THE HIVE ENABLING THEM TO COLLECT A LOT MORE NECTAR. ONCE YOU HAVE USED THIS HIVE YOU WILL NEVER WANT ANOTHER STANDARD HIVE. Feedback from an Indiana beekeeperOur Honeymaker Hive is doing well and we have harvested more honey from that hive, than any of our other hives. Thank you WHEN ASKED ABOUT WINTER KILL DO YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO SAY “MY BEES DON’T DIE.” ARE YOU TIRED OF NOT GETTING HONEY? DO YOU WANT TO QUIT USING CHEMICALS ON YOUR HIVE WITHOUT YOUR BEES DYING? THEN WE RECOMMEND YOU PURCHASE OUR BOOK “RAISING HONEYBEES WITHOUT CHEMICALS” ALSO AVAILABLE ON EBAY TO GET THE FULL BENEFITS OF THIS HIVE.