8-frame and 10-frame boxes won't interlock and seal with the edges of our box. But you could stack them on top and secure them with a strap during a honey flow when you're short on supers.

We don't recommend running them like this outside of a honey flow as a condensing hive functions best when fully insulated and sealed.

Yes! 2 coats minimum (up to 3) of exterior grade, semi-gloss (best for durability), latex/acrylic paint is needed to protect your hives from UV. No primer is needed, don't use oil based paint - this will melt the EPS

The yellow plastic profiles on the edge of the box are UV rated and don't need to be painted. You can paint the profiles, but the paint won't adhere to them long term unless sanded before hand.

Because your hives won't absorb moisture your paint won't swell or crack so should last many years when done properly.

Watch our assembly and painting video here

Any water-proof PVA glue will work great.

Wood glues like Titebond 2 and 3 are commonly found in beekeepers tool box and will work just fine. Though they can take longer to set and will sometimes weep in high humidity environments.

We've begun recommending the PL 300 foam board adhesive by Loctite it's easy to work with and requires a caulk gun. You don't need much - watch our assembly video to see how Victor applies it.

Hive iQ boxes are a bit longer and a bit more narrow than traditional 10 frame equipment. But we use industry standard frame sizes. If you palletize your hives, our boxes will fit the footprint of your current pallet. Our walls are 40mm thick.

Deep Box External Dimensions:

Nominal: (L) 21 ½″ × (W) 16″ × (H) 9 ¾″

Actual:
(L) 545 mm × (W) 407 mm × (H) 247 mm

Deep Box: Internal Dimensions

Nominal:
(L) 19″ × (W) 13″ × (H) 9 ¾″

Actual:
(L) 485 mm × (W) 329 mm × (H) 247 mm

Medium Box External Dimensions:

Nominal:
(L) 21 ½″ × (W) 16″ × (H) 6 ¾″

Actual:
(L) 545 mm × (W) 407 mm × (H) 170 mm

Medium Box Internal Dimensions:

Nominal:
(L) 19″ × (W) 13″ × (H) 6 ¾″

Actual:
(L) 485 mm × (W) 329 mm × (H) 170 mm

Yes we do! If you're a commercial beekeeper, or interesting in purchasing hives in quantities above 10, don't hesitate to reach out to us using the Contact Us page.

At this stage we do not. We have found that the optimal amount of frames both in a weight and a productivity aspect is 9.

The R-value of our hives are approximately 7.9.

Timber (softwood) hives have an R-Value of R1.4 per inch, whereas EPS beehives have an R-Value of R5.0 per inch. A typical timber hive wall thickness is 22mm, resulting in an R-Value of R1.21 when dry (which decreases when waterlogged).

In contrast, HiveIQ High Density EPS hives have a wall thickness of 40mm. As a result, the hive walls has an R-Value of R7.9 which is not affected by moisture.

Our boxes use industry standard dimensions for Deep/Medium/Shallow frames.

We currently don't sell frames because there would be too much handling charges involved as we are not a manufacturer.

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At this stage, no they are not.