At this stage, no. But, we'd like you to consider the loss of insulation when pairing and insulated brood box and base with wooden supers. As heat travels up, any heat generated by the bees would be lost through the wooden components of the hive, rendering any benefits gained from using insulation null.

At this stage, no they are not.

No, primer is not required - due to the texture of the polystyrene material, it takes paint great!

No, we recommend only using water-based exterior-grade house paints.

Titebond 3 works great with our hives. Any water-proof PVA glue will work great!

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.

At this stage, no we do not.

At this stage, no we do not.

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