New Arrival Beekeeping Products

Beequip NZ is now the approved distributor of Feedbee in NZ!

Used in New Zealand for over 15 years, and trusted by thousands of beekeepers worldwide, Feedbee is one of the best feed supplements available on the market. Known to double brood population, double colony population & also double honey production!

Checkout the videos in the gallery!

Sold in 3kg pails or 20kg bags, Feedbee powder can be fed directly to the hives, mix into a patty or as a liquid feed. Used by over 60 countries world wide, Feedbee is one you can trust to give your hive the best boost!

Make your own Pollen Patties and save!
Use a dough mixer to make your own patties and pack into paper pie bags ready to use.
The ingredients for 20kg of patties will cost between $59.00 and $68.50 +GST depending on the quantity buy rates*
The ingredients for 5kg of patties will cost around $24.00 +GST*.
Mixing instructions are supplied with your order.
All ingredients required will be available on the website in the near future.
Very cost effective and productive.

Highly Nutritious Diet for Honeybees, Feedbee has numerous features:

• It was developed at the University of Guelph Canada in 2004. After 12 years of research in the field of Micro-Livestock & Honeybee nutrition the product design came about.
• It was developed by advanced knowledge of Honeybee Nutritional Requirements, Nutrient Composition of Various Natural Pollen, Honeybees Adaptability to Various Feed Materials and Nutritional & Biological Values of Feed Materials
• It is made from 100% natural & non-agricultural plant parts e.g. roots, seeds, grains, leaves, etc. and does not contain bee pollen, hive products, chemicals, synthetic materials, animal products, artificial colours, flavours, extracts or preservatives.
• Provides Highly Digestible Natural Protein with essential Amino-Acids to Honeybees.
• Provides High Quality Vitamins & Minerals.
• Enhances Colony's Health & Immunity to Resist Against Common Diseases & Mites.

*Prices valid June 2022

Made from the same material as our Very Popular Foam Mesh Ventilated Bee suits.
Excellent quality and quick and easy to put on at short notice when required.
Designed by a beekeeper at Beequip NZ and incorporates a huge list of features and benefits.

• Made from top quality our Foam Mesh Material. Ventilated material yet durable and 2 way stretch which is added comfortability.
• Veils can be easily unzipped and removed. The Jacket can then be machine washed.
• All zips are heavy duty and long life. Top YKK Quality.
• No collar to tickle your cheeks and make you hotter and uncomfortable.
• The folding veils have sun protector strip above forehead.
• Easy to partly unzip the folding veil and flip it on to your back while not required or when driving.
• Comes with the folding veil as standard. Alternatively, the round hat type veil can be fitted for a small fee at the time of purchase if desired.
• Large lower pockets for queen cages etc. Top pockets have a Velcro flap.
• The elastic waistband fits snugly. It should be tucked into trousers for maximum protection.
• Large range of sizes available. S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL, 6XL, 7XL, 8XL

• Made from top quality 260 gsm Polycotton. Very tough but not too heavy and hot.
• Veils can be easily unzipped and removed. The Jacket can then be machine washed.
• All zips are heavy duty and long life. Top YKK Quality.
• No collar to tickle your cheeks and make you hotter and uncomfortable.
• The folding veils have sun protector strip above forehead.
• Easy to partly unzip the folding veil and flip it on to your back while not required or when driving.
• Comes with the folding veil as standard. Alternatively, the round hat type veil can be fitted for a small fee at the time of purchase if desired.
• Large lower pocket for queen cages etc. Top pockets have a Velcro flap.
• The elastic waistband fits snugly. It should be tucked into trousers for maximum protection.
• Large range of sizes available. XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL, 6XL, 7XL, 8XL

Stainless Steel Wax Press is the way to get the last of your honey from your cappings.
It works simply by screwing the contents of the basket,and therefore squeezing out any honey left in the cappings.

It also means you are left with much clear wax, which is great for melting down and mading into candles etc.

dimensions:
Internal cylinder is 23cm internal dia x 27cm high
Outside cylinder is 30 cm diax 32cm high.

The unit sit on a solid 19 cm high stand.

This can also be used for crushing fruit. The fruit will need to be chopped up rather small in so it can work properly.

The RobberGards™ is an ingenious device to fool wasps and robber bees and stop them from getting into the colony.

These unwanted visitors are guided to potential food in the hive largely by sense of smell.

They go straight to the vent holes at bottom of the RobberGards™and try to get in, without realizing the entrance is at the top.

These intruders very soon give up and go looking for food elsewhere.

The bees learn within 24 hours how to access their own hive and it doesn’t stop them carrying out all their normal duties.

Eye Screws to secure the RobberGards to brood box can be PURCHASED HERE

Click Here to see how to fit them to 4 different types of floors

See what “A Kiwi Beeman” thinks about RobberGards Here

Varroa mite re-invasion

This is a huge issue in Autumn and it is believed to be the largest contributor to colony losses.

The varroa mite re-invasion is a result of visits from robber bees and/or from social bee visits.

This was highlighted at the 2021 NZ Bee Conference by an excellent study done by Dr Dennis vanEngelsdorp and shown in this video:-

https://youtu.be/PvWZjwUbLfA?t=1671 

Watch content from 27 min to 33 min. (Remember the study was done in Autumn in USA.)

The RobberGard is especially designed to deter these robber bees and social bees.

Some of the features and benefits of the RobberGards:-

1. The registered design is made from high quality stainless steel to withstand the corrosive elements outside and last for a very long time, virtually indefinitely.
2. Deters robber bees that want to steal the food supplies inside.
3. Deters social bees from other colonies that want to come and have a look and will mostly spread varroa mites.
4. Deters wasps from robbing food from the colony.
5. Stops mice getting in and damaging the honey combs.
6. Helps to control spread of AFB disease. If a colony gets AFB and has this robber guard, it is far less likely to get robbed out and spread the disease, before the beekeeper finds it and burns it.
7. Allows a lot more ventilation over winter (in hives with solid bases) to reduce condensation in the hives which is detrimental to the health of the colony.
8. Easy to block up with foam rubber if the beehive has to be shifted. The bees can still get lots of ventilation through the robber guard vent holes.
9. Very easy to mount, switch entries or remove with the use of the stainless steel eye screws supplied by Beequip NZ.
10. Has a summer position or rotate 180 degrees for the robbing season and winter. The entrance is just 25mm wide in this setting.
11. One of the 3 sizes will fit virtually every type of beehive base (floor) that is commonly used in NZ.

These can also be used as:

• Mouse guards
• Wasp Guards
• Anti-wasp screens
• Anti-robbing screens
• Robber Guards

Units packed in a carton:

RobberGard 153 - 200 / Carton
RobberGard 225 - 150 / Carton
RobberGard 360 - 100 / Carton

Pricing is per individual unit.

The perfect package for those wanting to give our popular Beequip Strips a try, but only need a small quantity. Containing almost everything you need to get up and running, we have made it easy for you to get stuck in.

The package includes enough ingredients to soak 160 strips.

A Refill kit  to suit this package is available when you run out of strips. Or you can buy in bulk!

This package includes:

•    Small soak tub
  -    4-litre pail and lid
  -    3kg Glycerine
  -    2kg Oxalic Acid (OA)
  -    4 bundles of 40 Beequip Strips. (160 total)
  -    4 Zip-lock Bags for Soaked Strips
  -    Digital thermometer
  -    Wooden trivet & stirrer
  -    Instruction booklet - View ONLINE here

Find out more about Oxalic Acid on our Blog here.

Hive mat with a 40mm entry cut into the rim

Also known as a Division Board, Merge Board or Gated Hive Mat

The Wooden rim is Dipped

Designed as a hard wearing glove for general beekeeping duties. Very comfortable fit on your hands and will last a long time.

The sleeve gives total protection of your forearm.

Made in Pakistan where the leather tannery's are regarded as some of the best in the world.

Standard sizes are XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL. Other sizes available on request.

View our size chart here

Total length 590mm (medium size).

Stainless hive tool 388mm long.

Ribbed down the centre for extra strength.

Great for that extra leverage 

Embedding Tool for fitting foundation to frames.

240v

Possibly the most practical head torch we've ever seen!

With numerous features all packed into this little beauty, we are seriously impressed with how this torch functions.

First of all, this torch is designed to fit to our latest Beesuit's with locator hoops on the Veil and bungee ties available here. Check out the picture of one fitted.

It has two different LED's - One with narrow beam that shines far into the distance and then a flood light that lightens up the whole immediate area in front of you. So whether you are looking into the distance or working on something close at hand you are covered. We should mention, having a flood light while working on something close at hand makes a massive difference - when wearing as a head torch your peripheral vision is in the light and when not on your head, you don't have to move it the whole time.

The long distance led is also on a swivel head so you can use it in your hand like a normal torch or swivel it round to use it on your head.

The flood light not only shines in White but in red, making it the perfect beekeepers head torch. Bees can't see red light at night!

The charge point is a normal usb connection of which is covered by the end cap of the torch ensuring this stays clean and functional. This end point also has a magnet on a swivel - great for attaching onto cars or anything magnetic.

Either torch will last about 1hr 30mins from full charge which we think is pretty incredible considering its compact size. Charging takes 2 hours on a 2A USB port so if your needing near constant light - grab two torches!

Catch and mark your queens only using one hand!

Simply get the queen in the cavity, slide the shutter over it, then gently slide the foam platform up to the shutter so you can mark her.

Top Quality
Original Design - Made in South Korea 

These gusseted Cellophane bags are our Eco friendly solution for packaging the Wooden Sections. Pair well with our cardboard cartons to suit.

They can be sealed then heated to shrink down to a tidy package.

They Measure 19 micron thick and 110x55x265mm

Pack of 50 Bags

Keen to set yourself up with everything to make oxalic acid and glycerine strips?
Our plus package includes all the tools and ingredients to make it work.

These packages are set up to suit with the applicator being the Beequip strip. You can learn more about these strips here.

Refill Pack to suit this bundle is also available.

This package includes the following: -
17888 x Beequip strips
250kg x Glycerine
175kg x Oxalic acid
4 x Soak tubs
2 x 27 litre Bare tub
1 x Mixing guide

Bags to store soaked strips are available here.

Unfortunately this package may exceed the website shipping capacity - in this case simply request a quote from the cart page after adding it to your cart.

Keen to set yourself up with everything to make oxalic acid and glycerine strips?
Our standard package includes all the tools and ingredients to make it work.

These packages are set up to suit with the applicator being the Beequip strip. You can learn more about these strips here.

Refill Pack to suit this package available here

This package includes the following: -
5120 x Beequip strips
75kg x Glycerine
50kg x Oxalic acid
2 x Soak tub
1 x 27 litre Bare tub
1 x Mixing Guide

Bags to store soaked strips are available here.

Unfortunately this package may exceed the website shipping capacity - in this case simply request a quote from the cart page after adding it to your cart.

Keen to set yourself up with everything to make oxalic acid and glycerine strips?
Our basic package include all the tools and ingredients to make it work.

These packages are set up to suit with the applicator being the Beequip strip. You can learn more about these strips here.

Check out our Refill Pack for this package

This package includes the following: -
1280 x Beequip strips
25kg x Glycerine
25kg x Oxalic acid
1 x Soak tub
1 x 27 litre Bare tub
1 x Mixing guide

Bags to store soaked strips are available here.

Find out more about Oxalic Acid on our Blog here.

Opening the lids on the poly pails can be a little tough as the tend to be a tight fit.

No longer is a problem with this tool.

It will have your lids off in no time!

Note colour may vary.

Polypail with lid - For holding up to 10L or 15 KGs of Honey.

High quality food grade plastic.

Made in NZ

Bulk supply available - Please contact us 

Clear food grade Polyjar that holds 500g of honey

Comes with a black lid that has a tamper seal

175 per carton. 400ml capacity

1KG size also available here

Our first Radial extractor makes the job easier and less tiring.

Radial extractors make it easier to extract frames as they extract both sides of the frame at once. It does, however, take longer to do so, compared to all our other extractors (tangential)

A simple speed controller gives you accurate control on the extraction and keeps it consistent.

The machine is made from 304 grade stainless steel and has clear lids.

Approx dim when assembled: 700Wx700Lx1200H

The distance from honey gate to floor when the legs are fitted is 320mm.

240v Motor with NZ Plug. 35kg inc Packaging

1. View video here. 
2. Ensure honey in the frames is warm enough. Straight off the hive is usually okay if the weather is not too cold and the bees have been brushed or blown off the frames. Otherwise, leave in a small warm room at around 28 degrees C for 48 hours.
3. Clean equipment before use.
4. Uncap frames as shown in video.
5. Use frames of similar weight on opposite sides to reduce vibrations.
6. Run extractor at about half speed to get half the honey out of the first side. If the frames have wax foundation and you go too fast, the weight of the honey on opposite side will damage the comb.
7. Turn frames around and spin honey from other side. Depending on honey type and temperature, one pass may be enough on second side or it may need to be done with 2 passes. 2nd pass can be faster than the first.
8. Shift frames back to first side and extract remaining honey with a slightly faster speed.
9. Let the honey flow out of the extractor through a stainless steel double strainer and into food grade honey pails with honey gates at the bottom.
10. Leave the honey pail in warm place for 2 days to allow any wax residues and air bubbles to go to the top.
11. Then you can decant beautiful pure honey out of the honey gate at the bottom into polyjars, or similar.
12. The wax cappings can be left to drain over a grid like a stainless steel queen excluder. (Leave in a warm place to allow maximum honey to drain from the wax.)
13. The drained honey can be poured through a honey strainer. (Repeat steps 9 – 11.)

Very similar to our standard 4 frame reversible extractor, yet motorized. This extractor makes the job easier and less tiring.

Reversible extractors make it easier to extract frames as you don't have to pull the frames out to extract the other side, you simple spin it in the opposite direction.

A simple speed controller with a digital readout of revolutions and with forward/reverse buttons, gives you accurate control on the extraction and keeps it consistent.

The machine is made from 304 grade stainless steel and has clear lids.

Approx dim when assembled: W700x700Lx1300H

The distance from honey gate to floor when the legs are fitted is 320mm.

240v Motor with NZ Plug

1. View video here. 
2. Ensure honey in the frames is warm enough. Straight off the hive is usually okay if the weather is not too cold and the bees have been brushed or blown off the frames. Otherwise, leave in a small warm room at around 28 degrees C for 48 hours.
3. Clean equipment before use.
4. Uncap frames as shown in video.
5. Use frames of similar weight on opposite sides to reduce vibrations.
6. Run extractor at about half speed to get half the honey out of the first side. If the frames have wax foundation and you go too fast, the weight of the honey on opposite side will damage the comb.
7. Turn frames around and spin honey from other side. Depending on honey type and temperature, one pass may be enough on second side or it may need to be done with 2 passes. 2nd pass can be faster than the first.
8. Shift frames back to first side and extract remaining honey with a slightly faster speed.
9. Let the honey flow out of the extractor through a stainless steel double strainer and into food grade honey pails with honey gates at the bottom.
10. Leave the honey pail in warm place for 2 days to allow any wax residues and air bubbles to go to the top.
11. Then you can decant beautiful pure honey out of the honey gate at the bottom into polyjars, or similar.
12. The wax cappings can be left to drain over a grid like a stainless steel queen excluder. (Leave in a warm place to allow maximum honey to drain from the wax.)
13. The drained honey can be poured through a honey strainer. (Repeat steps 9 – 11.)

Very similar to our standard 4 frame extractor, yet motorized. This extractor makes the job easier and less tiring.

A simple speed controller gives you accurate control on the extraction and keeps it consistent.

The machine is made from 304 grade stainless steel and has clear lids.

Approx dim when assembled: 600Wx600Lx1240H

The distance from honey gate to floor when the legs are fitted is 430mm.

240v Motor with NZ Plug

General guide to honey extraction:

1. View video here. 
2. Ensure honey in the frames is warm enough. Straight off the hive is usually okay if the weather is not too cold and the bees have been brushed or blown off the frames. Otherwise, leave in a small warm room at around 28 degrees C for 48 hours.
3. Clean equipment before use.
4. Uncap frames as shown in video.
5. Use frames of similar weight on opposite sides to reduce vibrations.
6. Run extractor at about half speed to get half the honey out of the first side. If the frames have wax foundation and you go too fast, the weight of the honey on opposite side will damage the comb.
7. Turn frames around and spin honey from other side. Depending on honey type and temperature, one pass may be enough on second side or it may need to be done with 2 passes. 2^nd pass can be faster than the first.
8. Shift frames back to first side and extract remaining honey with a slightly faster speed.
9. Let the honey flow out of the extractor through a stainless steel double strainer and into food grade honey pails with honey gates at the bottom.
10. Leave the honey pail in warm place for 2 days to allow any wax residues and air bubbles to go to the top.
11. Then you can decant beautiful pure honey out of the honey gate at the bottom into polyjars, or similar.
12. The wax cappings can be left to drain over a grid like a stainless steel queen excluder. (Leave in a warm place to allow maximum honey to drain from the wax.)
13. The drained honey can be poured through a honey strainer. (Repeat steps 9 – 11.)

Honey gate with a large handle to make pouring easy.

47mm diameter thread

34mm Internal opening

One of the safest and quickest ways of melting down your Beeswax!

This pot is dual skinned allowing you to fill the bottom layer with water and heat wax in the main pot. This method keeps the melting temperature at a near controlled 100 degrees once boiling and quickly melts the wax with out risk of the wax getting to flash point. 

Simply add 300ml (1.5L) or 500ml(2.5L) of water through the steam spout (remove the cap) and start heating it on a stove top. Add your wax and watch it melt. The cap over the steam spout will start to whistle once its boiling. Leave it simmering to melt the remainder of the wax.

1kg of wax only took us 15-20mins to melt in the 2.5L pot!

 Available in 1.5L & 2.5L size pots

One of the Best Quality Hive tools available.

Made in Europe from Tempered High Carbon steel.

This means that under very high load it will simply flex not bend or snap like the common hive tool.

Kelly Type - 250mm High

Known as the very best smoker available to beekeepers, Dadant smokers are built to last.

This is their 4 x 7 Stainless Steel Smoker with Shield.

It has excellent smoke output and superior bellows design with Hinge pins, keepers that last and last and . . . .

Made in the USA from only the very best materials.