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Excellent quality and precision cut to suit the demands of modern beekeeping.

These boxes are standard grade (Some call it commercial grade) Some pieces of timber will have some tight knots but there will be no knots on edges and no pith.

The timber is machined to 21mm thick.

The internal dimensions of these supers are 365mm x 465mm

Pallet lots are readily available - Please ask us for a freight quote.

Sizing

We have the three common sizes available:

Half Depth - These boxes are 133mm high and are commonly used for comb honey. 200 per pallet

Ideal Half Depth - These boxes are 146mm high and are also commonly used for comb honey. 200 per pallet

3/4 Depth - These boxes are 185mm high and are commonly used for honey supers. 200 per pallet

Full Depth - These boxes are 240mm high and are commonly used for brood chambers and honey supers. 150 per pallet

Treatment

These are available dipped in the flat packed form - save $$$ in freight.

The two options are:

Untreated - The wood is in its natural form ready for a coat of paint or some form of treatment.

Treated - the wood was been dipped in hot Microcrystalline wax for 7 minutes to give excellent long term weather protection

Larger orders of dipped and/or assembled components may incur an extended lead time - we will get in touch if this is the case.

Option - Kitset or assembled:

Kitset: The boxes will come flat packed ready for you to assemble. This is the most economical freight wise.

Assembled: We will assemble the boxes for you. They will be stapled together with 50mm galv staples on all corners. Please note, 1/2 and ideal depth may have extra lead time on this option. if your urgent, contact us direct. Same goes for large orders on all sizes.

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 

Oxalic Acid Dihydrate Crystals. 99.5% 

Oxalic Acid is used by many different industries for many different applications.

• Beekeepers.
• Exterior timber deep cleaning and preparation.
• Commercial laundries. Rust and mineral deposit remover on fabric.
• Building and construction cleaning. Mineral staining, grout, mortar, bricks, tiles, pavers.
• Professional carpet cleaning. Rust and mineral stain removal.
• Rust, scale and watermark removal from baths, basins and other washroom surfaces.
• Hardwood stain removal on concrete and carpet
• Waterlines and deposits on boat hulls and marine applications

Many beekeepers use Oxalic Acid with our Vaporizers

We also sell Glycerine and cardboard or paper strips

500g pottles, 2kg pottles or 25kg Bags

Ensure to reading safety instructions before opening container.

Click here to view our mixing guide for oxalic acid and glycerine

Check out our packages here, with everything you need to get started including Oxalic Acid

12 volt Oxalic Acid Vaporizer

150w element

Internal cord for easy of use.

Repeat every 4 days for 2 brood cycles to kill any mites that come from capped cells. Alternatively use our Queen Cage Frame to create a period when there is no capped brood. If there is no capped brood, one good application early in morning or late in evening when all the field bees are there will kill virtually all the mites.

Click Here for a battery to use

Click Here for Instructions

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.

Keep the beehives away from the damp grass. The two spigot plates locate 2 feet on each base to keep the bases secure and can't slide.
Better protection in storms and against stock damage.
An extra plywood strip is supplied with each pallet and is placed in front to inhibit grass growth below beehive entrance.

The 100 x 50 runners are H4 treated. The 12mm untreated plywood is dipped in hot Microcrystalline Wax for weather protection.

Dimensions: 830mm x 540mm x 112mm high. Approx 10.6kg.

Assembled with stainless steel screws.

Divider sheets to go between hives on the pallet are availible

Commonly used by many beekeepers to preserve the untreated timber used in beehives. A hot wax dipper is required.

Melting point 60 degrees.

25kg cartons. 40 cartons per pallet.

For colonies with 2 queens.

Put this next to the queen excluder to reduce the amount of pheromone transfer between boxes to help have a happy hive with two queens

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.

This package is specially setup for those that have brought the Plus package in the past or want to save money and buy bulk.

This package includes the following: -

16000 x Beequip strips
250kg x Glycerine
175kg x Oxalic acid

Effective Cost per strip is 20 cents +GST total.

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.

Please note Beehive Floor and Full Depth Brood box are not included in the purchase.

Designed to fit onto most beehives.

Removable pollen collection tray holds up to 400 grams of pollen. The worker bee has to crawl up though a hole to get back into the hive. In the process, most of the the pollen gets scraped from her collection baskets and drops into the collection tray.
If the beehive is not getting enough pollen, the active plate with entry holes can be by-passed through a movable front door controlled by a side-lever. Incorporates a drone side entrance with a secure sliding door.

Manufactured from high quality food grade polypropylene. Weight: 1.2 Kg

Please note:- Stock colours may be different to the photos shown.

Please note Beehive Floor and Full Depth Brood box are not included in the purchase.

This has got to be one of the best designed pollen traps available!

It consists of four interconnecting parts.The base, the active plate, the upper protective cover to prevent contamination from the frames above, and the two trays responsible for holding the collected pollen and keeping it dry.

The active plate and protective cover can be removed at any time by sliding them outwards to free the entrance until the next scheduled collection. NB. In the photo, the full depth brood box and the floor (bottom) are shown for illustration purposes only and are not part of the kit.

Mouse proof! Avoid the embarrassment and health hazards of unwanted droppings in your pollen as can happen on some traps.

Rain proof! Even after a lot of wet weather, the pollen trays stay dry.

Incorporates a drone side entrance with a secure sliding door.

Two trays will hold up to 400 grams of pollen.

This trap is designed to fit the Technosetbee floor but a standard wooden floor can be modified to suit if required.

Check out VIDEO HERE

Manufactured from high quality food grade polypropylene. Weight: 2.2 Kg

10 year warranty.

Please note:- Stock colours may be different to the photos shown.

This book is written by New Zealanders to cover all the important parts of managing beehives in New Zealand. It has a seasonal management plan that relates to the climatic conditions in NZ each month. 285 pages of excellent practical information and photos.

This would have to be one of the most important books for anyone in NZ wanting to be a successful beekeeper.

Honey gate with a large handle to make pouring easy.

47mm diameter thread

34mm Internal opening

Propolis collection is a great way to secure additional revenue from your apiary.

Simply position the high quality polythylene mat over the top of the frames in the bee hive and fit the semi-transparent cover over top to weather proof. The bees do not like the light coming through the cover and will fill the mat with Propolis quicker than any other system available. Depending on the bees and local conditions, this can take between one and four weeks to fill. Remove mat when full, bag it and freeze it. The Propolis mat can then be gently bent and twisted to cause the frozen lumps of Propolis to fall out into the bag.

The Technosetbee Propolis Collector System provides the most efficient means available for collecting clean, high quality propolis with minimum labour!

• Easy to clean
• Reusable.

The semi-transparent cover should not be used in hot sunny weather. 

Click Here to view the semi-transparent cover

Order the cover separately. Click here: Propolis Mat Cover. Can be used on standard wooden beehive boxes also.

Propolis is becoming very sought after thanks to its powerful antibacterial, antiviral and fungicidal effect. Propolis is also a painkiller and promotes the healing of wounds.

Dimensions: 509mm x 411mm.

Weight: 0.36 KG

Please note:- Stock colours may be different to the photos shown

Propolis Mat and huge 14 litre Feeder Combo with kitset rim included.

Made to slot straight on your own conventional 10 frame hive, this feeder will feed your hive for weeks. The propolis collected on the propolis mat provides a great source of extra income and also closes up any gaps around the edge of the feeder.

With central chimney cap feeding cover, as well as feeding chambers at each end of feeder. This allows the bees to drain the feeder no matter what angle the hive is on.

The feeder incorporates some large cavities to hold pollen patties to feed to bees if required.

The kitset rim is made from budget grade NZ Pine and will need to be assembled and placed over the feeder to make it suit your standard hive mat and galvanised lid.

Beequip can assemble and dip the rim in hot microcrystalline wax for preservation if required. Contact direct for pricing.

This goes on top of the Propolis mat to weather proof.

The semi-transparent cover is designed to let the light in which stimulates the bees to quickly fill the specially designed mat with fresh propolis.

The semi-transparent cover should not be used in hot weather.

Manufactured from high quality food grade polypropylene. Tough cross-rib construction.

Can be used on any standard 10 frame Langstroth bee hive.

Weight: 1.2 Kg

Latch plates are available as an optional extra if required.

30ml Propolis & Manuka UMF 15+

4 Small Nucleus hives all under one roof.

Made from high quality Technosetbee components.

Dividers can be remove to create a Std 6 frame full depth - top feeder can be purchased to suit.

Colours may be different to the pictures shown.

There are Two Options Available:

Without Frames:
- Lid
- Top Feeders
- Dividers
- Latches
- Super
- Vented base

With Wooden Frames
As above but with 12 wooden frames and with wax coated plastic foundation fitted to the frames. (Code 950-0183)

Alternative frames can be purchased here

Pre-cut plastic foundation to suit eight trifold frames from the Q8 Queen Mating Nuc.

For maximum strength and longevity.

These are sold as a set of 24 panels and are cut to suit the individual frame shapes. Eight of the panels have one corner cut off and are for the middle section of the frames. Stainless steel screws will come with the Q8 to attach the plastic foundation to the frames.

Fitting Instructions

To attach the plastic foundation to the frames, it is recommended to have a battery drill with torque settings, a No.1 square driver bit and a wood packer block that is approx. 190mm x 90mm x 20mm thick. Fit one panel at a time. Place the foundation panel against the frame face that doesn't have the 2 protrusions at the top. Then turn upside down and place over top of the wooden packer block and fit 4 screws through the 4 exposed screw holes in the frame. Use the battery drill to turn the self-tapping screw fast enough to cut a thread into the plastic foundation panel. Set the drill to the lowest torque setting and ensure the 4 screws are not overtightened. If they are overtightened they can distort the plastic foundation so it doesn't sit flat or it can strip the thread. The same procedure can be accomplished with a hand screwdriver if a battery drill is not available. See photo showing a frame with 3 panels of plastic foundation fitted correctly. The bees will soon cover the sharp screws with wax and fill in any small gap on the sides of the plastic foundation panels.

It is highly recommended to apply a thin layer of molten beeswax to the plastic foundation to encourage the bees to draw it out quicker. A slow cooker (as shown in the photo) is ideal to heat the wax safely to 80 degrees Celsius. Use two 75mm paint brushes with unpainted wooden handles to apply the wax. Use one brush till wax is used up or too cool then swap over to use the other brush so there is no down-time. The wax only needs to coat the tops of the plastic cells. It doesn't have to cover the bottoms of the cells. It is a good idea to be generous with the wax and coat the edge of the plastic frame as well.

Pre-cut foundation fitted eight trifold frames from the Q8 Queen Mating Nuc.**

The 24 panels are cut to suit the frame shapes and are pre-drilled at the top of each panel with two holes for the stainless steel screws. The bottom two screws go through the holes in the frame and thread into the plastic foundation. See photos.

You end up with a good quality frame that is robust.

The plastic foundation will need to be coated with molten beeswax before the bees will draw it out properly.

Buying one of these will get you 8 frames fitted

**You must buy either a Q8 or 8 trifold frames for us to process this product

TECHNOSET SMALL TOP FEEDER for the Q8 queen mating Nuc.

0.38 litre syrup capacity with a very clever ""no-drown"" design.

250ml space for a Pollen Patty. (In the area under the blue lid)

Maximum outer dimensions: - 181mm x 115mm x 62mm high.

This unique full depth frame, unfolds to a standard size Langstroth frame. Provision is made for 2 wires to secure the comb foundation in each section. When the comb is drawn and it is full of brood and supplies, the frame can be removed from the hive with all the bees attached, unclicked and folded to make 3 small frames, then transferred to a nucleus hive for mating queens or raising new colonies. It is especially designed to suit the Q8 Queen Mating Nuc. Click here for more info.

For live bee demo video CLICK HERE

Plastic foundation can also be used. Cut to size and attach it to the frame with stainless steel screws.

Click here to purchase plastic foundation set.

Manufactured from high quality food grade polypropylene.

Please note:- Stock colours may be different to the photo shown.

Vertical Queen Excluder for Q8 Queen Mating Nuc

Replaces an internal divider.

180mm x 270mm