5-Frame Completed, Deep 9 5/8-inch Box with Frames and Foundation

The deep box is almost strictly used as a place for the queen to lay eggs, also is called a brood box, brooder, or hive body. The 5 frame box is an exception to the normal 8 and 10 frame boxes because 5 frame equipment is typically used only temporarily. Either to capture a swarm and allow it to grow in a small space for a few weeks or to make a new colony. This cypress Langstroth hive is a complete kit with the woodenware needed to start your first beehive. The beekeeping supplies in this kit include:  1-5 Frame Cypress Deep box 5 Deep Frames 5 Deep sheets of double wax foundation  You can opt to purchase your kit unassembled, assembled, or painted. On all of our kits, the boxes and frames are the only parts that would need any assembling. When choosing the assembled option, we will assemble your boxes and frames/foundations with staples and wood glue so you can be assured they will never fall apart. If choosing assembled and painted, we will assemble your equipment, coat it with a