8-Frame Deep and Medium Box Hive Kit

This kit is the most popular combination of boxes for the backyard beekeeper. The combination of a deep box and a medium box provides a good mix of maximizing space and providing enough space for a colony to grow without the boxes being too heavy to lift for the beekeeper.  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 - 8 Frame Cypress Telescoping Cover 1 - 8- Frame Inner cover 1 - 8- Frame Cypress screened bottom board 1 - 8- Frame Cypress Medium boxes 8 - grooved top, grooved bottom medium frames 8 - sheets of double-waxed plastic medium foundation 8 - grooved top, grooved bottom deep frames 8 - sheets of double-waxed plastic deep foundation 1 - 8- Frame Wooden Entrance Reducer  You can opt to purchase your beekeeper starter 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 th