6-Frame Langstroth Beehive kit with 6pcs Plastic Beehive
6-Frame Langstroth Beehive kit with 6pcs Plastic Beehive Frames| All-in-one Queen Mating Nuc Box,Yard Swarm Trap| Lightweight, Durable & Cost-Effective Beekeeping Solution(Pre-Assembled)
- High-Density EPS Material Made of food-grade 120kg/m³ EPS foam with great thermal insulation. Keeps the hive warm in winter and cool in summer, creating a perfect environment for bees and swarms.
- 3-in-1 Multifunctional Design Works as a yard swarm trap, queen rearing box and mating nuc. Use the included PVC/wooden partition to raise 2 separate colonies. For yard ground/flat placement only – not for hanging.
- 3.8L Integrated Top Feeder Built-in anti-drowning feeder holds ample syrup, cuts down frequent refills and keeps bees safe, ideal for supporting newly trapped swarms.
- Dual Patented Design Protected by two patents (ZL 2023 3 0378671.1 & ZL 2023 2 1578737.2) for reliable quality and unique performance.
- Pre-assembled. Avoid expensive $200 nuc boxes – catch wild swarms and save big on beekeeping costs.
- 6-Frame Langstroth Compatible Fits standard 483×232 mm frames. After trapping swarms in your yard, raise them directly without splitting existing hives.
Paint any color as you like
With 6 pre-carved plastic frame,Seamless design
Frames Size：48.3 x 23.2 cm (19 x 9.1 inches) compatible with all standard Langstroth beehives
Plastic frames is more durable than wooden frames and easy to clean.
Beeswax coating or honey water spraying is required before use.
| SKU: | B0GTM1P3RY |
| Dimensions: | 20.87"L x 11"W x 16"H |
| Brand: | benefitbee |
| Model: | Langstroth Beehive |
| Colour: | Includes 6 Yellow Hive Frames |
| Manufacture: | benefitbee |
| Colour: | Includes 6 Yellow Hive Frames |
Product description
Frames Size：48.3 x 23.2 cm (19 x 9.1 inches) compatible with all standard Langstroth beehives
Plastic frames is more durable than wooden frames and easy to clean.
Beeswax coating or honey water spraying is required before use.
Can't wait for the Queens to start mating!
I am so excited about this product! I have a class coming up where i will learn to breed queens. I am sure this box will help with the process! It functions well for this because you can have two different queens in this one box as there is a divider. This is high quality and time will not deteriorate this beehive!
This Benefitbee patented nuc box is excellent for queen rearing in Florida—the high-density food-grade EPS foam provides year-round insulation (warm in winter, cool in summer), and the integrated 3.8L top feeder with anti-drowning ridges reduces refills while keeping bees safe. The dual-function design lets me divide the space for two colonies, and the sloped bottom prevents waste buildup.
Assembles in just 10 minutes with the manual, fits 6 Langstroth frames perfectly, and even doubles as a swarm trap. Highly recommend for hobbyist or pro apiaries—sturdy, efficient, and thoughtfully designed!
Great Hive Ki
THIS… IS The Benefitbee 6-Frame Langstroth Beehive kit with 6pc Seamless Pre-Carved Honeycomb Plastic Frames, and all in one kit.
Out of the box, the build quality is great and just as pictured. Using this for the first time was just as pleasant with everything either obvious or well outlined in the instructions. Utility is great and just as I expected with nothing negative really to note.
Overall, this is a great option at a price that is honestly not that bad.
Solid Starter Nuc Box Kit for Beekeeping Beginners
This beehive kit is a solid option if you’re setting up a small nuc or swarm trap. The pre-assembled box saves a lot of time, and the overall build feels sturdy enough for backyard beekeeping. The plastic frames are seamless and easy to work with, and they come ready to install without much setup. I like that it’s lightweight but still feels durable when fully loaded. Overall, it’s a practical all-in-one kit that makes getting started with bees much more approachable.
Thoughtfully constructed, tho' I'll be making some changes
This queen mating nuc is thoughtfully constructed out of high density EPS, and in no particular order, here are some of the things I like most about it:
(1) EPS offers an R-value of 3.6 – 4.4 per inch, depending upon density. You can compare that to the R-value of wood, which is 1.0 per inch. The telescoping top and top feeder of this hive are both made from 3/4-inch of dense EPS, so their R-value is roughly 3.0, compared to the R-value of a wooden Langstroth hive with 3/4-inch sides which is 0.75. That’s very good. Unfortunately, when cutbacks are made in the side wall of a hive body (this hive’s deep box has big cutouts on all four sides), it takes the thickness down to a half-inch, and that affects the R-value.
(2) The removable top feeder looks nice and its top access hole is convenient, but I can think of two things I’m going to do to make it a lot better. First, I will be lining the bottom half-inch of each clear feeding area with a piece of old (but clean) crew sock. This will allow bees to suck wicked sugar syrup off the soft fabric with a lot less chance of getting sticky and dying as a result. Second, I am going to add a divider that cuts the feeder in half, making two side-by-side feeding compartments. It will be easier to manage my sugar syrup that way.
(3) The yellow top rim of the deep box is excellent. It gives structure to the hive while supporting both plastic and wooden frames well. Well done, there.
(4) The removable divider is well constructed and secure.
Some neutral thoughts:
(1) I very much like the #8 mesh on the bottom of the hive, BUT the mesh in the hive I received has eight unsecured areas where bees can pass. No bueno. I’ll be closing those areas off with silicone before I use the hive.
(2) I’ll likely be keeping the lower vents closed, too. Because I top off all my hives with a wide piece of R-10 solid foamboard (painted white) to keep the direct sun off of them, my bees don’t need extra openings in their hives to remove heat. Even though this hive’s telescoping cover has extra insulation compared to standard hives, here it’s going to sit under a bigger piece of R-10 foamboard because our evening western sun can be insanely strong.
(3) I’ll also be replacing the sliding boards at the bottom of the hive with an oil-containing IPM pan. I haven’t figured out the logistics of that yet, but it shouldn’t be too hard.
On to some of the things I don’t like about this hive’s construction:
(1) The openings are on opposite sides. That’s problematic when examining the bees. Much better would be to have one opening on an end and one opening on a side so you could still work the hive from the back.
(2) While I appreciate how solid plastic frames frustrate small hive beetles, I hate, hate, hate these frames. First, they offer no natural openings for the bees to travel through (note: 2-3 openings can and should be drilled in them by you if you use this kind of frame). Second, even when you add a heavy coat of beeswax and a light coating of sugar syrup to the plastic, most bees will treat it like a wall to be built AWAY FROM, not a natural structure to support new comb. I’ll be replacing all these plastic frames with wooden ones and natural beeswax foundation.
My hive came completely put together. I appreciate that. I would have preferred not to have gotten the frames with it, but that wasn’t an option at the time. I’m glad the hive is available by itself. It’s a good one to use as two queen mating nucs, a transfer box or even a 6-frame nuc (though I’ll give the bees a bigger entrance disk if I decide to use this hive that way).
My best to your bees…