These professional-grade kits include everything you need for your first year of beekeeping (except for the bees). Available either Assembled (all the hive bodies, frames and supers are already assembled and ready to use), or Unassembled (you will need to put together the hive bodies, frames and supers yourself - we send you all the parts and detailed assembly instructions). (Ship Wt: 72 lbs.)

Note: All of our Betterbee Complete Beginner Beekeeper's Kits feature Smokers with specially designed Heat Shields - for safety's sake.

It's true, you really do get what you pay for!

Our Complete Beginner Kit is a better value than those from other supply firms because we give you more for your money. For example, Betterbee includes a full, stingless, hard plastic helmet and veil (not just a hatless veil). For feeding your bees, we provide a Polystyrene Hive Top Feeder, which allows the bees to feeder later than other feeders. These Hive Top Feeders also provide additional insulation during the cold winter months. "They" give you a 1 qt. boardman entrance feeder that only works in warm weather. Plus, we offer ventilated, "sting-proof" Leather Gloves (rather than those cheap, canvas gloves which your bees can easily sting through).

Assembled Kits Include the following:

• 2 Hive Bodies
• 20 Pierco Plastic Waxed Frames, deep
• 2 Supers, medium
• 20 Pierco Plastic Waxed Frames, medium
• Bottom Board
• Entrance Reducer
• BeeMax Polystryrene Telescope Cover
• Inner Cover
• Polystyrene Hive Top Feeder
• Varroa Screen/Monitoring Tray
• Hard Plastic Helmet
• Round Tie-down Veil
• Stainless Steel Smoker with Heat Shield
• 10" Hive Tool
• Beginning Beekeeping Book
• Ventilated Leather Gloves