www.warrebeehive.co.uk

                      Warre Beehives - A more natural and sustainable way to keep bees

Go right to the heart of Warré Beekeeping by downloading and reading "Beekeeping for All" by Abbe Warre.

For more background visit the English Warre Hive Portal.  "Beekeeping for All" is an 8mb pdf file which can be downloaded here.

But if you don't feel like reading 154 pages on your computer screen you can buy the book from us for £12.50 including postage.

Our hives are available in either pine or cedar. The timber is 1" thick, planed and is FSC sourced locally from Dorset

All joints are glued and screwed with zinc and yellow passivated screws.

After construction, the hives are treated with linseed oil and then a coat of linseed oil mixed with bees wax.

We recommend that you occasionally coat your hive with linseed oil to help protect the timber from the elements.  We can supply linseed oil with your hive.

Each hive box is about 34cm x 34cm (external).  The hive is supplied with 4 hive boxes, plus a integral feeder drawer, quilt and roof.  One of the hive boxes is fitted with an inspection panel.

With all four boxes in place the hive is about 150cm high and weighs about 30kg.

The easiest way would be to obtain a swarm - talk to your local beekeeping association as they probably maintain a list of beekeepers looking for swarms.

If you decide to wait for a swarm it's worth putting your hive in position as swarms sometimes move into unoccupied hives on their own.

If you buy a nucleus of bees or are transferring bees from another hive you will need to make an adapter board so that they move down into the Warré hive - let us know if you'd like us to help with this.

You may need to feed your bees if you have a new swarm or at the end of the winter if you think their stores may be insufficient.

Make up a sugar syrup of 1lb granulated sugar to 1 pint of water.  Dissolve the sugar and allow to cool, then pour into the tray supplied.  The bee landing strips will float on the syrup.

Some beekeepers prefer to use candy.

Our hives are delivered by courier and a signature is required.  We'll email you the courier's weblink and tracking number.

There is a delivery charge of £25.

A deposit of 20% is required with orders, usually through PayPal.  Once your hive is ready to be dispatched we will email you and send you a PayPal payment request and an invoice for the balance due.

Yes - if you return the hive to us in its original condition within 14 days we will refund the cost of the hive.  We do not refund delivery charges.

Delivery by courier costs £25.  We'll email you the tracking number and weblink for the shipment.

We'll send you a PayPal request by email for the deposit.  Once your hive is ready to be dispatched we'll email you with an invoice and a PayPal request for the final balance.

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