Hive swarm holder 5 honey combs cardboard and fiberglass drawer mm.485 x 220 x 345 - 50 pieces

Cardboard swarm holders for sale

Hive swarm holder 5 honey combs cardboard and fiberglass drawer cm.48,5 x 22 x 34,5, in resistant cardboard coupled with fiberglass, for easy use, light and practical transport, and high-level protection of swarms and bee nuclei. The fiberglass mesh above the box allows the passage of the airways during use with swarms, but the wooden frame shown is not the same image included. The practical management of this drawer hive, both for assembly and disassembly almost immediately, allows for use by beekeepers who intend to post or sell swarms, safely and above all, using regularly, thanks to the square shape but small size, the spaces in vans or cars, even in warehouses or storage spaces, with the possibility of using the boxes without any danger to the contents. Furthermore, the clean and regular aesthetics of the drawer allows for an optimal and pleasant position at fairs or presentations during sector representations and events.

The dimensions of this hive are 5 measures in mm. 485x220 base, height mm.345. Weight of a single piece approximately 595 gr. The hive holders travel flattened in boxes or pallets.

How to transport swarm hives  

Generally, the transport of bees is regulated by some rules aimed at maintaining and preserving the health of the bees themselves and of the community, in case the bees escape from the hives due to inadequate transport. The best method for transporting swarms and family groups of bees is through cardboard or polystyrene hives, stacked on motor vehicles, for which the required health authorisation for motor vehicles is not required - art. 36 of the Veterinary Police Regulation - such as forklifts, motorised wheelbarrows, motor vehicles used for the mixed transport of people, animals and things, even with the aid of cranes, pallets or cages for nomadism. Some rules used by beekeepers, instead, regulate the best conditions for managing bees and hives to insert them into hives, for example, the best time for transferring bees, often done at sunset, facilitating entry into hives and especially exit, often slowed down with grease useful to communicate to the bees that a change has occurred, but also patience upon arrival at destination, to be maintained to give the bees time to get used to the transition to the new environment, before letting them out of the swarm box. It should always be remembered that bees are an indispensable resource for our survival, not only for the precious honey they provide us, but also for their very useful presence in the planet's ecosystem.