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British National Beehives


Based in a small workshop in Tideswell in the Peak District we make Highest Quality British National Beehives out of 1st grade American Western Red Cedar or High Quality Red Deal according to the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) Modified National Hive Plans. Everything we sell we make here in the Peak District. We also stock other items of Beekeeping Supplies including Frames, Foundation Wax and Hive Tools. The driving forces behind peak-hives.co.uk are sustainability and quality workmanship. Sustainability because, well it matters quite a bit we think and quality workmanship because customer satisfaction is paramount.



Cedar Scarcity.

Unfortunately building materials are extremely scarce at the moment and pricing is highly volatile. This goes for Western Red Cedar too. I have decided that until the market settles down I will not be making up any Cedar hives or hive parts. We'll be back in operation once the supply issues have been resolved. Many thanks.

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Want to see your National Hive being made? Here's what's going on in the workshop right now. The image is updated every 10 minutes during working hours. Click to see full size...

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The rest of the centre column is an ongoing blog of what's new at peak-hives.co.uk and other items of interest...veg garden...renewables etc, but please don't let reading about the allotment distract you from placing your order...:-)




An interesting week…

On Monday we had a visit from Neville from Sheffield University who collected the Oak Observation Hive in the picture. It’s to be used in the Department of Computing! Analysis of bee behaviour and how it can be translated into algorithms. Tuesday saw the collection of the other Observation Hive pictured. It is to be used to demonstrate bees in schools. The schools one is a self contained unit just for demonstration and the other has an entrance which will go to the outside of the laboratory so it will be a living and working colony.

Observation Hives
Observation Hives

Also new is that we have propagated Buddleia globosa and are adding these to the pollinator plants for sale.

Buddleia Globosa

And finally we’re now official suppliers to Chatsworth House and I went today to set up two new National Hives in the kitchen gardens to the rear of Chatsworth House. Apparently the Duke insisted on purchasing our hives.

I’m also very busy as per usual at this time of year making in our workshop our National Hives from First Grade Western Red Cedar and thank all our customers for their patience.