The weather’s turned a bit unpleasant here in the Peak and due to my swarm control activities I have a new nucleus colony. I’ve decided to feed them up and made up a pair of Ashforth Feeders, one for a full size National Hive and one for my 5 frame Nucleus Hives. I tried the [...]
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Metalwork for Brood Boxes and Supers sold seperately. National Standard FloorAssembled Cedar £24.02 Assembled Red Deal £18.55
Flat Pack Cedar £18.96 Flat Pack Red Deal £15.54 National Varroa FloorComes with slide out tray for Varroa inspection.
Assembled Cedar £27.52 Assembled Red Deal £24.76 National BroodAssembled Cedar £41.52 Assembled Red Deal £27.89
Flat Pack National BroodCedar £33.96Red Deal £18.68 
National SuperAssembled Cedar £31.96 Assembled Red Deal £22.21
Flat Pack National SuperCedar £24.65Red Deal £14.30
National 4" RoofAssembled Cedar £39.97 Assembled Red Deal £27.50
Flat Pack National 4" RoofCedar £30.22Red Deal £22.52 
National Gabled RoofAssembled Cedar £52.60 Assembled Red Deal £39.45
National Stand W Landing BoardAssembled Cedar £23.22 Assembled Red Deal £16.86
Flat Pack National Stand W Landing BoardCedar £17.96Red Deal £15.24 National 14x12 Brood BoxAssembled Cedar £52.87 Assembled Red Deal £34.54
Flat Pack National 14x12 Brood BoxCedar £42.25Red Deal £27.66
Framed Queen ExcluderQuality framed queen excluders suitable for both top and bottom bee space. £15.78
Crown BoardComes with Porter Bee Escapes. £12.55
National Nucleus HiveSuitable for 5 Hoffman frames with high roof to take liquid feeders. Choose a timber and Assembled (Assm) or Flat Pack (FP)
National Nucleus Hive 14x12As above but 14x12. Choose a timber and Assembled (Assm) or Flat Pack (FP)
Castellated Spacers and Metal Runners
Metal Runners 94p per pairPorter Bee Escapes. 85p 
Hive ToolsManufactured locally in Sheffield.
Mouse Guard 
£0.89 Ashforth FeederLock Jointed Cedar. Simply wax the inside and fill with syrup. Large holds 10 litres and Nuc 5 litres.
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British National BeehivesBased in a small workshop in Tideswell in the Peak District we make British National Beehives out of 1st grade Western Red Cedar, high quality Red Deal or, when available, locally sourced Western Red Cedar according to the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) Modified National Hive Plans. Everything we sell we make here in the Peak District. 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. Holidays 2010After the hard slog of the 2010 season we'll be taking the first two weeks of August off. Please note that you may continue to place orders and they will be attended to when we return. There are going to be a number of new National Hive related products developed and workshop improvements made during the quieter winter season so keep checking the site for news on these. Fully Assembled National Hives
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blog...The rest of the centre column is (thanks to Wordpress) 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...:-)After dedicating myself to getting up at 5am and finishing in the workshop at 11pm for the last week I’ve finally finished Matthew’s 23 fully assembled Cedar National Hives. That’s 23 National Hive Stands, 23 Varroa Floors, 23 National Brood Boxes, 46 National Supers, 23 Framed and Wired Queen Excluders, 23 Crown Boards with Porter [...] It’s taken up most of the afternoon but I’ve just been down to Rowsley Sawmill and picked up the latest batch of locally sourced Western Red Cedar. I’ve had a towbar fitted to the Peak Hives Berlingo this morning and then borrowed my brothers 3/4 tonne trailer to pick up the lumber. It will now [...] There’s nothing worse than woodworking for leaving you with egg on your face. It happens in even the very best cabinet makers. Just as this standard National Hive floor was about to leave the workshop to be sent out to the customer I decided to lay the tape measure across it and lo and behold [...] Whilst the locally sourced timber is sticked and stacked in the now nice and dry spring weather I’ve been conducting a little experiment in timber drying. I cut a piece of the Chatsworth Cedar to the dimensions of a National Hive top or bottom rail and I’ve been taking photos of how it’s gone on [...] Had a busy and tiring day felling two Western Red Cedar trees with tree surgeons Paul and Dan. The trees had to come down anyway as they were about to topple the chimney stack on the house they were next to. Once they were down I sliced them into National Hive sized logs and then [...] Local tree surgeon Paul has contacted me with regard to a couple of Western Red Cedars that he has to fell. They need to come down anyway as they are threatening the buildings nearby. He’s been very helpful and positive about these trees being used for National Hives rather than just burning them as firewood [...] These four flat pack cedar national nucleus hives were custom made to the client’s preferred dimensions. Took a little longer than usual as I had to order special meshes for the varroa floors but they’ll be packaged and sent today and I’m sure the customer will be satisfied as will their bees… custom made nucleus [...] Hi. Dave and Adele at the Peak Park have come up with another Western Red Cedar that is about to be felled. More locally sourced timber for National Hives! I’m very pleased and would like to thank both Dave and Adele for their support for the cottage industry that is Peak Hives. The tree is [...] Here’s a couple of National Nucleus Hives I’ve finished today. On the left a flat pack National Nuc in Red Deal with a standard floor. On the right a fully assembled Cedar National Nuc with Varroa Floor (with slide out tray). Both take 5 Hoffman DN4 frames with an extra 8mm manipulation space. National Nucleus [...] The first batch of locally sourced Chatsworth Western Red Cedar has been milled up by Simon at Rowsley Sawmill and I’ve just stacked and ‘sticked’ it to air dry. Simon’s milled it into 2″ waney edge boards which I can then machine up into either national hive rails or slice down the middle for hive [...] Here’s a couple of cedar national hives ready in the workshop for shipping on Monday. Here at Peak Hives we’re busy working away in spite of the cold weather that just doesn’t want to go away. When Spring actually comes I’ll be one happy camper although the local allotment association reckons we’re ‘at least a [...] This national hive in western red cedar with a 14×12 brood box, 3 supers and a gabled roof is only going 10 minutes down the road so collection from the Peak-Hives workshop is on the cards. cedar national hive with gabled roof Our gabled roofs are now made with a single piece cover of galvanized metal [...] Up early to pick up my brother’s 1 tonne van and 3/4 tonne trailer (thanks Neil!)…then off to Chatsworth. The forresters were already working on the tree when I arrived. Even though Western Red Cedar is a ‘light’ wood…it’s bloomin heavy when it’s wet and in big logs!!! The rough sawn lumber was then transported [...] As promised by Dave the Head Forrester at Chatsworth and a day earlier than expected. Our tree has mostly already been felled and will be transported on friday for milling. Then it’ll be put in storage for air drying. The waiting process then begins, checking frequently with the moisture meter for suitability for use in [...] just a quick reminder that on the 26th November we’ll be milling up about 1 1/2 square metres of Peak District sourced Western Red Cedar for use in our national hives (thanks to the Peak Park ‘live and work rural’ team and Adele in particular. between cutting down, resawing, natural air drying and other tasks [...] have to keep pluggin away with the old fleabay wednesday sunday thing… assembled cedar national hive brood box |
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