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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...:-)




Observation Hive + Logo.

The latest piece out of the Peak Hives workshop is this Oak Observation Hive with engraved logo. Honey bee researcher Craig contacted me with the request for the hive and asked if it would be possible to engrave the University of Aberdeen logo on the brood chamber. I had recently acquired our laser engraver to provide the possibility of engraving security codings such as postcodes, addresses or mobile phone numbers onto our National Hive products so I was very pleased to be able accommodate Craig’s request and engrave the University logo onto the observation hive. See below for the finished product.

Observation Hive with Engraved Logo
Oak Observation Hive
Observation Hives with Engraved Logo
University Logo
Observation Hive with Shutters
Removable Shutters

I’m very pleased with the outcome and will be shipping the hive to Craig later this week.