Tools

Fondant Feeder frames - set of 2

Q:  How do you feed a top bar hive in winter? A:  With a Fondant Feeder! This winter-only feeder acts just like a fake honeycomb, making fondant (hard sugar candy) accessible to your bees in winter - when they cannot break cluster...

Gold Star Top Bar Hive Hinge Kit

For years, I was pretty much against hinging the lid on a top bar hive. For a number of reasons. One was that if you do a lot of hive-side teaching or mentoring, having the lid attached to the hive meant it was often in the way of being able to show...

Queen Jail

Oxalic Acid can be a very effective treatment for varroa mites, provided there is no capped brood inside the hive at the time of treatment. Our Queen Jail allows you to easily capture and cage your queen for the 14 days it will take for your hive to...

Spare legs - set of 4

Wood touching earth eventually causes the wood to be affected by moisture.  We're not a big fan of chemical methods of moisture-proofing, so here are 4 spare legs, cut and drilled specifically to fit your Gold Star hive.    

Spare spacers - set of 10 - for Gold Star top bar hive

Honeybees build their brood combs to a very specific width, and they leave a hallway between combs of 3/8” - the famous "bee space” dimension.  Honey combs, on the other hand, are built solely for the storage of honey. When your bees...

Spare strainers - set of 2 - for Gold Star Honey Harvest kit

Replacement strainers for use in the Gold Star Honey Harvest kit (2-pack) 5-gallon size - fits the Gold Star Honey Harvest kit strainer bucket 600 micron - pollen gets through, wax and debris don't Re-usable!

Spare top bars - set of 10 - for Gold Star top bar hive

The Gold Star top bar includes the very best comb guide available, encouraging your bees to build straight, natural comb that is easy to inspect.  Dimensions: Built to the Gold Star standard - these bars measure 17 1/2 inches long, and 1 3/8...

Top Bar Hive Nuc box - 8 interchangeable top bars

Whether you just need to move or store some natural beeswax comb, are actively working to increase the size of your apiary, or you are paying it forward by helping to launch another top bar hive beekeeper - this versatile nuc box is going to come in...

Top bar hive syrup feeder

Top Bar Hive Syrup Feeder Feed your bees with ease with our uber-simple syrup feeder kit.  The Gold Star Top Bar Hive syrup feeder is accessed by your bees through the "drive-through window" access hole follower board.  Feeding syrup...

Top Bar Hive Tool

Just the right size and shape for a top bar hive tool - it does a great job of handling the tasks you need to accomplish in your Gold Star top bar hive.  This top bar hive tool may have been a carving knife in another life - but it does a great job...