Hoover Hives Complete 8-Frame Beehive Kit – Wax-Coated Fir Wood, Includes 2 Deep Brood Boxes, 1 Medium Super, Langstroth Frames & CellTech Foundations – Durable, Weather-Resistant Beekeeping Supplies
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Features
- Complete Beehive Kit: Includes 2 deep brood boxes, 1 medium super, 24 wax-coated Langstroth wood frames, CellTech foundations, telescoping top cover, solid bottom board, queen excluder, inner cover, and entrance reducer.
- Wax-Coated for Durability: All wooden components are dipped in 100% natural beeswax, providing superior weather resistance and eliminating the need for painting.
- Premium Fir Wood Construction: Built from high-quality fir wood for increased strength, reduced warping, and long-lasting performance in all weather conditions.
- Lighter 8-Frame Design: Weighs 20% less than 10-frame hives, making it easier to lift and handle while still providing ample space for your bees.
- Beekeeper-Friendly: Features dovetail joints for precise assembly and Langstroth industry-standard dimensions, ensuring compatibility with other 8-frame hive components.
Product Dimensions: 22 x 16 x 30 inches
Item Weight: 55 pounds
Manufacturer: Hoover Hives
Item model number: HH8-2D1M
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
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I've used this model bee hive boxes several times. They are a quality unit; solid build, and vey durable. I have no complaints and they work as well as much higher priced similar items. They come in numerous configurations and are standard sizes for easy exchange from other brand of boxes. They also are heavily wax coated so no paint is necessary; saves a lot of effort.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2026 by Amazon Customer
This is the best hive I've ever seen. The wax coating is an excellent solution to repeatedly repainting the hive boxes. This is the second hive stand bought and it is very suitable. No word yet on how the bees like it.
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2026 by Donna S.
Bought this a few months ago and assembled today. It’s a well made hive with everything you’d want included. Instructions are sparse but it’s not hard to figure out. Some of the frames were crushed on the ends but still usable. Ditch the nails when assembling frames and use a narrow crown stapler instead. It’s much easier and assembly is quicker. When assembling the boxes, make sure to take a knife or scraper and clean excess was from the dovetails. That takes about an hour on this setup but makes assembly much easier and prevents splitting the wood.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2025 by Brian S Romine
review: Let me start with the review saying that this is a pretty good complete hive for the price! Yes, it's unassembled, but with a little work and patience it makes a nice hive with everything you need! I bought 2 of these within a week apart and they both came within a couple of days through UPS. The boards are dipped in wax which is great, but the excessive wax around the dovetail joints, I think is from the dipping since is seems like only one side of each board has excessive wax, probably be cause those are the sides that were up side down and the wax drip and cooled. However, I have a remedy for that in my tips. The dovetails are a plus also because they are a much tighter fit then the conventional rabbit joints. They give you plenty of sinker nails and frame nails to assemble the hive. I gave this assembly and overall 4 star and not 5 because the frame woodware is not the highest of quality like the body boards and will break if not careful! Mistakes and tips: On the first hive, I made the mistake of trying to scrape as much of the wax out of the joints as possible with a putty knife before trying to nail them together. This didn't work out well and the boards were too tight causing one board to split from pressure. My solution for my second hive was using a heat gun! Run either a heat gun on low or a hairdryer on high to loosen and melt the wax in the dovetail joints and they'll slide right together with ease, then when the wax cools it'll reseal the joints. Don't bother with wood glue, it won't stick to wax and will just bead up and run through the cracks. When nailing the boards together MAKE SURE to pre drill holes before tapping the nails in, or you will split the wood! Also, the directions show only using nails on every other dovetail, on each side of each corner, but trust me, you will have plenty of nails to do each dovetail for maximum support on each box. Just make sure to pre drill holes. I did use wood glue but only on the outside of the corners after the boxes were assembled to fill in any cracks between the joints. For the frames, if you like to wire your frames, there are no pre drilled holes for the eyelets, so you'll need to do that and purchase eyelets for your wire. Also, make sure to pre drill the holes when nailing your frames together! The frame wood isn't the best quality and you will definitely crack the wood without pre drilling holes. Make sure to use the smaller frame nails as well, the bigger nails will split the side of the frames.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2023 by gamer26
Disclaimer: I haven't put bees in this hive yet. Construction was relatively easy and quick. Some of the box joints were hard to fit together because the wood is dipped in wax, but it feels super secure once connected and everything lined up correctly. Just be prepared to break a bit of a sweat constructing this hive. The look is very nice and clean and it smells great! Can't wait for the bees to move in. We ended up purchasing additional frames from the seller as well to round out some extra deep frames that we're building. Shipping on this hive and the frames we purchased from the same seller was quick they were prompt to answer questions over email.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2021 by Betty S
Excellent quality materials and precision cuts on parts to be assembled...extra heavy coating of beeswax as well.I can't build quality boxes for what these cost...yes you need to have a little knowledge putting these together...I did replace the black metal screws for my own brass...but other than that no changes from their product at all... If you use a block of hardwood say 1x2 x 12 inches as a help to put the dovetail together it will make life easier...you want them tight...I took a heat gun and barely hit the corners after construction to melt the wax in good to the dovetail joints...fits perfect with my other hives...already bought a second for more components...mouse guard for winter nice bonus...the extra coating is worth a few more dollars
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Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2025 by Amazon Customer
I bought this as a second hive and will now use it as my third hive. I live in a rainy area, so I had to angle the hive to ensure that condensation inside did not drip straight down and also that water on the landing board would run out. On days when it would rain and get sunny, the bees would go out and many bees would get stuck on the cover in the water and freeze to death. I found around 50 bees like this one day, so I added a piece of outdoor carpet - problem solved! There is a heavy wax coating, so don't bother painting it as the paint likely won't stick. You won't be able to scrap or sand it off either since it's pretty thick and seems to have soaked into the wood. It came with all of the pieces for frames and foundation, but you should pre-drill to avoid any wood splitting. This goes for hive and frame construction. It included all of the hardware to put it together along with extras.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2020 by Rainy Day Runner
Easy to put together and the wax makes it so you don’t have to paint it!
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2026 by Jess