Hoover Hives10 Frame Langstroth Deep Brood Box Dipped in 100% Beeswax Includes Wooden Frames & Waxed Foundations (Unassembled)

Loved the fact that they went super heavy on the bees wax coating...both on the foundation and on the hive body. Great looking final box with the brand and deep wax natural wood color. My other hive bodies are painted white. I wish I had a whole hive with this natural finish, now.Assembly isn't hard. It just takes a bit of time to do right. On the hive body, make sure to keep checking that you are square and that it's sitting flat. I drove myself nuts until I figured out that my garage floor wasn't flat. get something to check it on that you know is flat. A little glue on the frames made for super strong bonds and then I used my brad gun to tack it all together. I didn't have the patience to hammer all the frames together with the frame nails. The hive body was fine to use the included nails, but I did pre drill some holes for the nails so nothing split out. My only nitpick is that they could have predrilled those holes for me. Overall, a successful project and a nice way to spend an hour or two on a Saturday afternoon.PS bees seem to be happy with the extra space.

No matter what company you order one of these kits from it is best to first dry fit all the pieces together. Making sure that you are assembling the product together correctly. If there is no predrilled pilot holes for screws or nails using the nail and screw diameters drill holes about two sizes smaller. Also it helps to use ratchet straps to hold the box Square during assembly. For the most part take your time and be very patient during assembly. Now assembling the frames I felt the nails that came with the kit were to fat. So what I used instead of the nails that came with the kit were 1/34" paneling nails has I have used the same nails for all of my frames previously to purchasing this kit along with Gorilla Wood Glue. This product is awesome as the company's customer service is very awesome. Also stay away from using a power screw driver or power nail gun. Use a hammer to pound nails and a screw driver for driving screws.

I just installed a nuc into this brood chamber and was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the components. I did need to assemble the product myself, but the included instructions are clear and make the process easy to complete. They have weathered the summer very well so far and I have not had any issues with the bees inside of this hive body.

Purchased 2 unassembled deeps and 20 unassembled frames with foundation. Really like the quality of the wood and the finish. Enjoyed putting them together. I suggest a rubber mallet to prevent denting the wood. Prefer these over the ones old ones I had Purchased from a different manufacturer. I'm half a star skeptical about how well the frames are going to hold together. The type of nail makes me thing that the top bar could eventually pop off. Honestly though, other than that these are very nice and a great value.Update: my concerns about the top bar popping off has not been an issue.

I needed to add a deep to a new hive that was growing much faster than expected.I'm basically happy and would buy this again. The box is excellent. The foundations are nicely coated with wax. My only problem (and it was significant) is that the wooden frames were not great. Tons of splinters and virtually every one split in one place or another.I would definitely buy this again but I'd figure some better way of assembling the frames - maybe use a brad nailer or pre-drill with a tiny bit.

Looks good and feels solid. Arrived early and in good condition. Only problem is one foundation not shipped. I have contacted seller and I think they will ship the foundation. If they do send the foundation, I will buy more of this product from them, but for now only 3 stars.The foundation was replaced right a way with no problem. I will buy more when needed. Change to 5 Stars good product and good customer service.

The value for this product is top level.An excellent dovetail joint always needs some "persuasion" to come together. That's a good thing! If you've got a little wood expansion from the hot wax application process, plus the wax itself, it will be a very, very tight fit.I used corner miter clamps to hold the pieces in place while I used woodworkers clamps to push the parts into place. It took about 15 minutes to assemble the box. I'm very happy with the result!

I ordered this on Amazon as it looked like a good product and I needed a brood box ASAP for a hive split. Upon receipt the wood panels looked very attractive with the wax coating. Unfortunately, one of the end panels had a split the entire length. This snapped off with slight pressure. Because I needed for the split, I decided to fix with wood glue and nails. I then proceeded to put the box together. One side fit nicely but very tight, the other side was so tight that additional cracks formed on both long panels (did not crack all the way through). I was using a rubber mallet and they still cracked. I have built my own hive boxes and put together those from other vendors and never had these problems before. I contacted the vendor to see if they would issue a partial refund or send a new box. They refuse to do anything unless I send the box back to them, which is not an option right now as I already have bees in this box. Very unhappy with the quality of this product and the poor customer service.