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Traditional WBC Cedar Beehive – Full Hive, Freshly Repainted (exterior), Excellent Condition. Traditional cedar WBC beehive – full hive, ready for use. Freshly repainted lifts in cedar-brown non-toxic preservative paint. Galvanised open-mesh Varroa floor for improved ventilation. Wood and stainless steel queen excluder. Brood box (12″ high) + 2 supers (6″ high each). 10 used wooden brood frames (12″) + 20 used wooden super frames (6″) included – no foundation. Hive and Frames cleaned, washed and in very good condition, with no damage or rot, ready to disinfect and fit new foundation. 2 crown boards – one cut for a large 6-litre rapid sugar syrup feeder (39 x 33 x 7.5cm). Used for 5 seasons in my garden apiary – sound condition throughout. Thoroughly cleaned and ready for final disinfection and preparation before use. Collection only, Limpsfield, Surrey RH8. This is a good-quality cedar WBC (William Broughton Carr design) beehive, used for five years in my garden apiary and now offered as a complete hive in excellent condition. The four outer lifts have been freshly repainted on the outside in a cedar-brown, non-toxic wood preservative paint. The roof is peaked and zinc-plated for durability and weatherproofing. The base has a galvanised open-mesh Varroa floor, giving better ventilation than a solid floor and aiding mite monitoring/control. The hive includes a wood and. Queen excluder and two crown boards – one plain and one with an opening cut to take a large 6-litre Rapid Bee syrup feeder. (39 x 33 x 7.5cm), which is included. Also included is a 12″ brood box with 10- 12″ used wooden brood frames and 2 used wooden supers, each with 10 – 6frames, supplied without foundation. All frames have been thoroughly cleaned and washed, and are in very good condition with no visible damage or rot – ready for disinfection and new foundation to be fitted. All Cedar woodwork has been checked throughout – no rot or woodworm, joints sound. The whole hive has been thoroughly cleaned, washed and repainted, and is ready for final disinfection and preparation before being put back into use. Collection only from Limpsfield, Surrey RH8. Cedar Base and Floor. With galvanised metal open-mesh Varroa floor. 12 (30cm) high, holds British Standard frames. Lift (brood box outer). Cedar sloped sides, repainted cedar-brown. Wood frame with stainless steel mesh. 6 (15cm) high each. 10 x used wooden frames, 12, no foundation. 20 x used wooden frames, 6, no foundation. One plain, one cut for feeder access. Rapid bee syrup feeder, 6-litre, 39 x 33 x 7.5cm. Wooden frame, zinc-plated peaked cover.

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