IN STOCK FROM MID JULY 2022. We are a very small family company offering you this great beekeeping starter kit with Turkish Pine beehive, Frames, wax foundation, suit, smoker, and other useful tools. Altogether 14 different items. Please check the list below. The suit is professional, 3 layered ventilated suit. We check our messages regularly. We take them from a food store and a nearby school. Therefore don’t be surprised if they arrive in a bread box. Ours is a small family firm where we check our messages regularly. We don’t have set working ours. Happy to respond whenever we have time. Please do not leave a negative or neutral feedback without allowing us to help you first. Therefore the price is bargain. I don’t want discount from you. I just want 10 more please. I feel happy for my beesOne London beekeeper who is artist turned our beehive in to her art work and send us the picture (the colourful one as you can see)A very experienced Scottish beekeeper said workmanship on the woodwork is amazing and the price for this type of wood is the best on the market. National Beehives are the most popular beehive in the UK. Cedar beehives are a number one choice for beekeeper in the UK as well. STORY BEHIND THIS BEEHIVE:What is so special about Turkish white pine wood? The evergreen white pine or ladin in Turkish belongs to the pine family and is one of the most common conifers. It can reach up to 50 meters and therefore it is the highest local tree in Turkey. The trunk can be up to 2 meters thick. It is characterized by a straight and rapid growth and it adapts easily to its natural environment. These trees can last about 200 years. The white pine wood of the Black Sea is very light light-coloured when untreated and turns into a yellowish-brown when exposed to sunlight. Turkish White Pine can be worked very well and widely used in production of furniture and beehives. White pine is the most common wood used in beehives in the Black Sea region of Turkey where the climate is nearly the same as the UK. Anzer Honey produced in Black Sea in ladin beehives. White pine grows in many parts of the country but especially the Black Sea region. We used Kastamonu white pine in our beehives. Historically this area was called Paphlagonia and was known as the main source of shipyard timber from Romans to Ottomans. We tried to use as much knot free wood as possible. It has small amount of resin and takes many oil base finishes and paintings. Glue bonding and surface treatment properties are good. Even left untreated the white pine very rarely allows moisture to pass through. It is known to be good at ventilation for beehives. The wood is durable on facades. It is mown properly and does not bend easily. You will like the handsome look on your beehive for sure. Sustainability: An ethical corporation. We pride ourselves as an ethically aware, environmentally conscious supplier. 100% natural and chemical free. There’s another reason why our Turkish White Pine beehives smell like the forest, and why you should insist on our product. Our beehives are made from 100% natural wood, nothing added, and guaranteed without the use of any chemicals. We very rarely used wood filler to cover some capillary cracks. They are produced by local carpenters who use traditional methods as well as modern machinery (they sundry the wood first). Each beehive is made from a single piece of timber and so we do not rely on machine pressing (edge joining) which involves chemicals and strong glues. Make it your own: Your beehive, your finish. Of course, the choice of finish is your choice, and you should have it exactly as you wish. You can retain the beehive in its natural, untreated state, or use linseed or teak oil (or any other finishes) to give them a personal touch that suits your taste and surroundings. Whether you are an experienced beekeeper, or a novice, give your bees the best and choose a real wood beehive today. On behalf of HoBee we thank you for your custom. This item is in the category “Pet Supplies\Beekeeping”. The seller is “hobeeuk” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom.
- Size: M
- Brand: Hobee
- Product Type: Beehives
