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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Best Wax Coated Hive Brood Box I've Found

This is the second one I bought - The first was beautiful .5 star review. This one someone shorted the nails, the only reason demoted to a four - But BeeCastle overnighted the missing (plus). %'s all around other than nail - but still structurally sound as vastly over engineered - Probably need zero nails.

Pros
  • The quality of this hive was great. I will buy another when I need one.
Cons
  • May not be allowed in certain areas due to beekeeping laws and regulations

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Displeased for my opinion

This item was delivered to the wrong address… Our next-door neighbor. We got it a day late and it had parts missing. My husband needed to put it into place immediately otherwise we would have returned it.

Pros
  • This is a solid hive tool. Not flimsy but light weight. J hook helps pry under stuck frames.
Cons
  • May require manual feeding to keep bees healthy

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Putting it together

The brood boxes (2 of them) were made with perfection. The finger grooves fit together extremely well. Predrilled holes with countersink were great.The frames (all 20) also fit together very well with snug fitting.I'll be buying more bee related stuff from BeeCastle.

Pros
  • Well. Build easy to assemble. Sturdy
Cons
  • May require extra space for storage during assembly

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Did the job BUT could have saved alot of money

Basically a wooden box, that comes with honeycomb bee groove things. We ended up using the design for the original box and making another one and splitting the honey comb grove things to have two boxes stacked on top of each other.If I could do it again I would just get measurements online make my own and buy individual honeycomb bee groove things to save money.

Pros
  • Very good quality, I will order again
Cons
  • Can be more expensive than pre-made options

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Poor quality craftsmanship missing parts

I was very disappointed in this product. I have purchased bee castle before and they have gone together like a charm. This one was awful. The dovetails did not match the wood split and there were not enough nails in the package to complete the project. There seem to be too much wax in addition to the dovetails being improperly cut. Granted the bees will fill in these gaping areas with Propolis, but that is not the quality I thought I was getting. Just highly disappointing - I would ask for my…

Pros
  • Easy setup.
Cons
  • May require additional equipment for harvesting honey