Assembled Cedar National Beehive – 1½ Brood Version with Extras for Beginners (Gabled Roof)

A Step Toward Self-Sufficiency

This complete British National beehive is purpose-built for beginners, fully assembled in durable Western Red Cedar.

National hives are ideal for new beekeepers thanks to their single-walled design and extended frame lugs, which make inspections and frame handling easier and more secure. Pick 1½ Brood if your priority is early honey production.

🐝 Beginner-Friendly Features

• Dummy boards for managing bee space
• Plastic frame spacers for consistent frame alignment
• Wooden queen excluder with correct bee space
• Feeding eke that also doubles as a shallow honey super

These thoughtful additions make hive management, feeding, treatment, and honey production much easier during your first season.

All hive purchases include direct support from our experienced beekeeper (50+ years’ experience in hive-making and beekeeping). Whether you’re joining one of our courses or starting independently, we’ll help you succeed.

📦 What’s Included

• Wired floor with monitor board (for varroa control)
• 1 Standard Deep Brood Box with 10 frames (foundation wax) + dummy
• 1 Half-Depth Brood Box with 10 frames (foundation wax) + dummy
• 1 Honey Super with 10 frames (foundation wax)
• Wooden Queen Excluder (bee space)
• 1 Crown Board
• 1 Feeding Eke
• Gabled, metal-covered roof

🚚 Collection

• Collection only from RH9 8DF
• Hive supplied fully assembled and ready to stock with bees

🌱 Explore Our Self-Sufficiency & Sustainable Living Range

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→ Compost Loo with Urine Separator
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→ Johnson-Su Bioreactor Composter
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→ Assembled Cedar National Beehive – 1½ Brood with Gabled Roof
An assembled British National beehive made from Cedar, supplied with additional components to provide a practical starting setup for new beekeepers.

Our self-sufficiency range reflects many of the practical systems and traditional approaches we use ourselves at Hanging Wood, from woodland management and composting to keeping bees. 🌿🐝