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What are the parts of a hive?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Starting from the bottom:

  • Stand
  • Floor, sometimes solid and sometimes mesh so any varroa mites that fall off the bees fall through. This also forms the entrance to the hive.
  • Brood box, which contains wooden frames holding the comb. This is where the queen lays her eggs.
  • Queen excluder, a wire grid or slotted steel or plastic sheet. The holes are such that the workers can get through, but the queen can't.
  • Supers, that is super in the sense of 'on top'. These are like the brood box, but usually shallower and also have frames holding comb. Because the queen can't get through the queen excluder so there are no eggs or brood in here, and the workers use them to store honey.
  • Crown board, or inner roof.
  • Roof.
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Wiki User

15y ago

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