Customer Reviews for VEVOR Bee Hive Medium Box Starter Kit, 100% Beeswax Coated Natural Fir Wood, Langstroth Beehive Kit with 10 Frames and Foundations, Transparent Acrylic Bee Windows for Beginners and Pro Beekeepers

Pros. Very pretty looking beehive. Joints are accurate and very tightly fitting. Cons. It really should come with a Varroa mesh floor and tray. It should be stated more clearly that it is (unlike most Langstroth beehives) a bottom bee-space as opposed top bee-space hive. It should have the option of buying a hive consisting of one deep box along with two or three medium boxes, instead of two of each.

Pros. Very pretty looking beehive. Joints are accurate and very tightly fitting. Cons. It really should come with a Varroa mesh floor and tray. It should be stated more clearly that it is (unlike most Langstroth beehives) a bottom bee-space as opposed top bee-space hive. It should have the option of buying a hive consisting of one deep box along with two or three medium boxes, instead of two of each.

Good hive for price

These Bee Hives were of OK quality. We had issues with the frame assembly because on the shallow frames, the foundations would not stay in. Contacted VEVOR and they quickly sent a video on how to fix the problem by shaving down a piece on each frame to make them work. The solution did solve the problem however it was VERY time consuming and a big disappointment.... Other than that, the hives seem ok. Our bees have moved in and everything is going well...

The hive is nice overall but some things could be improved: the acrylic window needs more than just 4 screws to fit nicely, it warps a bit and there is space trough bees could crawl out (i fixed this myself by adding more screws than just the 4 in each corner). The bottom board should be upgraded to AV screen board (I had to buy this separately because this decreases varoa by 15% and its a must in my opinion). The frames are nice but the tops that touch each other should be upgraded to square/triangle top so the bees cant glue them together that much. Also when you are assembling the frames make sure you add 1 horizontal nail in each corner so that when you take out the heavy honey filled frames you don't end up with just the top frame board in your hands, the frames need horizontal nails which the assembly guide doesn't show and the instructions should be upgraded with this. The roof is really nicely made and the hive overall is very pleasant to the eye. One more thing, if you got some bees wax at hand while assembling frames, make sure to "paint" the frame foundations with more wax so the bees accept the plastic foundations more easily. Overall, a nice hive ready to go missing only AV bottom board and some kind of feeder to support newly installed package bees.

The deep and the super both parts were hard to connect I had to use force almost broke it please work on fixing it and also messing some small nails for the frames

I got one at a great price and as price fell eventually bought 7. A complete steal,I think they were probably seconds but not a problem.i ended up with more than enough equipment to to make many manipulations. Around 500e for 21 boxes including frames and plastic foundation. The foundation alone is more than that on a BIG Chinese website I used to use but has become extortionate.

I found this setup to be well made. It takes some time to assemble all 40 frames and foundation but that is to be expected. I used an air nailer on the corners, but it seemed to be a tight fit without me doing that.The entire setup is coated with wax which means you can’t really paint the outside. I’ll see how they fare this year. Maybe have to sand and paint them for next year if they start to weather. As far as the observation port, if you plan on using it , you definitely need to drill another whole with a screw on both the long sides of the clear plastic. That is a must! It will start to bow in the middle and bees will be be on both sides of it. And of course, in your haste to put the cover back as the bees attack you, the handle or one of the levers will fall off. It has happened to me twice. Also, the wax on the foundation is a very fine spray. It may or may not be enough to encourage them to start drawing comb. I can’t say about that, as I had some wax and applied a liberal amount to them just to be on the safe side. All said, I think it’s a good price for what you get. Especially compared to what you pay at a beekeeping supplier.

Some cut weren't straight, I had to detail finish them. I love the window feature. The assemble was well instructed, not everyone will find easy to assemble. But overall for the price ,its a good hive

Great product for the price.