Hive & Honey Beekeeping Tools & Reference
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Tool library

All 28 beekeeping tools

Every piece of equipment on this site, filterable by stage and searchable by name. Twenty-eight tools across five categories, from the box the colony lives in to the guard that keeps mice out of it in January.

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Langstroth Hive — The movable-frame box that made modern beekeeping possible.
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Langstroth Hive

The movable-frame box that made modern beekeeping possible.

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Bee Suit — The barrier between your skin and a colony having a bad day.
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Bee Suit

The barrier between your skin and a colony having a bad day.

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Hive Tool — A flat bar with a hook — the single most-used object in beekeeping.
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Hive Tool

A flat bar with a hook — the single most-used object in beekeeping.

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Flow Hive — A super of split cells that drains honey at a tap.
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Flow Hive

A super of split cells that drains honey at a tap.

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Smoker — Cool white smoke masks alarm pheromone and calms a colony.
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Smoker

Cool white smoke masks alarm pheromone and calms a colony.

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Honey Extractor — A centrifuge that flings honey out of the comb without breaking it.
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Honey Extractor

A centrifuge that flings honey out of the comb without breaking it.

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Top-Bar Hive — One long trough, bars instead of frames, and no lifting.
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Top-Bar Hive

One long trough, bars instead of frames, and no lifting.

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Uncapping Knife — Slices the wax capping so honey can leave the cell.
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Uncapping Knife

Slices the wax capping so honey can leave the cell.

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Veil — Face and throat protection — the one piece you never skip.
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Veil

Face and throat protection — the one piece you never skip.

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Varroa Test Kit — Count the mites, then decide — never treat blind.
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Varroa Test Kit

Count the mites, then decide — never treat blind.

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Queen Excluder — A slotted sheet the workers pass but the queen cannot.
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Queen Excluder

A slotted sheet the workers pass but the queen cannot.

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Hive Stand — Keeps the hive off the ground, dry and out of reach.
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Hive Stand

Keeps the hive off the ground, dry and out of reach.

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Honey Filter — Strains wax, bee parts and debris out of the honey.
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Honey Filter

Strains wax, bee parts and debris out of the honey.

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Entrance Reducer — A small strip that turns a wide doorway into a defensible gate.
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Entrance Reducer

A small strip that turns a wide doorway into a defensible gate.

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Hive Scale — Weight is the honest number — it tells you what the hive will not.
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Hive Scale

Weight is the honest number — it tells you what the hive will not.

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Beekeeping Gloves — Hand protection traded against feel and cleanliness.
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Beekeeping Gloves

Hand protection traded against feel and cleanliness.

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Bottling Bucket — A settling tank with a gate — where honey waits before it is jarred.
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Bottling Bucket

A settling tank with a gate — where honey waits before it is jarred.

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Bee Brush — Soft bristles for moving bees off a frame without crushing them.
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Bee Brush

Soft bristles for moving bees off a frame without crushing them.

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Inspection Notebook — If it is not written down, it did not happen.
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Inspection Notebook

If it is not written down, it did not happen.

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Honey Gate — The tap at the bottom of the tank — controlled, clean, no drips.
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Honey Gate

The tap at the bottom of the tank — controlled, clean, no drips.

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Queen Marking Kit — A dot of colour that makes the queen findable in seconds.
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Queen Marking Kit

A dot of colour that makes the queen findable in seconds.

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Frame Grip — Lifts a frame by its lug so you never lever against comb.
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Frame Grip

Lifts a frame by its lug so you never lever against comb.

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Hive Feeder — Delivers syrup or fondant without drowning the bees.
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Hive Feeder

Delivers syrup or fondant without drowning the bees.

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Sugar Syrup Feeder — Bulk liquid feeding for build-up and winter stores.
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Sugar Syrup Feeder

Bulk liquid feeding for build-up and winter stores.

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Winter Wrap — Wind protection and condensation control for the cold months.
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Winter Wrap

Wind protection and condensation control for the cold months.

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Pollen Patty — Protein for brood rearing when forage is thin.
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Pollen Patty

Protein for brood rearing when forage is thin.

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Entrance Feeder — Cheap, convenient, and the fastest way to start a robbing war.
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Entrance Feeder

Cheap, convenient, and the fastest way to start a robbing war.

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Mouse Guard — Bars across the entrance that let bees through and mice not.
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Mouse Guard

Bars across the entrance that let bees through and mice not.

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