Telescoping Covers and Beehive Bottom Boards
Why You Need an Inner Covers
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Like a protective crown perched atop a bustling kingdom, the telescoping beehive cover shelters the industrious bee society below.
Its sloped sides and overhanging edges shield the hive from pounding rain, scorching sun, and blustering winds.
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Why You Need a Bottom Board
Sturdy as a house's foundation, the beehive's bottom board anchors the brood box, bearing the weight of a colony on its modest wooden frame.
The bottom board serves not only as the floor but also as a front porch—a touchdown pad where incoming workers can briefly loiter, exchanging directions on the whereabouts of fresh pollen before zipping off to rejoin the fray.
Hoover Hives Telescoping Cover
This telescoping top cover shields its hive with the same impervious coat that bees use to weatherproof their home.
The fir wood frame of this lid has undergone a transformational dip in that same honeyed elixir.
Likewise, the steel caps atop its peak are galvanized in a molten zinc bath, forming an impenetrable armor.
Amish Busy Bees Telescoping Cover
Crowned with a gleaming white aluminum plate, this telescoping top cover rules over the hive like a noble king.
Forged by skillful Amish hands, the sturdy fir wood frame stands strong against time and tempest.
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We use a few of these at Vegas Bees and we love the quality and durability.
Nubee Telescoping Cover
Like a sentinel standing guard, the sturdy telescoping top cover protects the buzzing bee colony below from any threat the elements can muster.
Its sloped roof of fir wood embraces the hive in a sturdy bear hug, while a galvanized steel armor plate atop the crown acts as a shield against both storm and intruder.
Telescoping Beehive Covers
Hoover Hives Solid and Screened Bottom Boards
Hoover Hives Solid Pre Waxed Bottom Board
As winter winds howl, this sturdy wooden fortress stands guard, shielding the hive’s vulnerable cluster from icy blasts.
Its solid board is a barricade against chilling drafts that prowl like predators in the cold, seeking cracks and crevices to intrude upon the bees’ warm haven.
Only the entrance reducer grants access, controlling a narrow passage where sentries can defend against intruders.
Solid Bottom Boards​
• Better temperature regulation in cold climates
• Protects against drafts and moisture
• More affordable
• Simpler design, less prone to damage
Screened Bottom Boards​
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• Improved ventilation
• Aids in Varroa mite control
• Reduces moisture buildup
• May help prevent overheating in summer
In our opinion, they both get the job done. We use both types of bottom boards with our bees. It really comes down to your preference.
Hoover Hives Waxed Screened Bottom Board
Hoover Hives screened bottom board offers the hive a refreshing breath of fresh air.
As the summer sun beats down, heated air rises through the mesh screen, coaxing breezes up through the buzzing chambers.
Relieved from fanning away sweltering heat, the busy bees turn their efforts to more sweet endeavors.
When chillier weather arrives, the screen can be switched for a solid board.
Heavy Duty Solid and Screened Bottom Boards
Nubee Solid Bottom Board
Within the sheltering enclosure, the bees huddle in a fuzzy mass, their shared body heat preserved by the bottom board’s sturdy embrace.
Together, wooden walls and a narrowed entryway transform the hive into a fortified haven, providing refuge to sustain the colony through winter’s frigid onslaught until spring’s first thaw and bloom.
Solid Bottom Boards​
• Better temperature regulation in cold climates
• Protects against drafts and moisture
• More affordable
• Simpler design, less prone to damage
Screened Bottom Boards​
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• Improved ventilation
• Aids in Varroa mite control
• Reduces moisture buildup
• May help prevent overheating in summer
Amish Busy Bees Screened Bottom Board
Through the ventilated mesh, fresh air circulates to cool the hive during summer's sweltering days.
Yet when chill air creeps in with winter's arrival, the trusty board can be swapped for a solid surface, sealing out icy drafts to preserve the cluster's warmth.
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The best of both worlds!​
​High-Quality Beehive Inner Cover Kits
Hoover Hives Wax Coated Covers Kit
The Hoover Hives Covers Kit provides beekeepers with all the hive components to make your leftover boxes & frames into a full hive.
The kit contains every essential cover piece, enabling you to convert a brood box into a fully functioning hive.
It can also serve as a repair and replacement kit to swap out damaged items from an existing hive.
Nubee Covers and Bottoms Kit
The Nubee Covers Kit provides the complete selection of hive cover components to create a full beehive from a few bee boxes.
The kit contains all the necessary pieces, allowing beekeepers to convert leftover boxes into a functioning hive easily.
It can also serve as a replacement kit, providing fresh covers to replace worn parts in existing hives.
Amish Busy Bees Covers Kit
This Amish-made Covers Kit is a favorite of ours. It is affordable and includes everything to get up and running, minus the hive body.
You can quickly turn your leftover boxes & frames into a full hive as well.
If you've been collecting hive bodies over the years or inherited some from another beekeeper, then this kit is a great way to put them to use.
