Bug Farmer™ 5 Frame NUC Hive With Feeder Hole

Bug Farmer™ 5 Frame NUC Hive
Built for swarms, splits, and small colonies—and built to outlast ordinary NUCs.

This is not a disposable starter box. The Bug Farmer™ 5 Frame NUC Hive is made to the same exacting standards as the APEX line from Bug Farmer™ Hiveworks: select-grade lumber with very few knots, precision-machined half-blind dovetail joints for a tight, durable fit and minimal exposed end-grain, and an HDO plywood migratory lid with an optional feeding hole and a 3/8" riser for easy pollen patty feeding. This NUC includes a solid wood bottom board with a 4" wide 3/8" high entrance to protect a small colony by providing a small area to defend.

It arrives fully assembled and sanded, ready for the finish you choose. For maximum longevity, order it wax-boiled in our proprietary micro-crystalline paraffin blend providing protection designed for years of reliable service in the yard. Want it to stand out? Provide a clean black-and-white line drawing of your logo and we’ll laser-etch it on the front of the hive through bugframerbees.com. Or specify the Bug Farmer™ premium Man-O-War Spar varnish finish and turn this NUC into the showpiece of your apiary.

Superior construction. Ready to work. Built to last.

• Larger, stronger precision-cut half-blind dovetail joints
• 32% less end-grain exposure than traditional hives
• Custom-milled frame rest with full tenon
• Select-grade lumber on all boxes at no extra cost
• Right-sized handles — large enough for gloved use, yet shallow enough to preserve hive insulation R-value