Tools

BUDGET EMBEDDING WHEEL Wire or wax embedding wheels are used when assembling frames to attach sheets of foundation to wire.For best results, slightly heat the brass wheel in hot water and then press the wire into the wax while rolling the wheel across the length of the sheet...

Smoker Cylinder ReplacementA perforated metal cylinder that goes inside the smoker barrel, allowing air to pass over the fuel source. This increases the efficency of the burning of the fuel and it's ability to create smoke. ..

Smoker Grate  Perforated disk of metal with legs. Placed at the bottom of the smoker barrel, it raises the fuel of the smoker to allow ventilation to pass underneath the fuel source. Aids in the use of the smoker. ..

Sugar Shaker Kit for Varroa Testing- with icing sugar and instructionsThis sugar shaker kit is used for the survaillence of varroa (as well as other mites and braula fly). Australian beekeepers are required to test for varroa at least twice a year (ie. spring and autumn).The kit contains a jar label..

Kit for Varroa Mite Testing- Sugar Shaker and Drone Uncapping ToolThis bundle has both a sugar shaker and drone uncapping knife so that you can test for varro using multiple methods. The sugar shaker kit is used for the survaillence of varroa (as well as other mites and braula fly). Australian ..

HIVE TOOL 1) Australian J Tool - Convenient to use, made of spring steel, can't be bent.Sharp edge for cutting off beeswax and prizing open hives.2) Long - At 39cms this extra-long hive tool allows for greater flexibility and leverage than the standard model. There are two levering heads at th..

SMOKERS:A beekeeper's smoker is a device that is used to calm bees by interfering with their alarm pheremones. It generates smoke (thus how it got its name) from the smouldering fuel inside the barrel, and is essential part of the beekeepers kit to allow the manipulation of honey bees. There are 3 m..

BEE BRUSHThis brush is used to gently sweep bees off frames during inspection or extraction. Nylon - the fine nylon hairs ensure that the bees are not caught in the brush or injured.Horse hair - is gentler than nylon hair and more resistant to propolis and honey accumulation on the fibres...

FRAME HOLDER FOR HIVE Frame holders ( 2 pieces) are attached to the side of a hive box and make inspecting frames much easier.Made of stainless steel they can easily be attached and then moved to the next hive for another inspection.Bulk price- 50 for $600. Call for shipping quote and to order...

FRAME GRIP A frame grip is used to take frames from the hive with one hand.Lightweight and easy to use, the grip is wide enough to hold any depth of frame.Specifically designed to grip the deeper Australian frame top bars...

QUEEN MARKING CAGEPlace the cage over the queen and gently press the cage into the comb.Once the queen is unable to move use a pen to mark her thorax so that she will be easier to find during later hive inspections.Make sure your pen ink is flowing before you start the marking p..