Pine Migratory Top Cover or Lid

What is it?

Originally large-scale and commercial beekeepers needed them to place large number of beehives on trucks or trailers to move them around.  Today more and more beekeepers are using them for the following reasons:

• You no longer need an inner cover so less equipment to keep around
• They are flush to the sides, so they take up less space
• They cost less and you save money by not having unnecessary parts (Inner Covers) and you save in labor costs by not having to handle extra parts
• Easy to drill a hole and install external feeders which are accessible by the bees only from the interior of the hive
• Shims on the underside gives enough space for pollen patty’s
• Less space for hive beetles to hide.

How is it constructed?

• Rough cut Pine is planed down to a perfect ¾" thickness
• Boards are cut and squared to dimensions below.
• Most migratory cover bases are made with plywood or planks pressed together.  The base for this cover is made with tongue and groove Pine planks glued and clamped together.
• The end cleats are 2½” wide and secured to the base with a ⅜” deep dado, glue, and external screws
• The crossbar supports are 1¾” wide and secured to the base with glue and external screws
• Migratory covers sit directly on top of your hive with no inner cover which means there is inadequate bee space below the cover.  We added a ¼” rim along the underside of the cover to allow enough space for the bees and pollen patties. 
• The picture represents the materials used to make this item and not the specific item you will received.

Why SteeleyBee

• Our wooden ware (Cypress and Pine) is made by our family to exacting specifications in our state-of-the-art workshop.
• We try to provide the best products possible, but if you are not happy, for any reason, please let us know so we can make it right. We can't fix it if we don't know about it.
• We offer next day shipping for weekday orders (Mon thru Thurs).  Weekend orders (Thurs thru Sun) ship on Monday 
• We're proud of what we make and provide a 100%, no questions asked, money back guarantee.  We even pay for return shipping.

Options

This listing is for a Migratory Cover with the following dimensions for the following Langstroth beehives. Please select your desired size using the above drop-down box:

• Ten (10) frames (22”x16¼”)
• Eight (8) frames (22”x13¾”)
• Five (5) frames (Nuc) (22”x9¼”)

Our products are made with Pine or Cypress. Pine is the most popular wood for making beehives. Cypress lasts longer and handles the weather better than pine, but cypress is more expensive.  Both are excellent choices for your beehive.  This listing is for Pine.

Treatment Options:

We will treat any woodenware purchased from SteeleyBee with Eco-Safe Wood treatment made by TallEarth for $4.00.  Click Here