Customer Reviews for VEVOR Bee Hive Medium Box Starter Kit, 100% Beeswax Coated Natural Cedar Wood, Langstroth Beehive Kit with 10 Frames and Foundations, Transparent Acrylic Bee Windows for Beginners and Pro Beekeepers

Our neighbors are professional bee keepers and have acres of lavender just for the bees. This will benefit MY bees as well, learning with and using the VEVOR Starter Kit for my very first hive. Under the guidance of the pretty good instructions which come with the kit, I was able to assemble this hive in about 30 minutes. All the pieces were cut correctly and fit together as intended. Because the hive is wax coated, it should be readily acceptable to the bees once they are introduced when the weather gets warmer. Excited to get started with this deluxe 10 frame kit! Recommend this solid, beeswax coated hive starter kit.

I'm a newbie at bee keeping and this is my first hive. I do know quality when I see it amd this hive box is very well made. Everything fits together perfectly and has good instructions. For the money this seems like a good starter for bee keeping.

Nice hive and easily put together

Easy to understand the directions. Very easy to assemble, but it would be nice if they woul tell you that you need small finishing nails for the 30 frames you have to assemble, but otherwise 5 star worthy.

Went to my beekeeping class and they approved. They also love the windows.

The directions said to assemble the hive boards with nails. No nails were provided in kit. I’ve purchased other hive boxes and nails were included.

My hive was well manufactured and all came together well. You’ll need a mallet for the body, and you’ll need small nails for the frames. All in I think it’s a fair price for a first foray into amateur beekeeping. I docked a star as it says it’s a complete kit but it doesn’t have a floor, a crown board, or a roof. You’ll need all of those, but they are the easiest to make yourself.

I was able to assemble the boxes and the deep box frames, but not the medium box frames. The grooves on all the side bars were too big to fit into the top and bottom bars. The company sent new bars, but I had the same issue. Then they sent an entirely new set, boxes and all. I haven't assembled them yet, but I'm impressed that they did that. I'll update once I put everything together. Other than the medium box frame issue, I like this hive.

Like it a lot.

I think a lot of people don't realize that this is a great hive to get into bee-keeping, especially at this price point. Most complaints stem from it's craftsmanship and putting it together. I put it together in about a hour. Really, all you need is wood glue. Because I have a brad nailer I used that in conjunction with the wood glue; but really wasn't necessary. I bought bees wax after the hive was complete. I used it to seal all the tiny crevices; but I used it mostly to seal off the removable 'viewing door'. Personally, it's a novelty and I have zero interest in it. If you want to try your hand at Bee-keeping at a very fair price, buy this hive along with some wood glue. You can always buy more expensive hives later.