Physical hive setup & care
For customers who have the hive and need to set it up, maintain it, and understand its components.
By Support1 author11 articles
- Assembling your Primal Bee hiveHow to assemble, clean, and maintain your Primal Bee hive components
- Installing foundations and applying beeswax coatingHow to install, wax, and optimize plastic and traditional foundations in your Primal Bee frames
- Installing foundation in Primal Bee framesHow to install, troubleshoot, and replace foundations in Primal Bee nest frames
- Foundation options and how to wire wax foundationsEverything you need to know about choosing, installing, and waxing foundations in the Primal Bee system
- Using the follower board to manage colony growthHow to use the follower board for colony management and check that foundations fit your frames properly
- Frame management, queen excluders, and hive accessoriesCommon questions about frame management, queen excluders, hive scales, and hive component design
- Cutouts, pollen collection, and feeding after a transferPollen collection, cutout swarm transfers, and post-transfer feeding for Primal Bee hives
- Your first year with bees: a month-by-month guideEverything you need to know about transfers, feeding, inspections, bee behavior, and seasonal management with your Primal Bee hive
- Seasonal hive care: spring, winter, and dearth managementHow to manage your Primal Bee hive through spring buildup, winter preparation, dearth periods, and beyond
- Screen bottom board: ventilation and Varroa monitoring
- How to use the Primal Bee hive tool (and when you don't need it)