Basic Poly 14x12 (Jumbo) National Hive - Empty (No Frames)

Part of out Poly National Range.   Totally compatible with both our wooden National hives and Poly National hive components.    Use your existing hive parts and take advantage of the polystyrene benefits:

its made from a very high density material, 100g/litre - upto 3 times stronger than what is used for packaging.
Its lightweight and durable.
Its insulation properties also makes it ideal as less bees are required to maintain the heat required for effective brood rearing, helps improve overwintering and early Spring buildup.

A Basic National jumbo 14x12 Hive, consists of:

Open Mesh Floor
14x12 Brood Box
Poly Crownboard
Roof
Hive Strap

Compatible with our poly National hive parts or our wooden National hive parts.    This means you could, for example, use your existing wooden supers on the top, or use poly supers on top of your existing wooden brood box.    Compatible with the different types of queen excluders (wire with wooden frame, slotted steel, plastic) and with the different crownboards (wooden, polycarbonate, glass).     Poly brood boxes and Supers can take frame runners or castellated spacers enabling you to customise your frame spacing, whether you use hoffman style frames, manley frames, standard frames with spacers, or castellated runners.   The only limitation is you cannot use a wooden roof on top of a Polystyrene super or brood box.    This hive does not come with an entrance block with the floor, however they use standard wooden ones.