MV Drawhive - a breakthrough in hive design

A logical development in beekeeping, this range of beehive brood boxes takes much of the hard work out of the craft. The labour-saving innovation will be of particular interest to back sufferers, while others will appreciate the savings in time the invention can afford. It offers the following benefits:-

It offers the following advantages:-

Direct access to all brood frames, without dismantling the hive.
Much quicker inspections.
Quick and easy access for varroa treatment.
Less disruption to the colony, little smoke required.
All your existing equipment, floors, supers etc. will fit.
Field bees have access to the supers during inspections.
Less risk of crushing bees on opening or closing the hive.
For all standard single-wall hive types, top or bottom bee-space.
Feasible beekeeping for the disabled.

● Easy two queen system

● Gives easily managed queen-rearing unit, with queen-right colony.

Picture of British National 12 X 14 Drawhive

The footprint of an MV Drawhive is the same as a standard brood box.

It takes standard frames and works by having an outer case and and an inner

chamber.
Opened by inserting a hive tool in a recess at each side, to break the propolis seal, the inner chamber can then slide out horizontally, on extending support rails, until the top of the chamber is fully exposed. Brood frames rest in the inner chamber just as in a standard brood box.

The bees stick the parts together in a minor way and opening the Drawhive is no more difficult than releasing a crown board.

Endorsements by other beekeepers

Sidney Hollinshead - President, Cheshire Beekeepers Association and retired Bee farmer.

"With little or no disturbance to the bees, inspection of the brood nest is quick and easy using this strong, simple,

draw action brood box. It is an indisputable asset for the hobbyist through to the commercial beekeeper.

With no lifting of supers, reducing ‘beekeeper's back' problems, it also brings beekeeping into the realm of the

less able-bodied person."

Bob Parsonage - Vice Chairman, Cheshire Beekeepers Association.

"I consider the MV Drawhive to be one of the finest hives it has been my pleasure to use.

During 2005 it produced five supers of honey. At each examination, not one super was removed.

Sue Bailey [Vice Chairman South Cheshire Beekeepers] also used this hive during 2005 and has great

admiration for it. The workmanship is excellent and we have purchased three more hives for 2006"