5 Frame Nuc Box

🐝Bee nucleus box

👍NUCLEUS BEEHIVE IN PINE with metal roof and an important part of beekeeping supplies

👉FLAT PACKED FOR EASY SIMPLE home assembly. Nails included in '+ Crown board + feet' variation.

😀THESE NUC BEE HIVES HOLD 5 National Super or Brood Frames. Not suitable for deep brood frames.

👀Each box comes with EASY TO UNDERSTAND INSTRUCTIONS on how to put the bee hive nuc together.

💪LIGHTWEIGHT: This Nuc Box is easy to carry and suitable for novice beekeepers📜 THIS SALE IS FOR A NEW COMPLETE, FLAT PACKED, Nucleus Beehive made from top quality pine and plywood. It will hold 5 National supers or standard Brood Frames .

Internal approximate dimensions - depth 25.5 cm x length 43cm x width 19cm. This will take national frames.


This hive is sent flat packed and can be put together from the pictures shown in this listing. The hive is made from solid pine and plywood with a solid base. Flat roof with a metal cover. As this is flat packed it will need some assembly. Please note glue, nails, frames, wax foundation or bees are not included.


The nuc box, also called a nuc, is a smaller version of a normal beehive, designed to hold fewer frames. The nuc box is smaller than a hive because it is intended to contain a smaller number of honeybees.


A smaller space makes it easier for the bees to control the temperature and humidity of the colony, which is vital for brood rearing.

A nucleus colony can be used to stop overcrowding in a larger, healthy colony by splitting some of the population off to a new colony.

A nuc can also be used to care for spare queens. A nuc can also grow into a full-sized colony, given proper time, favourable weather, and appropriate resources.