Verified Reviews for The Beehaus Beehive

Hi I received my Bee Haus a couple of weeks ago and got it all put together very easily although I was very surprised when I came to put the frames together that the nails came through the top. Also when I loaded the Bee Haus up with the frames i had a big gap and after looking at Youtube it turns out that you can fit 11 frames not 10 but I only got 10 with it which I thought was strange. Im very happy with the product but these are little things that are easy to fix. Thanks Jon

For a full review please see our YouTube channel at Brooklands Honey Bees. So far I am happy with the item, delivery time was a lot longer than expected but given everything going on in the world I'm not to bothered by that, the hive in theroy seems excellent but won't have bees in it till spring (January at time of writing this review) so will be able to give a better opinion then on my YouTube channel. My only complaint at this time which is why I have only given 4 stars is due to the number of frames supplied, for a 22 frame hive (11 on each side) only 10 come with the kit which is one short, not a massive issue for me but if your new to beekeeping and by a package of bees I suggest you buy another pack of frames. My advice to Omelt, keep the jars and simply provide some more frames for the brood box. Otherwise very good

Have it all put together but no bees coming until next summer so cannot review performance. Looks like it will do the job! I really like the minimal plastic packing, all the cardboard went straight into use as mulch on the garden.

Received the beehaus some time last year, immediately assembled it and the frames. I also played around with it before the bees went in just to ensure i know what everything is and of course I made sure I can operate it.Unfortunately you only know how the bees deal with it once the bees are in. Unfortunately the bees are exploiting all the gaps the beehive has. Most notably the gap between the Green sides and the Grey entrances. I put weatherstrip in there when all the bees were inside (evening) and that's at least solved. The other issue is that the supers don't seem to sit on the hive properly (silly little knobs to keep them in place) so I can see bees (and robbers) going in between the green sides and the grey supers. They also manage to get in where the bungy cord goes in the green lid! Although these things are resolvable and I will spread the weather foam/tape everywhere, I wish I knew this when the hive was empty. At the price I feel that the weatherstrip I'm putting on now should either be supplied or already on the product. Anyway my Nuc arrived and they are currently doing well and they seem to be doing very well. Lets hope the rest of the season is stress free?

I kept bees 30 years ago in a WBC and I decided to restart this year with the beehaus. I liked the look and the concept of two in one or one large insulated hive. I was a little surprised as to how big it actual was and how heavy. The first hive that was sent was slightly 'out of true' and so the top boards would not stay in place, but there was no quibble from omlet who replaced it immediately. The service was excellent, and I now await my nucleus, hopefully my bees will like it as much!

We are pleased with the Beehaus, the only adverse comment is that the roof does not locate securely without the supers being in place. We are both tall and the working height is great. The bees seem very content.

A new product to accompany my existing dartinton and other hives, will be a lot more interesting with bees in.

My wife and I are experienced beekeepers and currently use a variety of hives. Most of our colonies are in Langstroth hives but we do have some in Poly Langstroth nucs, Apideas (queen raising) and National Nucs. We will hopefully be hosting Taster courses and Introduction to Beekeeping Courses in the near future with Omlet. We approached the Beehaus as if we were new beekeepers so last weekend we unpacked the Beehaus, read the assembly instructions and found it was very easy to put together and all the components fitted well. Even without beekeeping experience it would be straightforward. We found it does take two to lift it and it's a really nice height to work at, no bending down! The entrances are fitted with a metal cover and pleased to see that they've given thought to a wasp trap and the entrance can be closed off when required. Minor points: I think that the inspection tray may need to be secured in windy weather as it could blow away from underneath. A one piece queen excluder would be better if run as two hives but being in four parts it does give flexibility to run a nuc one side and full hive the other. Divider board is snug fit with the minor exception at the very top maybe a small piece of sponge will close the "bee space", this will only show when the bees are in the hive. Overall, we are impressed with the build quality and design of the beehaus, having now got my hands on an original copy of Robin Dartington's Long Deep Hive it all makes sense! I can't wait to get a colony running in it and then really test it out.

Sturdy and neat. Looks well insulated. Now occupied and only time will tell how the bees like it. Not sure if I like the self-spacing frames supplied, especially as the capacity of the boxes is ambiguous. The curve in the runner at the front prevents a snug fit for the first frame and it would be easy to leave a space for the queen to get into a super above.