The Basic Components of the Honey Bee Hive
The honey bee hive consists of several boxes that are named after their colony use versus simply the size.
The most common naming convention among beginning beekeepers is simply a brood box and a super. The brood box is the box where the queen lays her eggs (the “brood”) and the super box is where the remaining worker bees place the honey stores. So, you may also hear them called honey supers.
The more experience beekeepers tend to use the size and function in their names, so you may a “deep box” or “deep brood box”, which refers to the box as before where the queen lays her eggs.
Super boxes for the Langstroth hive come in 3 sizes:
- shallow ask known as
- medium also known as an Illinois Super
- or the no longer commonly use Wisconsin Super
Then we have top and bottom boards that also come in different variations:
Top boards with inner and outer covers, used mostly up north and Migratory Top boards more commonly used in Florida since we don’t have a huge temperature differential that causes condensation inside the hive.
Bottom boards can be solid or screened. The screened bottom board is known to be used in the control of the varroa destructor mite.
Then we have frames and sometimes we have foundation.
Active Aqua Air Pumps
Active Aqua Air Pumps for hydroponics are ideal for oxygenating reservoirs of all sizes. Oxygenation of hydroponic reservoirs using air pumps is vital for the health of plants and their root systems. Active Aqua Air Pumps introduce dissolved oxygen to the nutrient solution, keeping it well-aerated for each irrigation cycle.
- Super silent with multi-level muffler
- Special synthetic rubber diaphragm provides consistent airflow output, which can be easily adjusted with the pressure dial
- Low power consumption
- Adjustable air flow
Active Aqua Air Pumps will supercharge your roots with oxygen
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
Adjustable air flowUsing the air flow dial on the top of the pump, dial in just the right pressure for your situation. |
Silent yet powerfulThese air pumps are designed to be extremely quiet, which we achieve using a multi-level internal muffler. |
Four sizes availableAvailable in four sizes so you can choose the right one for your grow project: 3.2 L/min, 7.8 L/min, 15 L/min, and 25 L/min. |
- AAPA3.2L | 3.2 L/min | 1 Outlet
- AAPA7.8L | 7.8 L/min | 2 Outlets
- AAPA15L | 15 L/min | 4 Outlets
- AAPA25L | 25 L/min | 8 Outlet
Other options:
Learn more: How to Select a Bee Smoker
