Queen excluders
Galvanised metal excluders keep the queen in the brood box so honey supers stay free of brood. One per hive.
10 frame galvanised excluder $29.99. For quantities, ask us for volume pricing.
OZBEE Trade
Commercial beekeeping supplies for Queensland
Beetle traps, feeders, excluders, frames and extraction gear in bulk — the equipment a working apiary goes through every season. Delivered across Queensland from our Gladstone store, and a beekeeper answers the phone.
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Priced by the pack
Traps, feeders and honey gates get cheaper per unit the more you buy — up to 47% less.
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One order, one delivery
Pest control, feeding, hive parts and harvest gear together, not from four suppliers.
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Queensland stock
Supplied from Gladstone, not shipped up from a southern warehouse.
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Someone who answers
Direct phone support from people who know the equipment.
Equipment planner
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Pest control
Small hive beetle control
Small hive beetle is a constant problem for Queensland beekeepers, and warm, humid weather favours it. Beetles hide in corners and gaps, lay eggs in the comb, and in a weak colony their larvae can slime out a hive quickly. Strong colonies manage beetle numbers themselves; traps help keep the pressure down, especially across an apiary.
Beetle catcher traps
Reusable transparent plastic traps that sit between frames inside the hive. Beetles chased by the bees take refuge in the trap and cannot get out.
| Pack | Price | Per trap |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | $29.99 | $3.00 |
| 25 | $69.99 | $2.80 |
| 50 | $129.99 | $2.60 |
| 100 | $199.99 | $2.00 |
Getting more from beetle traps
- Check and clear traps at each inspection — a full trap stops working.
- Place traps where beetles gather, usually toward the outer frames and corners.
- Keep colonies strong. Traps support a strong colony; they will not save a weak one.
- Avoid leaving extracted supers or comb stacked where beetles can reach it.
Feeding
Feeding across an apiary
Feeding many hives at once — through a dearth, when building up colonies, or after making splits — needs feeders that are quick to fill and easy to check. Top feeders sit on the hive, so they can be refilled without opening the brood box.
2L round top feeders
| Pack | Price | Per feeder |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $29.99 | $15.00 |
| 5 | $69.99 | $14.00 |
| 10 | $134.99 | $13.50 |
| 25 | $299.99 | $12.00 |
| 50 | $399.99 | $8.00 |
At 50, a feeder costs almost half what it does bought in pairs.
Feeding many hives efficiently
- Feed in the evening to reduce robbing between hives.
- Feed every hive in a yard at the same visit, so no colony is left drawing robbers.
- Clean feeders between uses to stop syrup fermenting or growing mould.
Hive equipment
Hive components
Every hive in an operation needs the same core parts, so components are where buying for the whole apiary at once saves the most time.
Bottom boards with varroa surveillance
Mesh bottom boards with a removable board let you monitor mite drop without opening the hive — a straightforward way to keep watch across a whole apiary.
10 frame bottom board $59.99.
10 frame double beehive kits
Complete flat pack NZ pine hive kits for expanding hive numbers, with a choice of mesh or plain bottom board. From $132.99.
Recurring equipment
Frames and foundation
Frames get broken in the field, damaged by beetles, and culled when old comb needs replacing. For a working apiary they are a recurring cost, and one where buying in quantity pays.
How many frames per hive
A 10 frame box holds ten frames and an 8 frame box holds eight. A double-storey 10 frame hive needs 20 frames, and each extra super adds ten.
Flat pack or assembled
| 100 full depth frames | Per frame | What you still do |
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| Flat pack with eyelets | $2.00 | Assemble, and wire for wax foundation |
| Assembled and wired | $3.25 | Fit wax foundation |
| Assembled with plastic foundation | $3.80 | Nothing — straight into the box |
Using plastic foundation? Flat pack frames plus foundation sheets come to about $3.50 a frame before any assembly. Fitted frames are $3.80 — about 30 cents more for no assembly at all.
Harvest workflow
Harvest and processing
At commercial volumes, honey handling equipment wears out and gets duplicated across extractors, tanks and buckets. These are the parts working apiaries replace most often.
Stainless steel honey gates
Fit to extractors and settling tanks for controlled flow.
| Pack | Price | Per gate |
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| 1 | $34.99 | $34.99 |
| 5 | $139.99 | $28.00 |
| 10 | $199.99 | $20.00 |
At 10, a gate costs 43% less than buying one. Shop stainless honey gates
Honey gate valves for buckets
Plastic valves for honey buckets and smaller containers. From $4.75 each in packs of 20. Shop honey gate valves
Filtering
Most honey is filtered in stages — a coarse strainer to take out wax and debris, then a finer filter before bottling.
- Double layer stainless steel filter — coarse and fine mesh in one, sits over a bucket. $44.99. Shop filters.
- Grade 90 cheesecloth — food grade, reusable, for finer straining. From $10.00 a cloth. Shop cheesecloth.
Seasonal teams
Gear for your crew
You may not wear a suit any more. Your seasonal staff will.
Casual workers and new crew members have not built the tolerance an experienced beekeeper has, and a stung new starter on day two is often a lost worker on day three. Jackets, replacement veils and gloves are available in quantity for teams.
From Central Queensland
Delivery across Queensland
Everything on this page is stocked and dispatched from our Gladstone store, and orders can be collected in person. Combine pest control, feeding, hive parts and harvest gear on one order to bring the delivery cost per item down.
Tell us your town when you enquire and we will confirm delivery for your order.
OZBEE Trade application
Tell us about your operation
Tell us how many hives you run and what you go through in a season. We will come back with volume pricing across your whole order.
Useful answers
Commercial beekeeping supply — common questions
Do beetle traps get cheaper in bulk?
Yes. Beetle catcher traps are $3.00 each in packs of 10 and $2.00 each in packs of 100.
How much can I save buying feeders in bulk?
2L top feeders are $15.00 each bought in pairs and $8.00 each in packs of 50 — almost half the price per feeder.
How many frames do I need per hive?
A 10 frame box holds ten frames and an 8 frame box holds eight. A double-storey 10 frame hive needs 20 frames, and each additional super adds ten.
Is flat pack or assembled cheaper?
Flat pack is cheapest at $2.00 a frame in packs of 100. If you use plastic foundation, frames supplied with foundation already fitted cost $3.80 — only about 30 cents more than flat pack plus a foundation sheet, with no assembly.
Can I pick up from Gladstone?
Yes. Orders can be collected from our Gladstone store.
Plan your season's order
Build an order around your operation
Tell us your hive count and we will put together pricing across traps, feeders, hive parts, frames and harvest gear.