Premium 8-Frame Full Depth Timber Box – Unassembled

Build a durable 8-frame brood box or Full Depth super using premium New Zealand radiata pine from Hornsby Beekeeping Supplies.

This flat-pack hive body combines 22mm timber, finger-jointed corners and an integrated cut-out handle in a format designed for DIY assembly.

Premium Radiata Pine

The box is made from plantation-grown New Zealand radiata pine.

Its finger joints interlock at the corners, while the updated pattern is designed with stronger corner construction.

Dimensions

  • Width: approximately 353mm
  • Depth/height: approximately 242mm
  • Timber thickness: 22mm

These dimensions are suited to Hornsby’s 8-frame Full Depth system.

Assemble with Screws

The panels require drilling and screwing together.

Hardware is not automatically part of the timber box, so make sure suitable fasteners and tools are ready before beginning.

Check the box for square during assembly so frames hang evenly and the hive stack aligns correctly.

Treat the Timber

Unfinished pine should be protected before long-term outdoor use.

Hornsby Beekeeping Supplies recommends linseed oil or a similar treatment.

Beekeepers who do not want to complete this work can choose an assembled, wax-dipped and painted box from the ready-to-go range.

Brood Box or Honey Super

Full Depth boxes are widely used as brood chambers because they provide substantial comb area for the queen and developing colony.

They can also be used as honey supers where maximum capacity is preferred.

An 8-frame box is narrower than a 10-frame version and can reduce the total lifting weight when full.

Build Spare Equipment Before Spring

Flat-pack boxes store efficiently and can be assembled during quieter months.

Keeping at least one spare Full Depth box prepared allows you to respond quickly to splits, swarms or rapid colony expansion.

Order the Premium 8-Frame Full Depth Timber Box from Hornsby Beekeeping Supplies. For compatible frames, foundation or assembly hardware, call 02 9477 5569 or email info@hornsby-beekeeping.com.

8 Frame full depth box.

By: on 6 January 2025
Happy with the quality and fitment. Went together with ease.
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My first purchase of a honey super is a success

By: on 28 April 2022
I bought a existing hive and now it's time to add my first super. It fitted together perfectly and is good value too. Very happy with people at Mt Druitt branch of Hornsby Beekeepers for guidance to a newbie like me.
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Box - wood - premium - unassembled - full depth -

By: on 18 November 2021
Very well made and finished. Easy to assemble - I chose to use both glue and screws for extra strength - and now home to a very happy colony of bees. Can't think of a better way to buy hive boxes.
(5)

Great quality

By: on 18 November 2021
These boxes go together well, tight fit and most importantly square. Most of my bee boxes are these ones. I am a novice bee keeper of just over one year.
(4)

8 frame flat pack brood box.

By: on 7 September 2021
Excellent product. Easy to assemble. No screws included.
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