My Favorite Hive Tool & Why

As a beekeeper, one of the things that is used the most is the hive tool. They are used to pry bee boxes apart, scrape and clean hive parts, pry nails and help pull frames. It used to be that I would carry two hive tools with me to accomplish everything I wanted to do while working the bees. It never failed, if I headed out to work the bees and only took one hive tool, I always needed the other. This is because each hive tool has it's own features, some of these features are not needed all the time but when they are, it's very helpful to have the right tool.

Two years ago, I discovered another hive tool on the market and had to try it. It's not that I wanted a 3rd tool to carry around, that's the last thing I needed. I was hoping to find one tool that would do everything and maybe, just maybe, replace the others I carried.

Here is what I found this one hive tool could do.
1. When it comes to scraping/prying edges there are choices

2. Nail Puller

3. Frame Puller

4. Top/ Bottom Bar Scraper

5. Excluder Scraper/ Cleaner

As you can probably tell by the pictures of the well used tool, this hive tool has become my favorite. I do still use the others from time to time but it’s not very often.

**If your interested in purchasing one of these hive tools it can be found HERE

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