There are five basic components to a hive.
- From bottom to top the components are
The bottom board/entrance this is where the bees enter and leave
- Super the box that holds frames
- Frames where bees build honeycomb they fill with honey or brood
- Queen excluder a screen which has cells big enough for worker bees to move through but too small for the queen to move through.
A queen excluder is used between the brood box(es) and the honey boxes
- It keeps brood (eggs) out of the honeycomb.
- Hive cover, top of the hive.
 Step-by-step
3.2.1 3.2a Learn more - see each of the components of a hive. |