We are partnering with Apimaye to bring you a queen rearing sytem that will last a lifetime.  This Defender Hive is an important part of your apiary management and overall queen rearing system.  This hive enables you to raise and mate up to 4 queens at once, in 4 separate compartments, each with its’ own entrances and top feeders.  This system houses up to 16 each of the Deep Mating Half Width Infinity Frames at one time.  The dividers are also removable, allowing you to run a combination of full and half size frames, as well as two standard nucs, the ability to combine two small hives into one, or run a complete standard 10 frame setup as well.

This item does not include the Deep Mating Half Width Infinity Frames to go inside of it.  Those must be purchased separately through our shop page.

*These are not available for pickup at conferences/our location until AFTER April 1st.  You must select a shipping method at the time of ordering unless you have contacted us about other arrangements prior to placing your order.  If local pickup is chosen for a location that is before April 1st, we will assume that you are wanting to pick them up at our location once we start having units available.  Contact Michael @ michael@21stbee.com if you have any questions about this.

*Note:  This product will begin shipping out in mid/late March 2026