10-Frame All-Medium Box Hive Kit

This hive kit is designed for beekeepers who prefer the simplicity of using one box size, one frame size, and one foundation size throughout the entire hive. An all-medium setup keeps equipment interchangeable and significantly reduces lifting weight compared to deep boxes.

Key Features and Benefits

• All-medium hive setup: Uses one size box, frame, and foundation throughout the hive
• Lighter equipment: Medium boxes weigh less than deep boxes when full of honey
• Complete starter kit: Includes the essential woodenware needed to begin beekeeping
• 10-frame capacity: Maximizes hive space and colony growth potential
• Rot-resistant cypress wood: Built from durable 7/8-inch thick cypress boards
• Heavy wax foundation: Double beeswax coating improves bee acceptance and comb building
• Screened bottom board included: Supports ventilation and hive management
• Assembly options available: Choose unassembled, assembled, or assembled and painted

What's Included

• 1 - 10 Frame telescoping cover
• 1- 10 Frame inner cover
• 1 - 10 Frame Screened Bottom Board
• 3 - 10 Frame medium boxes
• 30 - grooved top, grooved bottom medium frames
• 30 - Medium sheets double wax foundation
• 1 - 10 Frame entrance reducer 

Detailed Description

The 10-Frame All-Medium Box Hive Kit is ideal for beekeepers who want a simple, interchangeable hive system. By using only medium boxes throughout the hive, every frame and foundation sheet fits every box, making equipment management easier and more flexible.

Another major advantage of all-medium equipment is weight reduction. Medium boxes are much lighter than deep boxes when filled with honey, making inspections and honey harvesting easier on the beekeeper’s back.

This complete kit includes the essential woodenware needed to establish a colony and support its growth. The three medium boxes provide space for brood development and food storage, while additional medium supers can easily be added later for honey production.

Constructed from smooth 7/8-inch thick cypress wood, the equipment is naturally resistant to rot and built for long-term durability. Cypress is widely valued in beekeeping for its ability to withstand outdoor conditions for years.

The included frames use double-waxed plastic foundation, coated with extra beeswax to encourage strong bee acceptance and faster comb drawing. This heavier coating provides a noticeable improvement over lightly coated foundations commonly used elsewhere.

You may choose the kit unassembled, assembled, or assembled and painted. Assembled kits are stapled together for added strength, while painted kits are primed and finished with premium UV-resistant white exterior paint.

This kit has been a popular and trusted setup since 2016 and remains a favorite among beekeepers who value simplicity, flexibility, and lighter hive equipment.

We have multiple sizes and types of beekeeping starter kits, and it can be a little confusing. Because of this, we wrote a few posts to help.

Should I Start With All Medium or Deep Boxes?

Should I Start With 8 or 10 Frame Equipment? 

When looking for beekeeping kits for sale, it can be hard to distinguish the quality online. We have been selling this beekeeping starter kit since 2016, which is very popular and of excellent quality. The wood we use is a durable, 7/8-inch thick, smooth cypress board that is naturally rot-resistant and will last decades even without paint. Besides our cypress wood, we choose to use precision cut frames and foundation with double the beeswax on it as our competition, so you and your bees will be happy with our equipment. 

Each of our kits is designed to be the space where the queen can lay eggs, and the bees can store fresh honey to eat over the winter. This kit does not include the additional honey boxes or honey supers (What is a Honey Super?) needed for the bees to store excess honey for the beekeeper to harvest from. It is possible to need 1 more medium box and frames during the first year, especially if you start the colony with a nucleus hive or live in a sub-tropical climate. 

We recommend getting one more medium box with frames, just in case. If not used during year one, it will be needed during year two. If using a queen excluder, it would be placed above the boxes in this kit and under the additional boxes added to the hive. 

Be sure to check out our Master Series on getting started in beekeeping.

Beekeeping for Beginners - Is Beekeeping Right For Me? - What Beekeeping Equipment Do I Need? - Where Do I Get Bees? - How To Learn To Keep Bees If you would like to customize the kit, like opting for foundationless frames, wax foundation or a solid bottom board instead of a screened one, we recommend building your kit and adding separate pieces to the cart. All the pieces of the beekeeping starter kits can be purchased separately at the same price as they are in the kit. This way, you can get the bee equipment you want. You can use the list of products above as a guide. 

Some starter kits include lots of other beekeeping supplies that are not necessary. Since we started having beekeeping kits for sale, we chose to keep the equipment simple and not oversell. There are other pieces of equipment you will need like a hive tool, bee suit or bee jacket, leather gloves, a nucleus hive or package of bees (Package or Nucleus Hive, Which is Better?), a bee smoker, and a way to feed your bees. We have all of these products for sale, and they can be purchased separately through our website or in our store.

There are other tools available like a bee brush, queen excluder, frame holder, and more that are optional. It's not necessary to purchase everything you need, but there are essentials that every beekeeper uses. 

See our other 10 Frame Beekeeping Kit

Be sure to read our blog on Should I Start With All Medium Or Deep Boxes.

Watch our YouTube video to choose your first beehive setup. Should you use 8 or 10 frames? Deep or medium boxes?