8-Frame Double Deep Box Hive Kit

Our 8-Frame Double Deep Box Hive Kit is designed for beekeepers who prefer simplicity and consistency in their hive setup. By using a single box and frame size throughout the brood area, this setup makes hive management easier, reduces equipment clutter, and simplifies inspections. The deep boxes provide space for the queen to lay eggs and for the colony to raise brood, while additional medium boxes (sold separately) can be added for honey production.

This complete cypress Langstroth hive kit includes all the core woodenware you need to establish your colony. Every component is crafted from durable, rot-resistant cypress and precision-cut for long-lasting performance in the bee yard.

Kit Includes

1 - 8 Frame Cypress Telescoping Cover

1 - 8- Frame Inner cover

1 - 8- Frame Cypress screened bottom board

2- Cypress Deep Boxes

16 - grooved top, grooved bottom deep frames

16 - sheets of double-waxed plastic deep foundation

1 - 8- Frame Wooden Entrance Reducer 

Key Features and Benefits

• Durable cypress construction: Naturally rot-resistant, smooth 7/8" thick boards for decades of use.
• Double-waxed foundation: Encourages faster comb acceptance and uniform building.
• Screened bottom board: Provides excellent ventilation and pest control.
• Available assembled, unassembled, or painted: Assembled kits are glued and stapled for lasting strength.
• Compatible with standard 8-frame Langstroth equipment.

Detailed Description

This 8-Frame Double Deep Kit serves as the heart of your hive, providing two brood boxes for the queen’s egg-laying area and the bees’ winter stores. The deep boxes form the colony’s main living space, while medium honey supers (sold separately) can be added above for surplus honey.

You can choose to order the kit unassembled, assembled, or assembled and painted. When assembled, boxes and frames are secured with glue and staples to ensure durability. Painted kits are finished with a white primer and premium UV-resistant paint on the exterior for protection against weathering.

Since 2016, Foxhound Bee Company has supplied this proven setup to new and experienced beekeepers alike. Our kits stand out for their superior materials and craftsmanship — from precision-cut frames to double-coated beeswax foundation, which helps bees build comb more readily compared to standard foundations from other suppliers.

This kit includes everything needed to house a growing colony, though additional medium boxes and frames may be required during the first season depending on your region or colony size. A queen excluder (sold separately) can be added between the brood boxes and honey supers to help manage egg-laying space.

For those wanting to explore equipment options, we recommend reading:

• Should I Start With All Medium or Deep Boxes?

• Should I Start With 8 or 10 Frame Equipment? 

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’d like to customize your kit — such as substituting a solid bottom board, foundationless frames, or wax foundation — each piece is available individually at the same price as in the kit.

Purchase 8 Frame Hive parts separately to customize your hives.

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?