The Crown | Hive Hugger
Specially designed to fit Canadian woodenware!
"Our mission is to provide the best honey bee winterization system ever made." - Peggy DeSanto - Minnesota - Inventor of Hive Hugger
Hive Hugger condensing hives support bee populations;
- Demonstrated a 90% winter survival rate
- Queens start laying earlier
- Hives ran 7-17°C warmer
- Colonies came through winter stronger
- Bees consumed 50% less feed
The science behind keeping your bees warm.
Crown has an R32 Insulation rating in a panel only 0.8 inches thick.
High-tech vacuum insulation panels meet the bee industry!
Made from the most effective insulation material ever created, the high R-value Crown panel is the key to creating a condensing hive. It keeps the top of the hive above the dew point, allowing condensation to occur instead on the cooler sides. Your bees stay warm & dry.
Plus, most heat loss is from the top of the hive, so providing high R-value top insulation is critical in ensuring overwintering success.
USA boxes are 3/4 inches thick while ours are 7/8 inches. Canadian crowns will extend past the edges of USA boxes.
The Hive Hugger® design is based on research done by Etienne Tardif, Tom Seeley, Derek Mitchell, Bill Hesbach, Randy Oliver, and many others.
Hive Hugger Wraps for Singles and Doubles with The Crown are also available!