Frame Wire

Fitting beeswax foundation to frames is considered a fairly demanding task in a beekeeper’s work, requiring experience, knowledge and skill. Even experienced beekeepers do not always manage to fit foundation perfectly. To achieve a good result, beekeepers need to practise the process of wiring and fitting foundation to frames more than once.

During foundation fitting, several steps are carried out to ensure the work is done properly. One of these is the use of frame wire.

Purpose of frame wire

Frame wire is used to strengthen the beeswax foundation in the frame and to give the combs maximum strength during foundation fitting.

For beehive frames, two types of wire are recommended in beekeeping:

• low-carbon wire (galvanised and non-galvanised);
• stainless steel wire.

Features of wire for frames

Frame wire should always be thin and preferably soft.

The cost of the wire should be chosen according to the beekeeper’s level of skill, as cheaper wire can snap in inexperienced hands. In general, it is not worth cutting corners on wire in beekeeping. The better its quality, the easier it will be for the beekeeper to tension the wire

and the stronger the beeswax foundation will be in the frame..

Buy frame wire

In the range of products at the specialist beekeeping online store ukrbee.ua, you will find quality frame wire for the apiary. Here you can buy wire that has been tried and tested in practice by many beekeepers. To order frame wire, call or write to us. In the next few days, you will be able to collect your order from a convenient postal branch.

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