5 best gifts for beekeepers
Our selection of unique gifts for beekeepers: beekeeping gifts such as a bee smoker, a hive tool and honey jars. See our range of gifts perfect for the person in your life who loves keeping bees.
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A stainless steel smoker with bellows, a heat shield and a hook for hanging it on the hive. Smoke keeps the bees calm during an inspection, and it takes smoker pellets or natural fuel.
A 10.5-inch stainless steel hive tool. The J-hook lifts frames out by their lugs and the flat end scrapes off wax and propolis.
A soft brush with natural bristles and a wooden handle for gently sweeping bees off frames, especially at honey harvest.
Twenty-four 190ml hexagonal glass jars, made in the UK, with gold screw-top lids and labels. The hexagon shape suits honey, and they make the crop easy to give away.
The British Beekeepers Association's guide, written for UK beekeepers. It covers the beekeeping year from setting up a hive to the honey harvest.
Beekeepers wear out and lose small tools quickly, so spares are always useful. The best gifts for beekeepers are the hand tools they use at every hive inspection, like a smoker, hive tool and bee brush. Jars and labels help once the honey comes in. The BBKA guide suits someone in their first few years.
We picked each product for what beekeepers enjoy and because it makes sense as a present. The order is our own choice. The pros and cons come from published product details, not customer reviews.
Amazon shows the current price and delivery. Where we've checked that the US listing is the same product, the US link goes there. Otherwise you'll get the UK listing, labelled as such. More about our research.
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