J Hook Bee Hive Tool

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J hook bee hive tool. It acts as a lever to lift the frames up without damaging them and makes hive inspections easier. The tool allows the beekeeper to use leverage to remove frames from the hive with little effort. The hive tool is designed with a hanging hole which helps you to hang it up when not in use. It also includes a nail puller.

The red color on the handle will helps you to find the hive tool easily in case you lose it in the backyard and the beeyard. The length of each hive tool is 10 5 inch. Stainless steel j hook end used for lifting frames opposite end used for scraping and separating boxes laser engraved. When i look on the internet at some of the beekeepers showing how to use a hive tool i see they have three or four different types of hive tools but they prefer the j hook type.

The j hook hive tool is a tool to help beekeepers who have low hand strength. It basically looks like a smaller version of a crow bar. 1x j hook hive tool. Have used it to pry apart supers the hook works great to pull a frame out without scrapping or hurting my bees it is a great tool.

Made of stainless steel metal. 2 packs of stainless steel j hook bee hive tool. The standard hive tool has one end for frame levering and one end for box levering. The j hook tool is great for lifting frames that are encased in propolis.

The other end has a flat beveled edge for scraping. This is one of the more popular hive tools due to it s j hook end which enables you to pry frames out of the supers easier. The other end of the tool has a beveled sharp edge that can be used to scrape unwanted wax. In 1921 an article in the american bee journal showed similarities between the arthur c.

J hook hive tool red. A hive tool is a handheld multipurpose tool used in maintaining and inspecting beehives hive tools come in multiple variants and styles and is intended as an all in one tool for beekeepers. The beauty of the j hook is the j shaped hook and notch on the end of the tool. Keep up the good work.

Give it high recommendations. This stainless j hook hive tool is made of stainless steel which makes it very hard to bend or break. Hive tool is the third most essential tool for the beekeeper after the beekeeping veil and bee smoker there are two types of hive tool in common use the standard hive tool and j type hive tool. The j hook hive tool is just like a standard hive tool but it s a little longer and has a curved hook at one end.

Length approx 10 1 2 inch very right size for bee hive tool.