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Sponsor a hive, or the parts one is built from

A complete hive system puts a whole new colony into the field in one go. Every other item on this page is a single component of that same build — sponsor one part and it goes onto a working hive in Torfaen, generally within the same season.

Everything here is a one-off payment. Nothing on this page recurs.

Complete systems

Complete Hive Systems

A whole colony's worth of hardware in a single sponsorship — everything a new production or breeding hive needs to go into the field.

  • One-off payment

    Full production hive

    The Commercial Producer

    A complete Anel production hive: brood chamber, supers, bio-secure Varroa floor, insulated roof and a full complement of frames — deployed as a working honey-producing and breeding colony.

    £350

  • One-off payment

    New colony starter

    The Starter Colony

    Everything needed to establish a new chemical-free colony — brood box, frames, floor and roof — ready to receive a nucleus drawn from our Varroa-resistant breeding lines.

    £230

Boxes, floors & roofs

Core Hive Hardware

The component parts of the assembly line. Every item here is a physical piece of kit that goes straight onto a hive in Torfaen.

  • One-off payment

    The Brood Box

    The heart of the hive, where the queen lays and the colony raises the next generation of resistant stock.

    £48

  • One-off payment

    The Super Box

    The honey storage chamber stacked above the brood nest, harvested only from the surplus a colony does not need for itself.

    £36

  • One-off payment

    The Varroa Floor

    A bio-secure open-mesh floor that lets mites drop clear of the colony, so infestation is monitored and managed without a single chemical treatment.

    £22

  • One-off payment

    The Insulated Roof

    Keeps condensation and cold out through a Welsh winter, cutting colony stress and the overwintering losses that follow it.

    £28

  • One-off payment

    The Transparent Crown Board

    Lets us read a colony's behaviour and temperament at a glance, without breaking the propolis seal or chilling the brood.

    £4

  • One-off payment

    The Winter Feeder

    A rapid feeder fitted above the brood nest so a light colony can take syrup down safely before the cold sets in.

    £30

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Sponsoring on behalf of a business or school?

Larger commercial partnerships, multi-hive placements and site-hosted apiaries are arranged directly. Tell us what you have in mind and we will put together a proposal covering placement, monitoring and reporting.

Email markus@tymel.co.uk or use the partnership enquiry form. Checkout is handled securely by Stripe; Tŷ Mêl Apiary never sees or stores your card details.