Abbé Émile Warré (1867 - 1951) was a French beekeeper who kept bees in a wide variety of hives with the aim of finding the best design for both bees and beekeeper. He developed The People's Hive - based on his studies of the natural habits of the bee, along with his practical experience of the 350 different hive systems that existed at his time.

Our Warré hives are fully assembled and ready to go.

Our standard cedar Warré hive kit contains:

Stand / varroa mesh floor with sliding monitor board as standard / 4x standard hive boxes with x8 top bars – in each box / quilt box fitted with fabric full of cedar shavings / roof / free delivery to all UK addresses (mainland). Price: £189

Our observation cedar Warré hive kit contains:

Stand / varroa mesh floor with sliding monitor board as standard / 4x observation hive boxes with x8 top bars – in each box / quilt box fitted with fabric full of cedar shavings / roof / free delivery to all UK addresses (mainland). Price: £289

Warré hive parts are also available separately:

Warré hive stands / Solid floors & mesh floors / quilt boxes / cedar shavings for filling the quilt boxes / feeding ekes / roofs / bars / castellated spacers / Warré hive boxes