Old Castle Farm Hives

Beekeeping & Pest Control Clothing, Hives, Consumables, Parts & Equipment

01639 645333 | 07973 890227

info@oldcastlefarmhives.com

In line with UK Government and Public Health Wales advice, WE ARE OPEN for online and telephone orders.

Our couriers are currently operating as normal and we are working extremely hard to fulfil orders as Spring rapidly approaches and Bees have to be attended to. The situation can change quickly as you’re aware, so we’ll update you should there be any change.

Please note that we are temporarily unable to ship to the United States due to complications caused by the Covid-19 situation. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Old Castle Farm Hives – Suppliers of Beekeeping & Pest Control Clothing, Bee Hives, Consumables, Parts & Equipment.

We are a family run business with beekeeping experience and expertise, proudly supplying beekeepers across the UK and Worldwide.

We sell a wide range of beekeeping equipment in our online shop including our exclusive Sentinel Pro II breathable and sting-proof beekeeping clothing range, heavy-duty pest control clothing, ready assembled & flat-pack bee hives and hive parts, Konigin honey extraction equipment and more.

For 2019, we are excited to announce the launch our brand-new ranges of Sentinel Pro II Beekeeping clothing and Sentinel Pest Control clothing.

The Sentinel range is develped by us and exclusive to Old Castle Farm Hives.

The Sentinel Queen Bee Women’s Beekeeping Suit

The Modern Beekeeping Suit designed exclusively for women

For beekeepers, stings are an occupational hazard – which is why in 2018, we launched our ‘virtually sting-proof’ Sentinel Pro Bee suit.

We’re delighted with the fantastic response from beekeepers who have told us how the suit has revolutionized their chosen pastime. Extremely lightweight, it keeps you cool in summer months and offers the protection needed against bee stings – therefore giving the beekeeper more confidence when working with bees.

Since then, we’ve had many requests for a suit specifically designed for women. Having spent some time looking into the prospect, we could see that all bee suits are sized generically – without consideration for a woman’s size and shape. So, after much research and deliberation, we made several prototypes, and finally, the Sentinel Queen Bee Range was born.

Now we can offer women a bee suit that’s designed to fit from size 10 to 24 in a subtle shade of lilac. It has all the features of the Sentinel Pro range, but importantly it is designed to fit the characteristics of the female body.

AVAILABLE IN UK WOMEN’S SIZES 10-24

GREATER PROTECTION THAN CONVENTIONAL BEEKEEPING CLOTHING

THE VENTILATED BREATHABLE MATERIAL HELPS KEEP YOU COOL

PREVENTS BEE STINGS

LIGHTWEIGHT, COMFORTABLE & PRACTICAL TO WEAR

DESIGNED BY A BEEKEEPER FOR BEEKEEPERS

Sentinel Queen Bee beekeeping suit for women

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Confidence is one of the biggest problems in beekeeping. Bees can sense when you’re nervous, so having a suit which is virtually sting-proof is a huge confidence builder.

Features of the Sentinel Queen Bee Beekeeping suit include:

  • Dual security at neck junction
  • Excellent visibility through strong, clear view veil
  • YKK durable zips
  • Velcro fastening at cuffs
  • Waterproof kneepads
  • Two lined hive tool pockets
  • Queen marker pen pocket on sleeve
  • Mobile phone breast pocket with zip fastening
  • Extended ankle zips
  • Detachable interchangeable hat or veil
  • Machine washable
  • The suit is lightweight, weighing just 1.2kg
  • Matching gloves available

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The Sentinel Pro II Beekeeping Clothing Range

GREATER PROTECTION THAN CONVENTIONAL BEEKEEPING CLOTHING

THE VENTILATED BREATHABLE MATERIAL HELPS KEEP YOU COOL

PREVENTS BEE STINGS

LIGHTWEIGHT, COMFORTABLE & PRACTICAL TO WEAR

DESIGNED BY A BEEKEEPER FOR BEEKEEPERS

Our Sentinel Pro 3D range was a great success in 2018. We strive to provide innovative products, so working with feedback from customers we have designed the new Sentinel Pro II range.

See the full range in our online shop

The Sentinel Pro II Beekeeping suit offers an improved design, greater protection and new features like dual security at the neck junction, Velcro fastening at cuffs, waterproof knee pads, two lined hive tool pockets, restyled clear view veil, uprated YKK zips and extended ankle zips.

Key features of the Sentinel Pro II Beekeeping suit include:

  • Dual security at neck junction
  • Excellent visibility through clear view veil
  • Durable YKK zips
  • Velcro fastening at cuffs
  • Waterproof kneepads
  • Two lined hive tool pockets
  • Queen marker pen pocket on sleeve
  • Mobile phone breast pocket with zip fastening
  • Extended ankle zips
  • Detachable interchangeable hat or veil
  • Machine washable
  • Available in grey or white
  • Matching gloves available
  • Separate jacket and trousers available
  • The suit is lightweight, weighing just 1.2kg

Confidence is one of the biggest problems in beekeeping. Bees can sense when you are nervous and having a suit which is virtually sting-proof is a confidence builder.

See the full range in our online shop

National Hives & parts

We sell National Hives (Western Red Cedar), available ready assembled or flat-packed.

National Hives consist of: 100mm Flat Roof with metal cover, Brood Box, 2 Super Boxes, Varroa Mesh Floor with slide out Inspection Tray and Angled Alighting Board, Entrance Block, Crown Board, Plastic Queen Excluder and are supplied with full instructions.

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Beekeeping Equipment

We have a selection of all types of beekeeping equipment in our online shop including Hive Parts, Super and Brood frames, fixing pins, hive tools, spare Supers, bee brushes, smokers, queen excluders, bee feed and more.

We supply beekeepers in the Neath and Swansea area, across Wales and the UK. All equipment is available to order online or by telephone.

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Honey Extraction Equipment

We stock a range of Konigin honey extraction equipment, including Radial, Self-turning and Tangential Honey Extractors, Fully and Semi-Automatic Uncapping Machines, Wax Melting Centrifuges and Uncapping Tanks.

Konigin has been producing bee-keeping equipment for over 10 years, producing some of the highest quality machines in Central Europe.

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Old Castle Farm Hives is a family run business with beekeeping experience and expertise.

As a beekeeper on a farm on top of a mountain in Wales it was difficult to get beekeeping supplies on a weekend when I needed them. So, I decided to set up a shop not only to help me but supply other beekeepers in the Neath and Swansea area and across Wales and the UK.

We sell a wide range of beekeeping equipment in our online shop including ready assembled and flat-pack bee hives and hive parts, our exclusive Sentinel Pro clothing range, Konigin extraction equipment and much more. We also have our own Farm Shop, and welcome all visitors.

New Bee Shop Open

We have been working hard on our new Beekeeping shop over the summer as well as a hundred different things and finally its now open!! We are extending our range of products and have added some of them to our website, here are a few pictures. We have a display of Königin equipment as well as new treatments and bee feed. All welcome to come and take a look.

National Bee Hive Complete

Assembled £179
Flat-pack £139

National Bee Hive Complete (Western Red Cedar), includes:

  • 100mm Flat Roof with metal cover
  • Brood Box
  • 2 Super Boxes
  • Varroa Mesh Floor with slide out Inspection Tray and Angled Alighting Board
  • Entrance Block
  • Crown Board
  • Plastic Queen Excluder
  • Full set of Instructions

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Sentinel Pro 3D Clothing

Modern Affordable Beekeeping clothing

Old Castle Farm Hives are pleased to offer you our range of innovative Sentinel Pro 3D clothing, including The Sentinel Pro 3D Bee Suit (for adults and children), The Sentinel Pro 3D Beekeeping Jacket, Hat, Veil and Gloves.

The Sentinel Pro 3D clothing range gives you greater protection than conventional beekeeping clothing.

 

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Beekeeping Equipment

Beekeeping Equipment

We have a selection of all types of beekeeping equipment in our online shop including National Hives (Western Red Cedar), Super and Brood frames, fixing pins, stainless steel hive tools, spare Supers, bee brushes, smokers, queen excluders and more.

All items are available for shipping to anywhere in the UK or can be collected from Old Castle Farm, Fairyland Road, Tonna, Neath SA11 3QB.

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