Apimaye Ergo Assembly Instructions Manual

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APIMAYE ERGO & ERGO PLUS HIVES

Thank you for your purchase & welcome to the growing

Apimaye Beekeepers Family now in more than 30 countries!

Please follow the instructions included on how to set up and use

your new Apimaye Bee Hive

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Page 1 APIMAYE ERGO & ERGO PLUS HIVES Thank you for your purchase & welcome to the growing Apimaye Beekeepers Family now in more than 30 countries! Please follow the instructions included on how to set up and use your new Apimaye Bee Hive www.apimaye-usa.com and @ Facebook.com/ApimayeUSA...
Page 2 BOX CONTENTS ERGOPLUS HIVE Top Cover Top Feeder Frame Spacer (4 pcs) Optional 20 Frames Super Queen excluder Brood Box Body Bottom Board Brood Division Board Super Division Board KAFTAN BRO ÜR.indd 2 26.07.2019 11:16:54...
Page 3 BOX CONTENTS ERGOHIVE Top Cover Top Feeder Frame Spacer (2 pcs) Optional 10 Frames Queen excluder Brood Box Body Bottom Board Brood Division Board KAFTAN BRO ÜR.indd 3 26.07.2019 11:16:55...
Page 4 ASSEMBLY Your hive is already assembled and is almost ready to go. Please follow the instructions to remove the Sliding Pollen Trap from the bottom board and put the Red Plug in before introducing the bees to the hive. If using queen excluder, make sure to: 1.
Page 5 USING BOTTOM BOARD 1 Bottom board is mounted on the brood box. Includes pollen trap (a) and tray (b), red pollen trap plug (c), and screened bottom board (d). To enable pollen collection, the trap should be inserted all the way in. The pollen can be gathered from the drawer below.
Page 6 USING BOTTOM BOARD 2 Remove the pollen trap and drawer entirely to use it as a full screen bottom or when installing package bees or transferring the bees first time Whenever you remove the trap, close the slot with the red plug The pollen trap must be removed and the red plug must be inserted on...
Page 7 USING HIVE ENTRANCE 2 sliders are used as entrance reducers 2 single holes above the outmost entrances are for drones 2 notches above the center entrances are to shut lock the sliders “Keep the hive entrances wide open when introducing bees to the hive.” The round entrance (blue, green or yellow) piece can be set to be : a) Additional hive entrance (horizontal slit on top) b) Queen entrance for mating flights (big hole on top)
Page 8 HANDY FRAMES ASSEMBLY Apimaye offers two different kinds of plastic frames. Handy Frames and Pro Frames. Handy Frames can only take wax foundation, while Pro Frames can take both plastic and wax foundation. Make sure you use only beeswax foundation on your handy frames.
Page 9 Ergo Plus Hives come with two division boards. The division board for the super is shorter, therefore the two can not be used interchangeably. Make sure you’re using the right division board.
Page 10 USING SINGLE TOP FEEDER If you have a hive with a single top feeder, your feeder has a cover with yellow handles and 4 adjustable feed slot covers. To fill the feeder: 1. Remove the feeder top by holding from the center 2.
Page 11 USING TOP FEEDER If you have a hive with a pair of half feeders, each pair has a cover and 2 adjustable feed slot covers To fill the feeders : 1. Remove the feeder cover by holding from the center as shown. 2.
Page 12 INNER COVER TYPE TOP FEEDER Liquid Feeding The cover reading “Syrup” should be the outermost cover when feeding syrup. Built in Safety Locks Feeder Cover Alternating Covers Feeder Body HALF SIZE FULL SIZE KAFTAN BRO ÜR.indd 12 26.07.2019 11:17:12...
Page 13 INNER COVER TYPE TOP FEEDER Solid Feeding The cover reading “Cake” should be the outermost cover when feeding cake. Built-in feeders of the inner cover enable solid and liquid feeding without having to open the hive, while both the hive temperature balance and the bees remain undisturbed.
Page 14 OPTIONAL SUPER Ergo Deep Super • Pro Frame • Handy Frame • Wooden Frame • No Frame Ergo Medium Super • Handy Frame • Wooden Frame • No Frame KAFTAN BRO ÜR.indd 14 26.07.2019 11:17:17...
Page 15: Don't Forget To Register
Please register your product at apimaye-usa.com/register And while you’re online, join our Facebook group Apimaye Beekeepers where you can ask beekeeping questions or share your bee pictures Welcome to the family! “The figures and definitions in this catalogue are entirely for information purposes. The manufacturer reserves the right to make, at any time and without notice, all kinds of changes it deems necessary to the products, for the purpose of product improvement, in line with manufacturing or marketing reasons.”...
Page 16 Something not right? Please do not return! Reach KAFTAN LLC at 480-648-8385 or support@apimaye-usa.com KAFTAN LLC is the sole distributor in the USA KAFTAN BRO ÜR.indd 16 26.07.2019 11:17:25...

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