Some people use a garage or toolshed, but a larger facility really is required. Many beekeepers rent buildings. Before building a facility, visit other beekeepers to note features that make handling of equipment and honey efficient. You'll need vehicles for hauling equipment or bees from one location to another. Flat bed trucks are used most often, equipped with a bee boom, or pulling a forklift so hives do not have to be lifted by hand.
Some beekeepers use a station wagon or pickup truck.
Each hive has a bottom board and cover. The frames rest on ledges cut into the top of the boxes. The bees extend the foundation wax and add more to it and draw comb cells out of each side of the sheet. The comb cells are used for food storage, clustering, raising baby bees, and air conditioning. Fume boards are similar to covers, with an extra rim that provides a space for an absorbent pad saturated with liquid bee repellent, the fumes of which drive bees from the boxes.