Our History American Bee Journal Dadant Candles Find A Location Near You VIsit our page on Facebook Keep up with us on Twitter Watch our instructional and fun videos on YouTube Follow us on Instagram HOME SHOP LEARNING CENTER NEWS RESOURCES CATALOG CONTACT Beekeeping Supplies & Honey Bees Free Shipping On Qualifying Orders Over $100* SHOP BEEKEEPING SUPPLIES Dadant Beekeeping Supplies and Equipment for Beekeepers For over 150 years Dadant and Sons has produced and sold the best beekeeping supplies & equipment available to beekeepers throughout the world. Whether you’re an experienced beekeeper or a new hobbyist, we can provide you with the proper equipment and information you need to be a successful beekeeper. Beginner Beekeeping Kits Our beginner beekeeping kits contain everything necessary for a new beekeeper to start their first colony of bees, except the bees themselves. Our Beginner’s kit # 1 includes a standard beehive with all of the inner hive workings and assembly instructions, hive tool, bee smoker, gloves, hat and veil combo plus the First Lessons in Beekeepingng book. SHOP BEGINNER’S KITS 10-Frame Equipment The 10-frame bee hives are the industry standard. These boxes store more honey than the 8-frame boxes and provide more room for queens to lay, resulting in larger bee populations. Frame equipment is made into 3 standard sized boxes, 9 5/8” depth brood box, 6 5/8” Dadant super, and the shallow or 5 11/16” super. SHOP HIVE PARTS Beekeeping Clothing Dadant beekeeping suits, veils, jackets, hats and gloves are designed and constructed with the beekeeper in mind. Our ventilated suits and jackets are the finest in the beekeeping industry and the most ventilated bee suit on the market. We carry a number of sizes and styles to fit men, women and children of all sizes and shapes. SHOP BEEKEEPER SUITS AMERICAN MADE HONEY EXTRACTORS Dadant honey extractors and storage tanks are made in America by Dadant. We have hand powered extractors that hold as few as 2 frames, and electric powered extractors that hold up to 84 frames. Our honey extractors are the best built extractors on the market, an investment that will last you a lifetime. SHOP EXTRACTING PRODUCTS 1 2 The Latest Beekeeping News & Information from Dadant & Sons Since 1863 beekeeping and honey bees has been our business. Our learning center and news are here to help you stay up to date on the latest beekeeping news and research, as well as the time-tested methods passed down to us over the past 150 plus years. Krispn Given receives Purdue’s “Behind the Research” honor Dadant News November 12, 2021 Honey bee researcher and bee breeder Krispn Given was selected for the “Behind the Research” honor. Each academic year, the college profiles six people whose work supports the College of Agriculture’s global reputation for developing innovative, multidisciplinary solutions to challenges and then putting those solutions into action. Krispn continues to bring to Purdue a world class reputation in innovative honey … Read More Size Matters for Bee ‘Superorganism’ Colonies Dadant News November 11, 2021 Like neurological systems and human social groups, new research on bees offers clues to how biological collectives make choices under dynamic conditions Scientists have carefully studied the intricacies of how individual organisms live and act together in groups known as biological collectives. In “superorganisms” such as bee colonies, the interactions of the individual members add up to benefit the entire colony. Details … Read More As-Needed Pesticide Use Brings Wild Bees, Increases Watermelon Yield Without Reducing Corn Profits Dadant News November 4, 2021 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Many farmers rent bee hives to pollinate crops, but they could tap into the free labor of wild bees by adopting an as-needed approach to pesticides, a new proof-of-concept study shows. A multiyear study of commercial-scale fields in the Midwest found this approach led to a 95% reduction in pesticide applications, while maintaining or increasing crop yield … Read More LOAD MORE INFORMATION Dadant & Sons Beekeeping Supplies Beekeeping & Honey Bees - Our Business Since 1863 Since 1863 the Dadant family has served the beekeeping industry by manufacturing equipment for beekeepers and producing quality products from beeswax including decorative and religious candles. 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