HiveIQ Plastic Adapter Rim for Wooden Hive Boxes

Use your existing wooden hive equipment with HiveIQ insulated boxes. The HiveIQ Wood Box Adapter Rim is a plastic adapter designed to bridge the dimensional difference between standard wooden hive boxes and HiveIQ insulated hive bodies. It creates a secure, properly aligned connection, allowing you to stack traditional wooden supers, brood boxes, or other Langstroth-compatible equipment on top of your HiveIQ hive. Ships un-assembled to save costs. Click the Assembled tab for instructions Key Features Compatible with HiveIQ Hives – Designed specifically to compensate for the dimensional differences between HiveIQ insulated boxes and standard wooden Langstroth equipment. Use Existing Wooden Equipment – Stack your wooden honey supers, and other compatible hive components on top of HiveIQ boxes. Proper Box Alignment – Helps ensure wooden boxes sit evenly on HiveIQ hive bodies. Easy to Install – Simply place the adapter rim on top of the HiveIQ box before adding your wooden equipment. Ideal For Beekeepers transitioning to HiveIQ insulated hives Using wooden honey supers on HiveIQ brood boxes Mixing traditional wooden equipment with HiveIQ components Expanding your apiary without replacing existing wooden boxes Have a 3D Printer? We designed this adapter in-house at Worker & Hive and are making the 3D model available free for personal, non-commercial use. If you have access to a compatible 3D printer, you can download the model and print your own adapter through MakerWorld. Download the Free 3D Model on MakerWorld Assembly Instructions The adapter is printed in several sections and assembled into one frame. Follow the markings on the parts and connect matching symbols together — for example, + to +. We recommend: 1. Dry-fitting all sections first. 2. Checking that the complete frame is square and sits flat. 3. Gluing the sections together with an adhesive suitable for your filament. 4. Allowing the adhesive to fully cure before use. Inspect the finished adapter before installing hive equipment and periodically check it for damage, cracking, or deformation.