How it works
Beekeeping that starts calm and stays calm
No prior experience needed. The design makes observation easy and keeps disturbance to a minimum. The colony still needs regular beekeeping care and management from you.
How it works
Three steps from reservation to first comb
- 1
Reserve your hive ($99 refundable deposit)
Reserve an Ivry-B 15 hive at $785. Your $99 deposit is credited toward the total and fully refundable until your hive ships. The current $686 balance is charged just before production begins.
- 2
Receive your flat-pack kit & assemble it
Numbered cedar panels, dowels and a hex key. An afternoon of quiet work with simple tools.
- 3
Welcome your colony & observe
Introduce a swarm or nucleus, then watch the comb grow through the full-length inspection window.
An afternoon of quiet work
Every panel arrives numbered and pre-drilled. Follow the eight-page illustrated guide, tighten the included hex bolts, slot in the frames, and set the roof. Most owners finish in two to three hours with a screwdriver and a level.
- TodayReserve an Ivry-B 15 hive with a $99 deposit once ordering opens. The deposit is credited toward the full price and stays fully refundable until your hive ships.
- Before productionWe email a secure link for the remaining balance, charged just before your batch enters production.
- ProductionYour cedar panels are cut, sanded and finished in batch.
- DispatchWe ship to the 48 contiguous US states. Shipping and applicable sales tax are calculated separately.
As seen on Shark Tank
Backed on national television, adopted in hundreds of backyards
Our pitch for a gentler kind of beekeeping earned an investment on Shark Tank, and since then, families, schools and small farms across the world have put an Ivry-B hive in the garden.
- 500+
- Backyard hives
- 4.9/5
- Owner rating
- 1 afternoon
- Average build
FAQ
Answers before you reserve
Everything about the hive, transparent design, harvesting, and getting closer to nature.