Rotatable Bee Hive System

Apiarist Carl Jackson has developed a Rotatable Bee Hive System that is intended to help address the needs of beekeepers who are limited in their ability to manage traditional heavy, cumbersome hives. Among the listed advantages of Jackson’s patent-pending Royalty Hives are these: easy access; minimal lifting; frames removed individually (not in lots of ten); easy rotation of frames, no need to disassemble to inspect; more natural brood area thus, less stress for bees; and no need for a queen excluder.

Cost: $235 for Queen hardware kit and plans

Impairment Category: Back, Lower extremity, Strength/endurance, Upper extremity