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Beekeeping the bees would choose

Bees build their own natural comb in a warm, dry home — for calmer, healthier colonies and a simpler harvest. Significantly more cost-effective in the short and long term. Everything you need to start, and a community behind you.

Everything you need to start — for less,
with less to lose.

A complete package

All you need, in one place

Significantly cheaper

No costly hive or foundation

Less Risk

Hardier bees, more likely to thrive.

Start your beekeeping journey

Choose the starter package that suits you

Why join the ZEST beekeepers?

Healthier Bees naturally

Warmth and natural comb for calmer, varroa-resilient colonies.

Kinder on your back

No lifting except for the frames, designed for you as well as the bees.

Simplier Harvest

Cut, drain, done. No

expensive extractor

needed.

Longevity

No need to replace all your frames and boxes if a disease strikes

The Name

Because we are Zest Beekeepers around. :) 

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five decades
in the making

ZEST was founded by Bill Summers to give honey bees a better, kinder home following 50+ years of beekeeping, supported with the love of Bill Summers Snr — and today it's carried forward by his daughter, Nahla.

 

Beekeeping done with care.

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

"The ZEST hive really does deliver as a happy home for bees, and easy beekeeping for (lazy) beekeepers such as me.

After 10 years of trouble-free beekeeping with one ZEST hive – no swarming, no disease, no costs for hive care and repair – I have just purchased frame packs for a second ZEST hive.

The latest edition of Bill’s ZEST book in which he cites the research and practical evidence now gathered also demonstrates the bee and beekeeping benefits of the ZEST hive over traditional hive designs."

Mr A Torbet, , Malvern -
ZEST Hive beekeeper

"I found my first summer with a Zest hive much easier than I had expected. There was less to do than I had thought there would be and there was a wonderful amount of delicious honey. Building the hive was cheap, quick and easy and the whole experience was straightforward. The colony was healthy and I had no problems during the season​."

Liz Lyons, Stourton Caundle, Dorset -
ZEST Hive beekeeper

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