--- title: "bee frames — Niche Verdict: Skip it (50/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/patio-lawn-garden/bee-frames" last_updated: "2026-07-09T23:41:25.073Z" locale: en meta: description: "a small market ($325K/yr) — bee frames doesn't clear our bar today." "og:description": "a small market ($325K/yr) — bee frames doesn't clear our bar today." "og:title": "bee frames — Niche Verdict: Skip it (50/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **bee frames** **Skip it****50/100 ** a small market ($325K/yr) — bee frames doesn't clear our bar today. **Market/yr** **$325K** **Growth (1y)** **+132.2%** **Products** **30** **Brands** **11** was 15 a year ago **Sellers** **13** **Price range** **$28.75–$185.53** **Returns** **0.6%** **Rating** **4.5★** **Skip it** Scored 50/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **16** ×0.30 Growth **69** ×0.30 Competition **56** ×0.20 Quality gap **35** ×0.10 Returns **95** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +132.2% year over year. 5K2KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26 ## **Seasonality** Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average. JFMAMJJASOND Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.4× ## **Competition** - BeeCastle34% - Honey Lake19% - BEEXTM17% - Mann Lake8% - Hoover Hives7% - POLLIBEE4% - Other (5 brands)11% The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 11 brands and 13 sellers compete here. **Brands** **11 **▼falling was 15 a year ago **Sellers** **13** **Top 5 brand share** **84%** #ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend 1 ![BeeCastle 10 Pack Beehive Frames and Wax Foundations for Deep Brood Bee Hives with Honeycombs Wooden Bee Hive Frames and Beeswax Coated Foundations 9-1/8-Inch (Yellow)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51CPbNXowtL.jpg) [**BeeCastle 10 Pack Beehive Frames and Wax Foundations for Deep Brood Bee Hives with Honeycombs Wooden Bee Hive Frames and Beeswax Coated Foundations 9-1/8-Inch (Yellow)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081SPLYGV) BeeCastle$39.454.6★81517%▲rising 2 ![Beehive Frames and Wax Foundations for Deep Brood Box Bee Hives Frames and 100% Beeswax Coated Foundations Sheets Deep Bee Frames and Foundations 10 Pack](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51E4DcUc-HS.jpg) [**Beehive Frames and Wax Foundations for Deep Brood Box Bee Hives Frames and 100% Beeswax Coated Foundations Sheets Deep Bee Frames and Foundations 10 Pack**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095RRDJ4F) BEEXTM$37.494.6★10314%▲rising 3 ![Honey Lake Deep Beehive Frames and Foundations Kit 10 Pack Brood Wooden Frames and Natural Beeswax Dipped Plastic Foundation for Beekeeping](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41DmkfqogRL.jpg) [**Honey Lake Deep Beehive Frames and Foundations Kit 10 Pack Brood Wooden Frames and Natural Beeswax Dipped Plastic Foundation for Beekeeping**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QLZ9D57) Honey Lake$35.904.5★2749%▲rising 4 ![BeeCastle 10-Pack Beehive Bee Frames Waxed Foundation with Complete Unassembled Commercial Frames 6-1/4-Inch (Yellow)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/4134zvFMOmL.jpg) [**BeeCastle 10-Pack Beehive Bee Frames Waxed Foundation with Complete Unassembled Commercial Frames 6-1/4-Inch (Yellow)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085TB827D) BeeCastle$36.634.6★5328%▼falling 5 ![Hoover Hives Wooden Deep Frames Durable and Precision-Crafted Langstroth Frames for Beekeeping Compatible with Standard Deep Hive Boxes (10 Pack)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/418SVoptdQL.jpg) [**Hoover Hives Wooden Deep Frames Durable and Precision-Crafted Langstroth Frames for Beekeeping Compatible with Standard Deep Hive Boxes (10 Pack)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQ9J6KDT) Hoover Hives$28.754.7★575%▼falling 6 ![BeeCastle 10 Pack Beehive Frames and Wax Foundations for Deep Brood Bee Hives with Wooden Bee Hive Frames and 100% Beeswax Coated Foundations 9-1/8-Inch (Black)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/511TgfZYKOL.jpg) [**BeeCastle 10 Pack Beehive Frames and Wax Foundations for Deep Brood Bee Hives with Wooden Bee Hive Frames and 100% Beeswax Coated Foundations 9-1/8-Inch (Black)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081SQWZW9) BeeCastle$38.534.6★7114%▲rising 7 ![BeeCastle 20 Pack Beehive Frames and Waxed Foundations for Deep Brood Bee Hives with Wooden Bee Hive Frames and Beeswax Coated Foundations 9-1/8-Inch (Black)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51qReRmhAjL.jpg) [**BeeCastle 20 Pack Beehive Frames and Waxed Foundations for Deep Brood Bee Hives with Wooden Bee Hive Frames and Beeswax Coated Foundations 9-1/8-Inch (Black)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092HSXPKS) BeeCastle$64.654.6★7114%▼falling 8 ![Honey Lake Bee Hive Frames and Wax Foundations 10 Pack Deep Wood Frames with Comb Foundations for Beehives Unassembled Deep Frames & Beeswax Coated Food Grade Foundation Sheets Kit (Black)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41YSevgNbKL.jpg) [**Honey Lake Bee Hive Frames and Wax Foundations 10 Pack Deep Wood Frames with Comb Foundations for Beehives Unassembled Deep Frames & Beeswax Coated Food Grade Foundation Sheets Kit (Black)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHHBCHM7) Honey Lake$34.144.5★2743%▼falling 9 ![20 Pack Beehive Frames and Wax Foundations for Deep Brood Bee Hives Frames with 100% Beeswax Coated Foundations Sheets Deep Honey Bee Frames and Foundations for Beekeeping](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41hAOf-YsVL.jpg) [**20 Pack Beehive Frames and Wax Foundations for Deep Brood Bee Hives Frames with 100% Beeswax Coated Foundations Sheets Deep Honey Bee Frames and Foundations for Beekeeping**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCDQ94XT) BEEXTM$61.294.6★1033%▲rising 10 ![BeeQuestify 10 Pack Deep Frames for Bee Hives Unassembled Deep Wood Bee Frames with Food Grade Beeswax Coated Foundations Sheets Kit for Beehives 9-1/8-inch Green](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51QGZVFx-YL.jpg) [**BeeQuestify 10 Pack Deep Frames for Bee Hives Unassembled Deep Wood Bee Frames with Food Grade Beeswax Coated Foundations Sheets Kit for Beehives 9-1/8-inch Green**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCMFL8BS) BeeQuestify$35.884.1★153%▲rising 11 ![Medium Super Beehive Frames with Wax Foundations 10 Pack Honey Bee Frames with 100% Beeswax Coated Food Grade Foundation Sheets 6-1/4-Inch (Yellow)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51D1PTzZ4eS.jpg) [**Medium Super Beehive Frames with Wax Foundations 10 Pack Honey Bee Frames with 100% Beeswax Coated Food Grade Foundation Sheets 6-1/4-Inch (Yellow)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZSCPC5K) MayBee$37.844.6★6703%—flat 12 ![Honey Lake 20 Pack Deep Beehive Frames Kit with Durable Wooden Frames and Food-Grade Beeswax-Coated Plastic Foundations for Beekeeping (Yellow)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41hBTeCTaHL.jpg) [**Honey Lake 20 Pack Deep Beehive Frames Kit with Durable Wooden Frames and Food-Grade Beeswax-Coated Plastic Foundations for Beekeeping (Yellow)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS1P2F8K) Honey Lake$60.554.5★2743%▲rising 13 ![Mann Lake Premium Beekeeping Frames All-in-One Frame & Foundation Natural Beeswax Coating Universal Fit BPA & BPS Free 9 1/8 Inches Black 10-Pack](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/310hcAxQcpL.jpg) [**Mann Lake Premium Beekeeping Frames All-in-One Frame & Foundation Natural Beeswax Coating Universal Fit BPA & BPS Free 9 1/8 Inches Black 10-Pack**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B8L61I0) Mann Lake$49.914.6★1452%▼falling 14 ![Hoover Hives Wooden Medium Frames (Unassembled) Durable Langstroth Beekeeping Frames for Honey Storage Fits Standard Medium Hive Boxes](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Y4X2eFB1L.jpg) [**Hoover Hives Wooden Medium Frames (Unassembled) Durable Langstroth Beekeeping Frames for Honey Storage Fits Standard Medium Hive Boxes**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQ9SYR45) Hoover Hives$28.914.6★352%▼falling 15 ![POLLIBEE 10 Pack Beehive Frames with Wax Dipped Plastic Foundations Deep Brood Box Bee Frames 9-1/8 Inch for Beekeeping (Yellow)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41iB92LEKrL.jpg) [**POLLIBEE 10 Pack Beehive Frames with Wax Dipped Plastic Foundations Deep Brood Box Bee Frames 9-1/8 Inch for Beekeeping (Yellow)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHN54DR5) POLLIBEE$34.534.7★3032%▼falling **~~Showing 15 of 30 — show all ~~** ## **Product shelf** All 30 tracked products in this niche. Top sellersNewestTrending [![BeeCastle 10 Pack Beehive Frames and Wax Foundations for Deep Brood Bee Hives with Honeycombs Wooden Bee Hive Frames and Beeswax Coated Foundations 9-1/8-Inch (Yellow)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51CPbNXowtL.jpg)**BeeCastle 10 Pack Beehive Frames and Wax Foundations for Deep Brood Bee Hives with Honeycombs Wooden Bee Hive Frames and Beeswax Coated Foundations 9-1/8-Inch (Yellow)** BeeCastle**$39.45**4.6★815 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081SPLYGV) [![Beehive Frames and Wax Foundations for Deep Brood Box Bee Hives Frames and 100% Beeswax Coated Foundations Sheets Deep Bee Frames and Foundations 10 Pack](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51E4DcUc-HS.jpg)**Beehive Frames and Wax Foundations for Deep Brood Box Bee Hives Frames and 100% Beeswax Coated Foundations Sheets Deep Bee Frames and Foundations 10 Pack** BEEXTM**$37.49**4.6★103 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095RRDJ4F) [![Honey Lake Deep Beehive Frames and Foundations Kit 10 Pack Brood Wooden Frames and Natural Beeswax Dipped Plastic Foundation for Beekeeping](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41DmkfqogRL.jpg)**Honey Lake Deep Beehive Frames and Foundations Kit 10 Pack Brood Wooden Frames and Natural Beeswax Dipped Plastic Foundation for Beekeeping** Honey Lake**$35.90**4.5★274 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QLZ9D57) [![BeeCastle 10-Pack Beehive Bee Frames Waxed Foundation with Complete Unassembled Commercial Frames 6-1/4-Inch (Yellow)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/4134zvFMOmL.jpg)**BeeCastle 10-Pack Beehive Bee Frames Waxed Foundation with Complete Unassembled Commercial Frames 6-1/4-Inch (Yellow)** BeeCastle**$36.63**4.6★532 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085TB827D) [![Hoover Hives Wooden Deep Frames Durable and Precision-Crafted Langstroth Frames for Beekeeping Compatible with Standard Deep Hive Boxes (10 Pack)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/418SVoptdQL.jpg)**Hoover Hives Wooden Deep Frames Durable and Precision-Crafted Langstroth Frames for Beekeeping Compatible with Standard Deep Hive Boxes (10 Pack)** Hoover Hives**$28.75**4.7★57 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQ9J6KDT) [![BeeCastle 10 Pack Beehive Frames and Wax Foundations for Deep Brood Bee Hives with Wooden Bee Hive Frames and 100% Beeswax Coated Foundations 9-1/8-Inch (Black)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/511TgfZYKOL.jpg)**BeeCastle 10 Pack Beehive Frames and Wax Foundations for Deep Brood Bee Hives with Wooden Bee Hive Frames and 100% Beeswax Coated Foundations 9-1/8-Inch (Black)** BeeCastle**$38.53**4.6★711 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081SQWZW9) [![BeeCastle 20 Pack Beehive Frames and Waxed Foundations for Deep Brood Bee Hives with Wooden Bee Hive Frames and Beeswax Coated Foundations 9-1/8-Inch (Black)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51qReRmhAjL.jpg)**BeeCastle 20 Pack Beehive Frames and Waxed Foundations for Deep Brood Bee Hives with Wooden Bee Hive Frames and Beeswax Coated Foundations 9-1/8-Inch (Black)** BeeCastle**$64.65**4.6★711 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092HSXPKS) [![Honey Lake Bee Hive Frames and Wax Foundations 10 Pack Deep Wood Frames with Comb Foundations for Beehives Unassembled Deep Frames & Beeswax Coated Food Grade Foundation Sheets Kit (Black)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41YSevgNbKL.jpg)**Honey Lake Bee Hive Frames and Wax Foundations 10 Pack Deep Wood Frames with Comb Foundations for Beehives Unassembled Deep Frames & Beeswax Coated Food Grade Foundation Sheets Kit (Black)** Honey Lake**$34.14**4.5★274 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHHBCHM7) ## **Reviews** What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics. ### **What buyers love ** **Quality-Overall**28% *“Overall, a solid set that works well and feels reliable”* **Assembly/Installation**14% *“Assembly was simple”* **Value For Money**12% *“fair price”* **Size-Overall**9% *“Fits well”* **Advertised Vs Actual Product**9% *“are exactly as pictured”* **Ease Of Use**5% *“Easy to put into frames”* **Material Quality**4% *“Quality materials delivered promptly”* **Strength**4% *“The frames are solid”* **Durability**3% *“They are as durable”* **Design-Overall**1% *“Well designed, good quality beehive brood frame kit”* ### **What buyers complain about ** **Assembly/Installation**16% *“Assembly required”* **Advertised Vs Actual Product**10% *“Misleading product description”* **Smell**10% *“Smell like burnt plastic”* **Quality-Overall**8% *“just do a better quality control management”* **Size-Overall**7% *“Nails are way to short”* **Material Quality**6% *“feels like plastic”* **Frame Quality**4% *“This frames were very poorly co structured”* **Defective Material/Parts**3% *“Bees are not working on”* **Color**3% *“My only complaint is the yellow foundation color”* **Strength**2% *“pretty flimsy”* #### **Top return reasons**- Size-Overall27% - Assembly/Installation20% - Advertised Vs Actual Product15% - Value For Money10% - Defective Material/Parts9% - Material Quality6% - Strength3% - Smell2% - Frame Quality2% - Functionality-Overall2%