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Bee Hive

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But buyers convert on only 0.3% of searches, so Bee Hive is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 27% of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · +5 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£26K/yr72K searches / yr
90-day growth
+76.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
49%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 40 sellers

Flapen Score

Bee Hive against its category

The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Bee Hive is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Bee Hive market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Bee Hive 72K times last year and spent an estimated £26K. The top 5 brands take 65% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–Dec. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

0.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 72K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +76.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £26K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
72K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+76.6%
Conversion, latest week
0.3%
Market size, estimated
£26Ka year
Peak month
April2.7× the quietest month
Top search term
bee hive34K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £118.85.

Listings sell for £118.85 on average, from £13.08 to £308.95. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 250 to 500 a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £118.85 that is £0 to £12K a year per listing.

Average price
£118.85above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£13.08–£308.95
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
250–500
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£12K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

81% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 42% ship with Prime. On an average day, 18.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #33 within Agricultural Equipment & Supplies. It carries 173 reviews at 4.40 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
81%
Prime listings
42%
Out of stock, average day
18.2%
Average rank
#33in Agricultural Equipment & Supplies
Average rating
4.40 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
173per listing
Listings tracked
31

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
41 months

Products

Top Bee Hive products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£1K£2K£3K£4K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)6 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

17 rising

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

30%

  • UK BEST BRANDS21%
  • ACLUYSKA14%
  • Actiasbee13%
  • DNEPEI12%
  • hiveology6%
  • Wildlife World5%

Demand

Bee Hive search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

9K7KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Search terms

Top Bee Hive search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • bee hive34K/yr
  • beehive20K/yr
  • bee hive starter kit14K/yr
  • bee hives for sale5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Bee Hive

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Quality-Overall15%+0.83

Quality control needs sorting

Poor quality, broke almost immediately

A poor product

Durability13%−0.12

broke almost immediately

Not made to last any longer than a couple of months

after only two weeks of being up it's falling apart

Size-Overall10%+0.86

It didnt fit together as well as Id liked

Fit is long

go up a size

Wood Quality8%−0.03

I am sceptical as to how long it will last as the wood is cheap pine

The wood is rough and splintered and the perspex is sharp around the edges

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting6%+0.06

No Instructions

there's no instruction on how they're meant to be arranged

Love

Quality-Overall36%+0.83

Good quality, easy build

Good quality, I love that it can be taken apart for cleaning

Good quality

Value For Money15%+1.21

Not expensive

Excellent value

a good price

Size-Overall9%+0.86

L is a good fit

Fitted together very well

Great size for bees

Design-Overall6%+0.45

It's a nice sturdy construction

Good and well designed kit

Solid design

Strength6%+0.11

Very solid construction

Solid and well made, bees love it

It's a nice sturdy construction

Return

0.5% Return rate 47% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall35%▆█▃▂▅▃

It didnt fit together as well as Id liked

Fit is long

go up a size

Defective Material/Parts18%▁▁█▆▅▄
Wood Quality6%▁▁▅▆▁█

I am sceptical as to how long it will last as the wood is cheap pine

The wood is rough and splintered and the perspex is sharp around the edges

Assembly/Installation6%▁▁▆▇█▁
Value For Money5%

Not worth the money

FAQ

Common Bee Hive questions

Answered from the same tracked data.