Compact Turkish hive tool with notched hook and nail puller

Small Turkish Hive Tool

Name: Small Turkish Hive Tool
Brand: Blythewood Bee Company
Price: 5.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.60 (5 reviews)

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The Turkish hive tool is a compact, hooked hive tool for beekeepers who want precision in tight spaces. The notched hook works as a lever to lift frames wedged in with propolis, the slim profile reaches into corners a bulkier tool can't, and a built-in nail puller adds a second job to a small tool.

Features

Hooked end that levers tight frames up and out
Multi-notched hook for flexible frame lifting
Built-in nail puller
Slim tempered-steel bar, about 10 in long

How beekeepers use it

Slip the hooked end under a frame lug or between glued boxes and lever up — the notches give you a grip point so a frame stuck in propolis comes loose without a fight. The narrow head reaches the nooks a wide standard tool skips, and the nail puller handles the odd loose frame nail or staple. Easy to rinse and reuse.

Pairs well with

Mini J-Hook Hive Tool — another compact hooked tool for close work
2-in-1 Frame Lifter & Scraper — lift and scrape in one

Specifications

Material: tempered steel
Hooked, multi-notched head with nail puller
Approx. 10 × 2.125 in
Weight: about 0.30 lb

FAQ

What is the slim profile good for?
It reaches into corners and nooks a bulkier or wide standard tool can't, giving you precision in tight spaces.

What does the nail puller do?
It handles the odd loose frame nail or staple, adding a second job to a small tool.

What is it made of?
Tempered steel; it is easy to rinse and reuse.

How big is it?
Approximately 10 × 2.125 inches, weighing about 0.30 lb.

Blythewood Bee Company is a disabled veteran–owned business.

Testimonials

Great company and very friendly staff. I don’t mind driving two hours to shop with this company. Can’t wait to get my Nuc soon and start my second year of beekeeping.

Randy Sheila W

Great place to get bee supplies from and fast shipping

Wendell Bennett

5 stars! I highly recommend ordering from Blythewood Bee Company. Great products, great selection, amazing customer service, and super fast shipping. This is how business is done!

Joseph Rac

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Great hive tool

The standard J hook hive tool just wasn't doing the job I wanted. The configuration of the J hook on this tool is perfect for getting between the frame and hive box wall to pry the frames up.

Wrong Photo as of 11/30/21

I had complained in the past that the image for the large turkish hive tool was really the image for the small turkish hive tool. Now it seems that they have the photo of the large turkish hive tool shown for both items.

If you leave out the bottle opener portion and shorten the handle a bit, you have the small turkish hive tool.

But having both and using them for two seasons, I'd say that the large turkish hive tool is better. due to the ability to use the offset bottle opener portion to pry frames apart.

Good

The tools are good quality. It’s to cold here in Colorado to use just yet.

Looks good can't wait to use it.

One of the best hive tools that I have used!

I like the compact size and the notches work perfectly for lifting up frames. The notches seem to provide more surface area against adjacent frames, and it does less damage to the frames the the j-hook style lifters that don't have the notches.

This tool is also easy to hold in your hand while inspecting the frames if you don't have to have to put the tool down first.

The steel used is magnetic, so I am able to use a magnet to hold it in place on the side of my hive stands which keeps it convenient for use.

The only thing lacking on this hive tool is a bump out on the scraper end like the large turkish hive tool that allows you to get leverage between frames to first break the propolis apart before lifting them up.

I really like the J-Hook Mini too, if this small turkish hive tool had the same bump out at the scraper end as the J-hook mini then it would win hands down. This one is a little larger than the j-hook mini.