Beehive Frame Eyelets

Protect timber end bars and create a cleaner wiring path with Beehive Frame Eyelets from Hornsby Beekeeping Supplies.

These small metal components are designed for beekeepers who wire their own frames and want the wire to pass through a dedicated insert rather than cutting directly against the timber.

A Small Part with an Important Job

When frame wire is tensioned through bare timber holes, pressure can gradually wear into the wood.

An eyelet provides a metal surface around the opening, helping spread the contact point and allowing the wire to move more cleanly during installation.

This is particularly useful when pulling high-tensile stainless wire tight.

Install Before Wiring

Eyelets should be fitted into the pre-drilled holes of compatible frame side bars before the wire is threaded.

An eyelet tool can make installation quicker and more consistent, especially when preparing large quantities of frames.

Once the eyelets are in place, the stainless-steel wire can be passed through and tensioned according to your preferred pattern.

Useful Across Wired Frame Depths

The number of eyelets required per frame depends on the depth and hole pattern of the timber frame.

Full Depth frames commonly use more wire runs than shallower frames such as WSP or Ideal.

Check the frame design before calculating the quantity required for a workshop batch.

Complete the DIY Wiring Setup

Eyelets work naturally alongside:

  • Stainless-steel frame wire
  • Wiring board
  • Eyelet installation tool
  • Wire crimper
  • Beeswax foundation
  • Electric or manual embedding equipment

Together, these components allow you to build traditional wired frames from flat-pack timber.

For hobbyists who enjoy making their own hive equipment, frame wiring can also provide better understanding of how foundation support works.

Order Beehive Frame Eyelets from Hornsby Beekeeping Supplies. For wiring tools, 304 stainless wire or compatible frames, call 02 9477 5569 or email info@hornsby-beekeeping.com.

Eyelets

By: on 31 May 2022
All good
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Work well with frames

By: on 28 April 2022
These eyelets fit well in the frames and are good value too. Very happy with people at Mt Druitt branch of Hornsby Beekeepers.
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Eyelet and wire

By: on 12 March 2021
Everything was as it should be and it all looks like it should.
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