8-Frame Cypress Metal Capped Telescoping Cover

The 8-Frame Cypress Telescoping Cover serves as the roof of your hive, protecting your bees from rain, sun, and weather year-round. Built from durable cypress and topped with aluminum, it provides long-lasting protection and a clean, finished look.

Key Features and Benefits

• Full hive protection: Shields the colony from rain, sun, and harsh weather
• Cypress wood construction: Naturally rot-resistant and long-lasting
• Aluminum metal cap: Adds extra durability and weather protection
• Writable surface: White aluminum top allows for easy hive notes
• Fully assembled: No setup required, built with staples and nails
• Optional painted finish: Available primed and coated with exterior white paint
• Designed for 8-frame hives: Fits standard 8-frame equipment
• Best paired with inner cover: Works well with an 8-frame inner cover for proper ventilation

Detailed Description

The 8-Frame Cypress Metal Capped Telescoping Cover is the topmost layer of your hive and stays in place year-round. It acts as the primary barrier against the elements, helping protect your colony from rain, snow, and direct sunlight.

Constructed entirely from rot-resistant cypress wood, this cover is built for long-term outdoor use. To further enhance durability, the top is covered with white aluminum, which protects against weather exposure and reflects heat from the sun.

The aluminum surface also doubles as a practical space to write notes or mark hive information, making it easier to manage multiple colonies.

Each cover comes fully assembled, so it’s ready to use right out of the box. An optional painted version is available, finished with primer and high-quality exterior white paint for added protection and a clean appearance.

Telescoping covers are the most widely used hive covers and perform best when paired with an 8-frame inner cover, which helps regulate airflow and moisture within the hive.

If you would like to purchase this as a complete set, check out our 8 Frame Beekeeping Kit or If you would like to customize the kit, we recommend building your kit and adding separate pieces to the cart, see our other 8 Frame Hive Parts. All the pieces of the beekeeping starter kits can be purchased separately at the same price as they are in the kit. This way, you can get the bee equipment you want.

Read the Beehive Basic Components on our blog.