5-Frame Cypress Metal Capped Telescoping Cover

The 5-Frame Cypress Telescoping Cover serves as thge 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 5-frame hives: Fits standard 5-frame equipment
• Best paired with inner cover: Works well with a 5-frame inner cover for proper ventilation

Detailed Description

The 5-Frame Cypress Metal Capped Telescoping Cover is the topmost layer of your hive and remains 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 to withstand long-term outdoor exposure. To further extend its lifespan, the top is wrapped in white aluminum, which adds another layer of protection and helps reflect heat from the sun.

The aluminum surface also provides a convenient space to write notes or identify hives, making it easier to track hive conditions in the bee yard.

Each cover comes fully assembled, so there’s no need for additional work before placing it on your hive. For added convenience, an optional painted version is available, coated with primer and high-quality exterior white paint.

Telescoping covers are the most commonly used hive covers and perform best when paired with a 5-frame inner cover, which helps regulate airflow and moisture inside the hive.

If you would like to purchase this as a complete set, check out our 5 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 5 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.