Most Effective Hive Protection

High-Tech Beehive Insulation & Winter Wrap System

Winner! 2023
American Beekeeping
Federation
— Innovation Award —

Hive Hugger is for beekeepers who prioritize health & survival

Hive Hugger provides innovative products that are backed by science & mission driven to protect & promote bee health

The Crown | Top Panel

Made from the most effective insulation material ever created

The Wrap | Hive Body

The outer wrap is designed for tough, cold winter climates

Why Us?

Discover how Hive Hugger supports bee populations

Hive Hugger demonstrated a 90% winter survival rate

Bees consumed 50% less honey

Hives ran 20-30 degrees warmer

Queens started laying earlier

Financial savings from less honey consumption and not needing to replace colonies

Colonies came through winter stronger

★★★★★ Beekeeper Reviews

  • "The Hive Hugger is a great design that provides an easy-to-apply outer sleeve and has the added advantage of a vacuum-sealed insulated top that provides lots of resistance to heat loss. The combination of high-tech top insulation and a thick wrap-around sleeve got my bees through the winter without a problem and is one of my strongest hives"

    Bill Hesbach

  • “In the past, my strongest hives have been the hardest to get through the winter because of honey demand. I am convinced that the Hive Hugger helped get my hives through the winter by reducing energy needed over the long Minnesota winter.”

    Tim Argo

  • “I have been beekeeping for five years and have never had a more robust spring hive inspection than I did after using the Hive Hugger! It looked like a strong colony in August full of honey and brood. Not only did the Hive Hugger keep the bees warm, but here was plenty of honey left over to keep them strong through the spring. The system was easy to install as well.”

    Marc Ballbach

  • “As a first year beekeeper in 2022, I was researching methods to overwinter my bees and came across the Hive Hugger on Facebook. This spring, my 8-frame hive with Hive Hugger came out stronger than I ever dreamed of. I also gave a 10 -frame Hive Hugger to my beekeeping instructor and he used it on a weak hive which also survived one of the coldest and longest winters we’ve ever had. We are both believers in the Hive Hugger system and I am about to order 3 more!”

    Dawn Moore

  • “I performed my first winter cutout from a building this January. I placed the girls into a single deep hive box and wrapped them in a Hive Hugger and they came out rockin’ in April.”

    Rob Couchman

  • “Thoughtful, data driven design to protect your hives. The Hive Hugger has proven effective in our harsh Minnesota winters. I could not be happier with the results.”

    Melissa Hohertz Foat

  • “I did a side by side comparison with Hive Hugger to Bee Cozy here in western Wisconsin this past winter. The Hive Hugger was much easier to use and I observed a larger number of bees surviving. In the spring, the Hive Hugger seemed to be way ahead in bee build up. Great product, highly recommended.”

    Steve Ashley