Foxhound Bee Company at Madeline's

Foxhound Bee Company is a full-service beekeeping supply company based in Birmingham, Alabama. It began in 2012 as a single backyard hive kept by founder Adam Hickman, an EAS Certified Master Beekeeper who left a career developing recipes for large food brands to run the company full-time in 2020. Foxhound describes itself as teachers first, beekeepers second, and business owners third, and that education-first approach shapes a catalog built to help beginners get started and experienced keepers stay equipped.

The woodenware is built around standard 10-frame Langstroth equipment in rot-resistant cypress, from deep brood boxes and medium honey supers to telescoping covers, inner covers, bottom boards, and entrance reducers. Complete hive kits bundle the right boxes, frames, and double-waxed foundation for a new colony, with all-medium configurations for keepers who want every box and frame interchangeable and lighter to lift. Foxhound also stocks the working tools of the craft, including stainless steel hive tools, a box-assembly jig modeled on the one used in its own operation, and Apivar varroa mite treatment strips.

On the honey side, Foxhound carries a deep range of bottling supplies: glass and plastic jars in classic, Muth, skep, Paragon, and honey-bear shapes, plus the matching lids, corks, and buckets for feeding and storage. Straight from the hive come 100% pure beeswax in cubes, bricks, and bulk blocks, and beeswax pillar candles poured with no blends or added scent. A shelf of books, including the Xerces Society's 100 Plants to Feed the Bees and Lawrence John Connor's Bee-sentials, rounds out the lineup.

Foxhound Bee Company products at Madeline's

Every item below is live and in stock at Madeline's. Click any product to see full details, options, and ordering.

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  10-Frame Double Deep Box Hive Kit (from $199.49). A complete cypress brood chamber built from two 10-frame deep boxes, the setup most beekeepers start with and keep.

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  10-Frame All-Medium Box Hive Kit (from $236.49). A complete starter hive that uses one box size and one frame size throughout, keeping every part interchangeable and cutting lifting weight.

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  10-Frame Cypress Deep 9 5/8-Inch Brood Box (from $24.99). A standard 9 5/8-inch Langstroth hive body in rot-resistant cypress, most often used as the brood space where the queen lays.

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  10-Frame Cypress Medium 6 5/8-inch Super Box (from $20.99). A medium honey super for surplus honey, lighter and more liftable than a deep at roughly 40 to 50 pounds when full.

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  10-Frame Cypress Metal Capped Telescoping Cover (from $32.49). The hive's roof, built entirely of cypress and topped with a white aluminum cap for weather protection.

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  10-Frame Cypress Screened Bottom Board (from $25.99). The floor of the hive, with a screened design that adds ventilation and debris management as part of integrated mite management.

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  10 Frame Inner Cover ($17.49). The ceiling inside the hive, shipped assembled with a cypress rim and a plywood center that will not swell when exposed to moisture.

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  10 Frame Wooden Entrance Reducer ($1.99). A cypress insert that shrinks the hive entrance during vulnerable periods, making it easier for guard bees to defend against robbing and pests.

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  100% Pure Beeswax (from $1.50). Pure beeswax made by honeybees in the hive, much of it collected from cappings during honey extraction, sold in 1-ounce cubes, 16-ounce bricks, and 20-pound blocks.

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  3-Inch Wide Beeswax Pillar Candles (from $18.99). Poured from 100% pure beeswax with no blends or added scent, carrying the warm golden glow and light honey aroma beeswax is known for.

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  Apivar 2.0 Varroa Mite Strips (from $22.99). A synthetic varroa mite treatment strip with 3.00% amitraz that bees spread through the hive, killing mites when used as directed.

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  10.25-inch Orange Hive Tool (from $9.99). A high-strength 304 stainless steel pry bar and scraper, with an extra-thick bar for leverage and a bright orange finish that is easy to spot in tall grass.

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  Box Assembly Tool ($31.99). A reusable jig that holds bee boxes square while you glue and nail them, modeled after the tool used in Foxhound's own operation.

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  16 oz Glass Classic Jars (from $21.49). A traditional crystal-clear glass honey jar whose familiar shape and wide mouth show off honey color and make filling and cleaning simple.

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  16 oz Plastic Classic Honey Jars (from $18.99). The best-selling 1-pound plastic jar, the standard size customers expect on a market table, in shatter-resistant BPA-free PET.

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  12 oz Glass Skep Jars ($21.99). A clear glass honey jar with the domed, coiled-straw skep beehive shape embossed into the glass, one of the oldest symbols in beekeeping.

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  100 Plants to Feed The Bees ($16.95). A 239-page field guide from the Xerces Society profiling 100 plants that feed bees and other pollinators, for gardeners, homeowners, and beekeepers.

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  Bee-sentials - Beginner Book ($24.99). A beginner beekeeping book by Lawrence John Connor that goes deeper than most introductory guides, with chapter Q&A sections answering common beginner questions.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I buy Foxhound Bee Company?

You can buy Foxhound Bee Company products online at Madeline's (madelines.co), which carries the company's hive kits and woodenware, honey-bottling jars, beeswax, candles, mite treatment, tools, and books. The products listed above are live and in stock.

What is Foxhound Bee Company known for?

Foxhound Bee Company is a beekeeping supply company based in Birmingham, Alabama, founded in 2012 by EAS Certified Master Beekeeper Adam Hickman. It is known for an education-first approach and a full range of cypress hive equipment, honey-bottling supplies, beeswax products, and beekeeping tools aimed at both beginners and experienced keepers.

Is Foxhound Bee Company's hive equipment made from cypress?

Yes. Foxhound's woodenware, including brood boxes, honey supers, telescoping covers, inner covers, bottom boards, and entrance reducers, is built from rot-resistant cypress. Hive kits ship with frames and double-waxed foundation.

Does Foxhound Bee Company sell beeswax and candles?

Yes. Foxhound sells 100% pure beeswax in 1-ounce cubes, 16-ounce bricks, and 20-pound bulk blocks, much of it collected from cappings during honey extraction, along with beeswax pillar candles poured with no blends or added scent.