WEICHUAN Stainless Steel Beekeeping Frame Grip

People who commented that these are assembled wrongly didn't open them correctly. They ship flat (and fit in my hive tool box), but if you don't pay attention (or never worked a frame grip) you push the hinged part the wrong direction and the grip prongs face outward. Just flatten them again and push the hinge area the other way. As for how well they work, pretty impressive for an $8 tool. No they aren't $35 Little MULE compound grips, but for quick frame inspection or honey super frame removal for extraction, they work great. They are clearly for wood frames and hold quite steady. They WILL work for plastic frames too, but the style of plastic frame matters. Thicker, reinforced top bars works about the same as on wood. Those plastic frames with just a single, thin top bar will rotate about 12 degrees in the grip. Still holds the frame tightly, but your hand won't be directly above the frame. Speaking of hands, because they are not compound grips, small to medium hand size might struggle holding pressure on the handles because they do not touch while gripping a frame

This is one of my favorite purchases for my beekeeping. First, let me start off by saying it is a fantastic affordable price for a good quality tool. Definitely worth the money. Works just as well as the namebrand versions. It is not super sharp so it won’t damage your frames, the weight and grab strength is perfect, and the size is pretty good for all different hand sizes. I would recommend this for any and all beekeepers

I've only used this for one inspection so far, but it works great for the price. My main issue with it is that it's a little too big for my small hands (usually use the smallest size available for gloves) so it's a little tough for me to grip it. It's still way better than not using it though. My gloves stayed so much cleaner not having to grab the sticky, propolis frames, and I could gently put the frames back single-handedly without risking "dropping" the frames back in place.

The set I received had been assembled incorrectly at the factory, but a little head scratching, some disassembly and reassembly finally provided me with a tool that worked like it should.

I received my frame grip fully assembled. It is great for me since I work my hives alone and because my hives are in high fire danger areas, I don’t always use smoke. This works great when the frames are heavy and there are lots of bees in the way. I can clamp the frame without getting in the way of bees and easily lift it with one hand without risk of sudden moves. All it takes is a small drop of one end when you put a frame back into a hive to get the bees “buzzed” up - the clamp allows me to place the frame more gently. It is very well made.

As a new beekeeper, I picked up this frame lifting tool to help reduce the risk of dropping a frame. I used it when I installed the nuc and it worked perfectly. Fast forward one month to my first induction. I donned my gear, including my goatskin gloves. Several frames in it was all going great. I was able to grab the frames firmly with my hands. Then I went to grab the frame that was the most covered in bees. It was also full of honey so it was heavy. There were so many bees it was hard not to squish them, so I didn't have a great grip. I went to look at the other side and swish, oomph! I dropped the frame. Bees everywhere! Probably 20-30 dead bees on the ground too. Feeling very stupid, I wrapped up and left them in peace. Of course bees do what they do and they were all back to normal very quickly. Such forgiving ladies. I had the frame lifter right there and wasn't using it. Had I done so, I'm confident I would not have dropped the frame. Lesson learned.

Ours were put together backwards and we couldn’t remove the rivets to fix. Seems like they would be a solid piece of hive equipment if they had been properly assembled! Buyer beware, you may get a nice tool for your hive, or you may get a useless piece of metal!

Very very nice frame holder compared to all others I have seen. Very well built and the contoured handle fits super comfortably in your hands and is quality finished wood. Not rough, not cheapo. The metal is also good quality. This is a very nice frame holder. Folds up flat for storage and is easy to open and use one handed. So glad I bought this and not one of the cheapo ones that all the local feed stores carry.

Does what it says and makes lifting frames easier.

Quality product