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Little Giant smokers, beginner hives and honey jars

Little Giant, from Miller Manufacturing, sells beginner 10-frame hive kits, the SM7 stainless smoker and kits, burlap fuel, honey buckets and jars.

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Little Giant 10-Frame Complete Hive, Made in USALittle Giant 10-Frame Beginner Hive KitLittle Giant 10-Frame Deluxe Beginner Hive KitLittle Giant SM7 7" Stainless Bee SmokerLittle Giant Stainless Smoker Kit with Burlap FuelLittle Giant Smoker and Hive Tool Kit with Fuel
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What Little Giant sells

Little Giant is the farm-supply brand of Miller Manufacturing, and its beekeeping line covers the start and the end of the season: a hive to put bees in, a smoker to work them, and a bucket and jars for the honey.

  • Hives: a 10-frame complete hive made in the USA with a screened bottom and mite grid, and two beginner kits with one assembled deep. The Deluxe kit adds gloves, a veil and a book.
  • Smokers and tools: the SM7 7-inch stainless smoker (wire heat shield, suede bellows, hive hook), smoker kits with burlap fuel and a hive tool, a 3-piece tool kit and untreated burlap fuel.
  • Harvest: 5-gallon HDPE honey buckets with a honey gate, sold single or in a 3-pack.
  • Bottling: 16 oz glass skep jars, and 12 oz bears and 16 oz skep squeeze jars in plastic, 12 to a pack.

Little Giant lines by listed spec

ProductFramesSizeMaterialIncludes
Little Giant 10-Frame Beginner Hive Kit10 with waxed black plastic foundation——Smoker, fuel, brush, hive tool, frame feeder
Little Giant 10-Frame Deluxe Beginner Hive Kit10 with waxed black plastic foundation——Gloves, veil, smoker, fuel, tools, feeder, book
Little Giant 10-Frame Complete Hive, Made in USA10 wooden with black foundation——Telescoping and vented inner covers, screened bottom with mite grid
Little Giant SM7 7" Stainless Bee Smoker—7 inStainless steel—
Little Giant 5-Gal Plastic Honey Bucket with Gate—5 gallonHDPE plastic, metal handle—

Specs as listed by the maker or seller; check the listing before you buy.

The SM7 is a 7-inch smoker. That is compact and light, but it holds less fuel than 11- or 12-inch smokers from Goodland, VIVO or Luwint, so on a long inspection you may need to reload. Both beginner kits list waxed black plastic foundation, which makes eggs easier to spot.

How Little Giant compares

For smokers, VIVO lists 11- and 12-inch stainless models with 4-inch canisters, and Goodland lists an 11-inch model with a heat cage. For beginner hives, Harvest Lane Honey and Mann Lake sell similar single-deep kits; Hoover Hives and BeeCastle sell three-box kits. For jars, Mann Lake sells 24-packs of squeeze bears and inverted jars.

Related comparisons: 8-frame vs 10-frame hives and plastic vs wax foundation.

Who Little Giant suits

Little Giant suits a beginner who wants a simple, one-box kit with a feeder and tools, and anyone who wants a compact smoker that is easy to carry. It also fits small honey sellers who need a 5-gallon bottling bucket with a gate and matching jars. It suits you less if you want a larger smoker for long inspections, or a three-box kit; for those, compare the 11- and 12-inch smokers in the smoker ranking and the three-box kits from Hoover Hives or Goodland.

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Little Giant: questions

Who makes Little Giant beekeeping products?
Little Giant is a brand of Miller Manufacturing, a US farm and livestock supply company.
How big is the Little Giant SM7 smoker?
It is listed as a 7-inch stainless smoker with a wire heat shield, suede bellows and hive hook.
What fuel does Little Giant sell?
Untreated burlap, sold on its own and in the smoker kits.
Does the Little Giant beginner kit include a feeder?
Yes, the 10-frame beginner kit lists a frame feeder along with a smoker, fuel, brush and hive tool.
Are Little Giant honey buckets food grade?
The 3-pack lists food-grade HDPE; the single bucket lists HDPE plastic with a honey gate and tight lid.