I store mine in my den closet and workshop, just keep it from direct sunlight and excessive heat.If it is froze and you handle it rough it will break like glass also. Montgomery Wards did sell bee supplies and so did Sear's & Roebuck, in 1964 i bought two packages of Midnight bees,hives,frame clamp,hive tool, and a two frame galvanized extracter, from S & R.. Still have the tools but the Midnight bees are long gone. (good bees) Jack