A hive tool is provided which may be used to pry apart or separate two objects, such as an upper hive body from a lower hive body of a bee hive. The tool may include a handle, having a handle axis, and a blade coupled to the handle. The blade may include a lifting surface angled relative to the handle axis. A nose may join the lifting surface with a first lower surface. A first upper surface may be positioned between the lifting surface and a first stop surface. A second upper surface may be positioned between the first stop surface and the handle. A catch surface may be positioned between the first lower surface and a second lower surface, and the second lower surface may be positioned between the catch surface and the handle.
