Build Your Own Beehive Frames

Lay out all pieces of your hive box.

Build your own beehive frames.

If you want to build the most simple beehive possible most beekeepers would tell you to choose a top bar hive. You ll want to make sure your frames are close but not too tight. Build this hive 18. Everything is ready for the hive frame it can be waxing.

These plans are meant to be exactly as the originally published plans from 1948. Plans for building hives frames and more. Thread the end of the wire into the lock and using an awl with pliers make the final stretch. The beehive frames are made using a dado and finger joints and grooves are cut along the top of the box so they can hang securely.

You will be able to open pdf files after installing the free adobe acrobat reader software which is a reliable product widely used and available free for windows or macintosh operating systems. The fastest way to build bee frames. The top bar hive could be constructed with materials that were readily available. If you want a smaller version of the tool we use to build our frame check out below.

The box will be finger jointed which means it will have several tapered fingers so that the sides fit together like a puzzle. Cut out materials closely following directions size matters. Tighten the lock wire as shown above the excess can be a bit off. Beehive in a bucket.

Materials required 1 1 2 trim head screws 1 1 4 trim head screws 1 4 plywood 1x10 board 1x2 board 1x3 board 2 trim head screws. See all my new videos over at the low technology institute. Put all the pieces together to make a box. So if you are looking for an exact replica of the warre hive now is your opportunity to build your own.

This hive style was developed in kenya. Purchase frames wax foundation or any parts that you. We build a lot of frames for our customers and have figured out a remarkably quick way to build a quality frame with foundation in 25 seconds. Body s frames procedure differs only by half the number of holes.

Steps to building a beehive. This configuration makes the joint stronger.