Making Frames For Beehives

1 x 12 clear pine.

Making frames for beehives. I started by making the frame sides first. The combination works very well for assembling frames quickly and with a lot of strength. Medium frames measure 6 1 4 tall. Betterbee offers an array of bee hive frame options to fit your budget and time restraints.

I found them online and like them. I have no affiliation with these plans. Ipm screen bottom board. For the 3 4 finger joints start your first cut 3 4 from the bottom.

1 x 12 clear pine. A nucleus beehive is a miniature version of a larger one. The honey bees will draw out the starter foundation about one inch with beeswax in a six sided cell format. This is the glue and the staples we use for assembling our frames.

This is our smaller version that assembles 10 frames at a time. You also need the 4 pieces that make up the frame. The frames and beeswax foundation are assembled together and placed in the hive body or super. Our frames will work in any of the bee hive boxes we sell which is standard langstroth sized equipment.

Shallow frames measure 5 3 8 tall. 19 7 8 x 9 5 8 x 3 4 these are the long sides. Beekeeper often have to make a new frames for the bee hives. Where you can keep up to 12 frames in a larger beehive a nucleus beehive only holds about three to six.

First you need the following tools hammer razor blade carpenter s square wood glue. Next take your razor blade and cut off any slivers extra pieces of wood from your. Note that the top finger is 5 8 not 3 4 and is trimmed to 3 8 long. The process is simple.

Modified pillow block bar for maxant chain uncapper. Plain ol beekeeping in plano tx 107 628 views. Pollen traps trapping pollen from honey bee colonies. In addition to the prepared dry strips and thin wire you need shoe nails a hammer an awl and pliers with wire cutters.

Beekeeping making medium frames langstroth duration. Wood frames come assembled or unassembled. How to assemble a frame a beginner beekeeper s guide 1. 16 1 4 x 9 5 8 x 3 4.

The sides of the frames are made from 2x4 s and the other pieces would be from 3 4 cutoffs. This is a great one to build if you are just beginning with beekeeping and it will only take you a few hours to put together. I am following the plans found on beesource dadant type frames. Pollen trap hosterman style.