Build It Yourself - Equipment Plans in PDF format 10-Frame Langstroth Beehive - Barry Birkey The thumbnail image above is clickable, so you can see a larger image, but to download the actual PDF file to your system, click on the PDF attachment below
Monitoring Temperature and Humidity on Beehives Why does the humidity matter so much on a beehive and how do I control it? Temperature itself doesn't affect bees so much, since they can regulate their own temperature and the beehive's temperature On the other hand, humidity in the beehive has several negative effects on the well-being of
Safe distance from hives? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums Hello All- I am starting 2 hives in the spring and have been pondering where to put them I have a few spots in mind, away from sight from the road, shelter on the north side, sunny spot, etc My question is, what is a safe distance from a hive to be walking, working in the yard, etc? I was
Bees gone - hive empty What happened - Beesource Beekeeping Forums Freeze the comb for a couple of days, the store it in a cool dry place in plastic bags for next year It's the most valuable resource you can have when trying to start a hive What happened, I can't guess with the info you gave How long since you last looked at the hive If there was lots of honey and now it's all gone, the hive was likely robbed out Unless it has been a little while and the
Notch in Inner Cover Down or Up - Beesource Beekeeping Forums Where do you place notch in inner cover for winter? Down or Up? Been placing mine down for winter, but one hive did get quite a bit of mildew on underside of outer cover Have 2 inch of styrofoam on under side of inner cover as well as a piece of fiber ceiling tile Also install a feeder rim
Hive entrance size. - Beesource Beekeeping Forums I'm wondering about the hive entrance size I built my Langstroth hives to spec off of plans here, with a 3 8" gap between the bottom board and the hive body, however, I noticed that my friends commercially purchased hives have a ¾" "entrance" gap with a ¾" reducer The ¾" reducer does have
Cleaning old hives and frames - Beesource Beekeeping Forums Complete newbie here I picked up eight six hive boxes last week (see below) from a commercial beek who has gone out of business I've heard the cautions against purchasing used equipment, but for me and my finances, it was either this or not do it at all All of the boxes and frames are in
10-FRAME LANGSTROTH BEEHIVE - Beesource Beekeeping Forums The species of wood used to make a beehive can vary depending upon what is available in your area The minimum thickness should not be less than 3 4" If you are using standard dimensional lumber, you can use 1x8 (3 4" x 7-1 4") for both shallow and medium super, and 1x12 (3 4" x 11-1 4") for the deep hive body
Beehive clearance and distance to neighbors - Beesource Beekeeping Forums I'm trying to come up with the best hive location - while having the location be out of view from neighbors I have one location that seems perfect, shielded the north and south sides by vegetation, the west side less vegetation but is about 150 feet from my house, 50 feet from my chickens (in