Build Your Own Beehive Frames

How to build a honey bee hive step by step choose a hive plan or style download and print several copies.

Build your own beehive frames.

This configuration makes the joint stronger. Tighten the lock wire as shown above the excess can be a bit off. 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. Cut out materials closely following directions size matters.

Assemble parts with nails and good wood glue. Lay out all pieces of your hive box. New beekeepers did not have to find and purchase special items. See all my new videos over at the low technology institute.

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. 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. The fastest way to build bee frames. Purchase frames wax foundation or any parts that you.

The box will be finger jointed which means it will have several tapered fingers so that the sides fit together like a puzzle. This hive style was developed in kenya. Plans for building hives frames and more. 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. You ll want to make sure your frames are close but not too tight. If you want a smaller version of the tool we use to build our frame check out below. So if you are looking for an exact replica of the warre hive now is your opportunity to build your own.

The top bar hive could be constructed with materials that were readily available. Build this hive 18. Put all the pieces together to make a box. Thread the end of the wire into the lock and using an awl with pliers make the final stretch.

These plans are meant to be exactly as the originally published plans from 1948. If you want to build the most simple beehive possible most beekeepers would tell you to choose a top bar hive.