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- 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
- 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
- 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
- Top Cover and insulation ? | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Going into my second winter so I have a question about insulation I am reading about putting insulation in the top cover so I cut a piece of 1 inch XPS from Home Depot and put that inside the top cover Now I am worried that the bees will chew it up when they pass through the hole in the inner
- inner cover notch - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
In the true fashion of "you'll get as many answers as people who respond," I will add that all my covers have the notch down, year round This is both for ventilation and a secondary entrance in the event that the lower one gets blocked by snow or dead bees Then I put little wood blocks on the top of the inner cover to hold the telescoping cover up a bit for additional ventilation
- 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
- 3D Printing for the Beekeeper - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
I thought I'd start a thread with some stuff I've come up with, in the hopes of others adding their own creations I know I'm not the only one here with a 3D printer: Queen Rearing Cell Punch Langstroth Hive Frame Scraper I'd love to see some more Here is a collection I keep on Thingiverse
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