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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
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
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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
Painting wax dipped hives | Beesource Beekeeping Forums Hello I have a question about painting hives that have already been wax dipped As background, I am installing a series of hives within a HOA that prohibits "unpainted" wood I already made the case that wax dipped woodenware has a covering and does not need to be painted but I did not get the
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
Gable roof designs and pictures. . please. - Beesource Beekeeping Forums I was going to build some Gable roofs for my new hives and was looking for some plans and pictures of these types of roofs I have some really nice ideas but was loooking for more input before starting to make them thx
Easiest Split Technique for a Newbie - Beesource Beekeeping Forums I am looking to split my only hive this Spring Right now it's three built out deeps with what I am quite sure is a healthy population and a good, healthy queen I have done a lot of reading, and like so many things there seem to be dozens of methods Which split technique do you think is the
the eco floor | Beesource Beekeeping Forums I ran across this video a week ago and became intrigued I have heard many times before that the beehive is more than just bees - various bacteria and fungi live in there and help the ecology of the hive I am curious if anyone has any information on this hive floor or has perhaps tried