Category: Our Journey

I purchased 18 1X12X12 cedar boards to build six full hives. I cut them up and got them ready to be assembled. I also made several jigs for this project including one to make the handles, and one to make the rooftops. I purchased a box cut jig for the boxes I will be building.

Building the bases.

Building the roofs

Building the brood boxes.

Building the supers

Assembling the frames

We knew we were going to expand the number of hives we had in our backyard, so Jill wanted to build a hive stand that would hold six hives. It had to be 12 ft long and minimize the legs for pest with maximum support.

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Jill wanted another super for the current hive we have plus a base. The hive parts we have purchase were very disappointing. So, I decided to build my own boxes. I had bought a router table, new router and table saw. I then proceeded to build a new super and base.

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Last inspection of the year with a cameraman who has never been this close to bees before. You may have to stand on your head to watch the last part, but it’s all good. The bees started to freak him out and he lost his concentration.