I've been asked about building the the following series, I'll try. Building ANYTHING yourself, in my opinion, gives you a lot more confidence in yourself, makes understanding what you are using easier and makes repairs-improvements much easier to consider and accomplish. Here's the site w/the plans....
Rose hives are a particular type of beehive and one that I've used for many years. Usually hive boxes are made with lots of fiddly little parts - this way uses just four. I know they don't look very lovely, but they are incredibly cheap and quick to make and the bees do very well in them. This is mo...
This one is pretty exciting. I was fortunate enough to find someone who could teach me about Beekeeping (or as my friend says "bee-HAVING") This is the beginning of what will hopefully be a lifetime activity. Here I take you along from the idea, to the acquisition of materials and the buil...
I just had to show off for a while, my new pile of loot! I picked up another 500 BF of yellow pine at the local mill. Every time I buy this lumber I save $1/BF. So I save $500 every time I buy a load of 500 BF. That's worth the effort! An added bonus is that I know the lumber is not only sourced loc...
With all this rough cut lumber I purchase I save $1/BF (board foot). To put it in perspective, a 10 frame deep takes 4.72 BF of lumber. At retail (lumber yard) prices of $1.65/BF, that's $7.80. At mill cost of $.65/BF, it's only $3 to build the same box. So I can justify putting a little more time i...
Some beehives that I helped a freind move recently needed to have honey harvested. They had not been touched for a long time and were well and truly pack full of honey. Take a look as we harvest the honey from this hive. Follow us on facebook at Music in this video intro is from...
Just a quick wak-through of the Langstroth bee hive. in case you wanted to know...
What is a Langstroth hive and what are the advantages and disadvantages? Get a Langstroth hive of your own at...
I go throught the steps to make a screen bottom board for a Langstroth hive the plans come from This is a do it yourself project, it is a very easy project. You could probably make it in the time it takes to watch this video if you are a real man and have tools and know how to use them. A man that d...
| We've lost several bee colonies to ants recently. This video walks through the process of building a hive stand that will support up to 5 Langstroth hives and keep them ant free...
Foundationless langstroth hive building process ready for the spring swarm season, beeswax and linseed oil finish. I'm going with a 4 medium setup screened bottom...
Sorry for the silent video, but there was so much noise from the saw and the vacuum that it's really better this way. The inner plywood is 1/4 plywood and had been pre-cut to fit inside the grooves cut in the rail with about 1/16" slop tolerance on all sides, that's why I nail it in place on th...
Beekeeping in Langstoth Hive, Understanding the Basics We'll talk in more detail later about each component of the hive, but for now, just a brief (yeah right) lesson about how and why the Langstroth hive was designed the way it was. And why that hasn't changed a whole lot over the last ~150 years. ...
I use a jig for assembling my frames. I've done frame assembly both with and without the jig, and most defiantly prefer the jig. Makes short work of frame assembly.I got the jig plans from...
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Had to recast this one so no one could get fussy for the radio in the background. I'm glad I did too though as it was a good chance to time myself as well...
Elmer Kennedy, Master Beekeeper and craftsman, constructing a Langstroth Hive Super. A wonderful conversation between two country gentlemen relating old stories of old times. A beautiful human being, is Elmer. "It's only dear, the day you buy it...
How To Build An Economy Langstroth Beehive - Part 2: The telescoping cover. The telescoping beehive cover is the style I prefer for home use. The telescoping cover is a little more involved to make than a migratory cover, but is still a simple process. The outside dimensions of the cover that we bui...
My initial observations and comparisons between Langstroth and Topbar beehives. All hives were started from Italian packages on April 21, 2013. All of the successful hives have shown the same calm temperament, and all have good laying patterns. The Langstroth hives are 10-frame mediums, with foundat...
Ok, time to make the frames. The wood for sides came from the "one by" parts of the pallets. Placed down, they started at 3.8 of a inch. The top and bottoms were made from the 'two by" parts, cut down to size to make ready. This site has all the sizes...
06/16/2013 - First hive inspection. I found what appears to be capped brood but since I am still new at this I am not certain. My queen was not noticeable for this inspection but it appears that there is indication of queen activity...
Robert Kloss previews a homemade robbing screen for both a full langstroth hive and a Nuc. Video captured at the NWNJBA Early Spring Meeting March 25th, 2012.Links for plans can be found here: NWNJBA is a member of the New Jersey Beekeepers Association (NJBA)For more videos and beekeeping education ...
How To Build An Economy Langstroth Beehive with recycled Pine boards, a Delta 10" tablesaw, a few drywall screws, Titebond glue and a cordless drill. Do you want to start beekeeping on your homestead? How about building your own beehive? Homesteading often involves keeping honeybees. This video...
Do you want to start beekeeping on your homestead? Homesteading often involves keeping honeybees and beehives. This video will take you through building the last part for a Langstroth beehive - the inner To Build An Economy Langstroth Beehive - Part 6: The inner cover. We have already built the hive...
In this one, I talk about the components of a standard Langstroth bee hive (named after its creator, L.L. Langstroth). Although, I had a temporary brain fart and kept calling the inner cover the "top cover". It's an inner cover. INNER COVER. *Background music is freely available source mat...
Eco Bee Box has a Kickstarter campaign, this hive is currently for sale...
Do you want to start beekeeping on your homestead? Homesteading often involves keeping honeybees and beehives. This video will take you through the beginning of making your own Langstroth beehive solid bottom board. How To Build An Economy Langstroth Beehive - Part 3: The bottom board. I may do a vi...
Horizontal Hive - my latest and greatest - updated dimensions. - New Mexico Beekeepers Association...
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We are proud to announce our latest project, a Bushkill Bee vac for top bar hives. The same principles used in developing our Langstroth bee vac were kept in mind while developing the top bar bee vac. Perhaps the most challenging part of designing a bee vac for top bar hives is the fact that there i...