| The other hive I built is a really long Lanstroth
style box the length of four deep Lanstroth boxes with legs.
There are frame rest rabbets running the length of it and a groove
for a bottom board running down the sides. It is made from a
1 x 12 that is full width with the bottom board sliding in at
10-3/8" down from the top. I have a follower board (a 1
by cut to the shape of a frame without the bee space around it
so it's tight) so you can start with a few frames or top bars
and add more as you go. The front is cut 9-5/8" to leave
the entrance at the front. I run the bottom board out a couple
of extra inches for a landing board. The disadvantage to this
hive is you have to rob it a frame at a time and cannot manipulate
it a box at a time. The advantages are a lot less materials needed
to build it and you won't hurt your back handling boxes because
there aren't any you can handle. |
