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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: daven8er on July 02, 2010, 09:31:13 PM

Title: Basic hive.
Post by: daven8er on July 02, 2010, 09:31:13 PM
I have TBH's but want to do a Langstroth hive. I would like to keep it light, no foundation, and a basic hive. Any suggestions would be great!

I went out to look at a hive, they were washboarding, stepped in to take a closer look...BAM! right in the throat! Guess I wont do that again!

                                                                                       Dave
Title: Re: Basic hive.
Post by: VolunteerK9 on July 02, 2010, 11:15:37 PM
Go for it then! I started 6 out of 7 packages without foundation in April and they are all doiing great. Built my hive bodies out of both pine and cyprus. The cyprus tends to be a little heavier though.
Title: Re: Basic hive.
Post by: Michael Bush on July 03, 2010, 05:18:34 AM
I love my foundationless eight frame mediums...
Title: Re: Basic hive.
Post by: bigbearomaha on July 03, 2010, 09:59:11 PM
I set up a foundation-less 8 frame deeps this year. just for chits and giggles against my tbh's.