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Title: where can I find drawings for hive bodies?
Post by: CaribBeeman on February 19, 2016, 07:15:23 AM
where can I find drawings with hive dimensions.
I would like to print and keep plans for 10 frame and 8 frame hives, as well as top bar hives.
Title: Re: where can I find drawings for hive bodies?
Post by: jimineycricket on February 19, 2016, 09:42:27 AM
You can find lots of information on this site at  " EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS"

Or you can look at  http://www.michiganbees.org/beekeeping/in-the-beekeepers-workshop/
Title: Re: where can I find drawings for hive bodies?
Post by: rwlaw on February 19, 2016, 10:11:27 AM
Dennis (bwrangler) is always changing his websites around, so get the plans while you can LOL!
Here's his latest site and has some good TBH plans
http://bnatural.x10host.com/beekeeping/beekeeping-sitemap/
Title: Re: where can I find drawings for hive bodies?
Post by: mtnb on February 19, 2016, 11:42:54 AM
Google the "for dummies" website then search there. I always add beekeeping to my search and find the plans.
Title: Re: where can I find drawings for hive bodies?
Post by: BeeMaster2 on February 19, 2016, 01:03:44 PM
MT,
Bee careful with Beekeeping for dummies, some of their measurements are wrong. I used them when I started and luckily my father-in-law pointed the errors out. That was in 2010, sorry I do not remember which ones they were. I am pretty sure the super dimensions were correct.
Jim
Title: Re: where can I find drawings for hive bodies?
Post by: mtnb on February 19, 2016, 11:43:19 PM
Oh seriously? Ok. Thanks for the heads up Jim.
Title: Re: where can I find drawings for hive bodies?
Post by: cao on February 20, 2016, 12:07:14 AM
This is what I use to build my boxes.

http://www.beesource.com/files/10frlang.pdf
Title: Re: where can I find drawings for hive bodies?
Post by: LKBruns on February 20, 2016, 06:39:24 PM
http://youtu.be/jlM5yMuNetA

This is what I use for handholes...
Title: Re: where can I find drawings for hive bodies?
Post by: Sundog on February 22, 2016, 06:51:51 PM
Quote from: cao on February 20, 2016, 12:07:14 AM
This is what I use to build my boxes.

http://www.beesource.com/files/10frlang.pdf

+1

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Title: Re: where can I find drawings for hive bodies?
Post by: GSF on February 25, 2016, 07:05:02 AM
LK, good video.

Cao/Sundog, When I try to go to the link it says page not found.

I usually make mine with a skill saw using just a single blade. This spring I've made 20+ mediums & 20+ deeps, a couple of queen castles, and maybe something else. When you add it all up and multiply it by 4 it comes out to around 200 handles. You'd think I would be good at it by now :wink:  Yeah, I'm looking for a better way :)
Title: Re: where can I find drawings for hive bodies?
Post by: little john on February 25, 2016, 11:14:53 AM
Quote from: GSF on February 25, 2016, 07:05:02 AM
Cao/Sundog, When I try to go to the link it says page not found.

Looks like they've had a 'tidy-up' ...

This might be the same:
http://www.beesource.com/build-it-yourself/10-frame-langstroth-barry-birkey/

or - the file you want can be sourced from:
http://web.archive.org/web/20150905084746/http://www.beesource.com/files/10frlang.pdf

The Internet Archive is your friend (and mine)  :smile:

LJ
Title: Re: where can I find drawings for hive bodies?
Post by: rwlaw on February 25, 2016, 02:51:28 PM
Beesource got hacked, I just read they're still restoring things that got severed while cleaning up. That page was probably one of them.
Title: Re: where can I find drawings for hive bodies?
Post by: Sundog on February 29, 2016, 01:59:52 AM
PM me if you need plans.

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