where can I find drawings for hive bodies?

CaribBeeman · 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.

jimineycricket · 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/

rwlaw · 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/

mtnb · 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.

BeeMaster2 · 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

mtnb · February 19, 2016, 11:43:19 PM

Oh seriously? Ok. Thanks for the heads up Jim.

cao · February 20, 2016, 12:07:14 AM

This is what I use to build my boxes.

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

LKBruns · February 20, 2016, 06:39:24 PM

http://youtu.be/jlM5yMuNetA

This is what I use for handholes...

Sundog · 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

GSF · 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

Yeah, I'm looking for a better way :)

little john · 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)

LJ

rwlaw · 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.

Sundog · February 29, 2016, 01:59:52 AM

PM me if you need plans.