Top Bar hive made from scrap material

GaryMinckler · January 16, 2009, 05:56:15 PM

Minus entrances, bars, and cover.

HAB · January 16, 2009, 06:34:05 PM

Looks like your off to a great start! Does it have a solid, open, or screened bottom.? :)

Robo · January 16, 2009, 06:38:28 PM

Nice Job! :devilbanana:

GaryMinckler · January 16, 2009, 07:15:16 PM

Hive has a solid bottom. The directions I followed had a screened bottom. 8-)

David LaFerney · January 18, 2009, 10:24:27 PM

It looks really good and the 1/2" material probably makes it pretty light too. How did you put it together? Nails? Glue? Screws?

I've been building hive bodies for the last couple of weekends, and I keep having this picture go through my head of a hive full of bees falling apart in my hands if I don't do a good job.

GaryMinckler · January 19, 2009, 06:48:10 AM

Woodscrews(sheetrocking type) and Gorilla glue. I use that on all my hive bodies, frames, covers. It's awesome stuff.

buzzbee · January 19, 2009, 07:49:54 PM

Gee Gary,
That's an awful nice piece ya got there! If you get tired of it you can ship it to me to get rid of it! Nice Job!!

GaryMinckler · January 19, 2009, 10:26:16 PM

Thanks everybody! Last week when the temperatures hit -27 it made a nice little indoor project. All scrap material from this project.

GaryMinckler · January 19, 2009, 10:36:58 PM

Tried to post a different pic...one more try , then I'm out. Sorry!

GaryMinckler · January 31, 2009, 03:06:12 PM

Finished and ready for bees. 23 top bars.

buzzbee · January 31, 2009, 08:20:17 PM

Very nice Gary!!
It will be bee time before you know it.