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This is all extremely helpful - I like the idea of applying myself to specific aspects of the hive rather than a completely new version. I feel that could bare more fruitful results! And I agree Pargyle, I've never been one to conform but sometimes it just makes sense :) Thankyou jackstraw...

Wow, a lot of things to think about! Will take me a while to work through the replies and think about them all individually. All I can say in response at the moment is that as soon as I get the hive back from up north, I'll be setting it up and just seeing how it works. That's really all I can...

Hey Dishmop and Pargyle, don't be sorry at all! This is the reason that I came onto this forum in the first place. I've got no interest in putting something out onto the market if it doesn't work for the bees/beekeeper. I'm not going to give up on it just yet though, I'll keep it as a sideline...

Just checked my emails for the order from Th---es - these are the ones I found: S.N.4 Frames - pack of 10 14" X 12" Frames - 10 http://www.thorne.co.uk/frames-and-foundations/frames/british-standard-frames?product_id=4487...

Hi Ewardking, thank you! I'm a fair way off from being completely happy with it but I did want it to be an ongoing project. It keeps me occupied :) I'll definitely keep that in mind though! Hey Dishmop, I think i'm getting confused then.. I remember basing the internal dimensions on the...

Not great but this is probably the best image I have at the moment that shows where the lug ends sit. If I'm honest, I simply cut down the lug ends on each frame and they fit snugly inside. They rest on a small, cylindrical length of Aluminium rod (subject to change) so as to keep flat edge...

This is the first one I built. The second one I built was very similar apart from a few things. I'd changed the direction of the 45degree angles from going diagonally down and in, to going diagonally down and out as it eliminated the chances of rain dribbling into the hive. I'll try and find a...

That's my next job! haha But I have actually checked - Hive tool would definitely work on prising them apart :)

I haven't yet - it's still just a concept. Now I'm back home from uni though, I can set it up and see how it works! I always knew that it was never going to be an easy product to test, not like a chair or a table where it's pretty obvious if it works or not - if you fall off it, it doesn't work...

As you can tell, I'm a designer not a beekeeper (yet) haha It's all a learning process though :) I see your concern on the water trap point. This is only the first prototype though, on the second I will be angling the rails down slightly to hopefully eliminate the chances of a water build-up...

You can. I've just tried to make it a lot more secure than having them simply rest on top of one another.

I'm a designer, it's our job to re-invent the wheel ;)

Good Afternoon everyone, Despite bumbling around on here anonymously for the past few months, I'm a new profile and I'm still not entirely sure what the forum etiquette is regarding new posters. Assuming this post is okay, I'd like to ask for the help and advice of the Beekeeping Forum...

:) Welcome home!!

:) Always good to meet fellow bee-lovers!

Good to have you here! All the best :D

Welcome!! :D Bee friendly gardens are always so beautiful, I can't wait until I have the space to create one!

Welcome! Love bee puns! :)

Welcome!! :)

Welcome!! :)))