cheapest place for natinal crown/feeder boards

[beesleybees]

as per title please guys

 

[Erichalfbee]

B and Q?
That's where I get my ply from.
You can sometimes find it in skips.

 

[isc26]

caddon Hives £10

 

[theboynelson]

Any timber yard, and they can cut to measure if you are inclined that way, then simply cut out the holes and put battens along the edges.
Easy

 

[itma]

B&Q will cut ply sheets into mm-accurate square (or rectangular) shapes (at no cost beyond the material).
Then on the next aisle, select some appropriate edge strip to give you beespace for a standard national.
A few nails and some wood glue ... easy enough for me to do!

// BUT I like nice clear polycarb cover boards for normal use. So its actually rhombus clearer boards (with a deeper edge strip), a swarm board, a solid floor for siamesed mating nucs, and the like that I've been knocking together.

 

[Chrisfnvs]

Look at the winter sales prices cant go wrong if you take everything into account, all the major suppliers have a winter sale so it worth shopping around. chris

 

[tonybloke]

squares of ply for me, with a 20mm edge to use as a 'apiguard' eke when I turn them over.
(top bee space brood boxes, btw)

 

[enrico]

squares of ply for me, with a 20mm edge to use as a 'apiguard' eke when I turn them over.
(top bee space brood boxes, btw)

I was going to use the ....yeah that.....smiley but I can't get them to work!.....anyway......yeah that!!!

 

[tonybloke]

 

[enrico]

Clever dick!

 

[tonybloke]

Clever dick!

why thank you kind sir

 

[REDWOOD]

Where ever you get your ply from make sure it is at leased 12mm thick for insulation

 

[adrian wilford]

mek your own get loads out of a sheet of ply

 

[oliver90owner]

Where ever you get your ply from make sure it is at leased 12mm thick for insulation

I use 9/10mm ply sheet. I don't believe insulation is of particular interest, as I can easily add insulation as required, and the extra 2/3mm is neither here nor there (apart from being an unnecessary added expense). Rigidity is (I don't edge mine with any battens) and resistance to warping is.

 

[itma]

Where ever you get your ply from make sure it is at leased 12mm thick for insulation

I use 9/10mm ply sheet. I don't believe insulation is of particular interest, as I can easily add insulation as required, and the extra 2/3mm is neither here nor there (apart from being an unnecessary added expense). Rigidity is (I don't edge mine with any battens) and resistance to warping is.

RAB, it is quite likely that many readers will not know that you use *top* beespace hives. You should consider the possibility of accidentally misleading those that are unaware your 14x12's are not as most would expect, and flag this up more often.
Some such battening is, of course, required for normal 14x12's and Nationals (as per the OP.)

 

[REDWOOD]

Where ever you get your ply from make sure it is at leased 12mm thick for insulation

I use 9/10mm ply sheet. I don't believe insulation is of particular interest, as I can easily add insulation as required, and the extra 2/3mm is neither here nor there (apart from being an unnecessary added expense). Rigidity is (I don't edge mine with any battens) and resistance to warping is.

even 9-10mm is better than 5-6mm bought crown boards

 

[oliver90owner]

RAB, it is quite likely that many readers will not know that you use *top* beespace hives.

You are right. There will be some that don't know the difference. Not my fault if they are unable to work out the difference? They clearly need to actually read a beekeeping book? Oh, and understand it? They could always ask why, if they could not work it out; there is enough on this forum to give some broad hints. Sometimes people need to think. Clearly you think there are some that don't?

 

[Outlander]

RAB, it is quite likely that many readers will not know that you use *top* beespace hives.

You are right. There will be some that don't know the difference. Not my fault if they are unable to work out the difference? They clearly need to actually read a beekeeping book? Oh, and understand it? They could always ask why, if they could not work it out; there is enough on this forum to give some broad hints. Sometimes people need to think. Clearly you think there are some that don't?

Good morning to you Rab. I hope you can tell me and hope you do not feel this is a stupid question but remember I am new at this. We your hives and the top bee space when using matchsticks does it give better air circulation for venterlation? In bed via Samsung mobile so excuse any mistakes

 

[Drew]

Clever dick!

D'Oh!

 

[oliver90owner]

when using matchsticks

I don't, unless under the brood box (and then matchsticks would likely crush, so I would use something a little more robust).

Most of my colonies have more than adequate ventilation at the floor level without recourse to any other tricks.