spytek
New Bee
Hi everyone.. My name is Rob and I'm new to the idea of beekeeping and have been 'lurking' around the forum and learning about it all.. haven't lost interest so far so thats a good start. I'm considering building my own hive and am planning to join a local association (I think Birmingham and District are the closest to where I live).
I have plenty of questions but will start off with some on hives..
I'm thinking of building a national hive with a deep brood box using plywood and have noticed that B&Q sell 2 types of plywood, one made of softwood and one made of hardwood which is double the price of the softwood version. Does it matter which type I get when it comes to a beehive providing its WBP?
Also I know that the external dimensions of a national hive is 46cmx46cm but what should the internal dimensions be? Reason I ask is that different thicknesses of wood will affect the internal size and if there is an ideal measure of gap needed between say the inner side and the frame edge or the first/last frame and the inner wall then this needs to be taken into account.
Apologies if my questions seems strange but I would appreciate some help on this.
Thanks
Rob
I have plenty of questions but will start off with some on hives..
I'm thinking of building a national hive with a deep brood box using plywood and have noticed that B&Q sell 2 types of plywood, one made of softwood and one made of hardwood which is double the price of the softwood version. Does it matter which type I get when it comes to a beehive providing its WBP?
Also I know that the external dimensions of a national hive is 46cmx46cm but what should the internal dimensions be? Reason I ask is that different thicknesses of wood will affect the internal size and if there is an ideal measure of gap needed between say the inner side and the frame edge or the first/last frame and the inner wall then this needs to be taken into account.
Apologies if my questions seems strange but I would appreciate some help on this.
Thanks
Rob