Cedar Field John
New Bee
- Joined
- Jan 14, 2021
- Messages
- 60
- Reaction score
- 29
- Location
- West Oxfordshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- One
Made to fit deep national frames.
Made to fit deep national frames.
Thank you. It wasn't that hard to build. The planning and getting the calculations correct took a lot longer.That's lovely. Good work. I was just watching one of the us YouTubers build an insulated long hive and thought they could be a useful bit of kit.
They are meshed air vents. Two in the roof, three on the cover boards and three in the bottom of the box.what's with the big hole in the gable end of the roof?
why?They are meshed air vents. Two in the roof, three on the cover boards and three in the bottom of the box.
So the air can come in through the bottom of the hive and leave through the top to prevent moisture.why?
So the air can come in through the bottom of the hive and leave through the top to prevent moisture.
Oh my goodness ... all that lovely work and you go and ruin it by turning it into a bee freezer... block them up... terrible idea.So the air can come in through the bottom of the hive and leave through the top to prevent moisture.
Before making this hive, I must of watched over a dozen videos on how to make them. Every video shows this same air vent construction. If the bees decide two or three holes is too many they may close one up. If it gets to hot, they will open it again. I have kept the pieces I drilled out for the winter. They will slot back in underneath if needed.Oh my goodness ... all that lovely work and you go and ruin it by turning it into a bee freezer... block them up... terrible idea.
doesn't mean they were right to fit them.Before making this hive, I must of watched over a dozen videos on how to make them. Every video shows this same air vent construction.
It's a terrible shame that one little badly written booklet of fictional science written by Wedmore in 1948, that was actually slated by his contemporaries when it was published was then picked up by the BBKA and hailed as the true gospel which has meant that the poorly thought out concept has been maintained and perpetuated for every following generation of beekeepers.I've had my LDH nearly 10 years now ... you watched the wrong videos ... Beekeeping mythology all this BS about ventilation....
I wouldn't have spent ten days building it and not taken bee space into account. There is exactly 8mm around the sides of the frames; 8mm from the frames to the cover boards and two thirds of an inch underneath the frames. The rebate is 17mm to take the 9mm thick top bar to leave the 8mm.Just a few thoughts, I see you've plumped for a solid floor - is that removeable? if not I would think about having one removeable panel to make it easier to clean any debris off the floor.
Whereabouts is the entrance?
are you planning on making your own frames? is that one shown at 2:23? if so, how far apart are the centres? they need to be spaced at 36-38mm, you also need beespace at the sides.
Can I ask how much space there is between a frame and the centre of your follower board? There should be no space between the side bar and the face of the board making the board effectively the side of the hive. It looks like there is too muchI wouldn't have spent ten days building it and not taken bee space into account. There is exactly 8mm around the sides of the frames; 8mm from the frames to the cover boards and two thirds of an inch underneath the frames. The rebate is 17mm to take the 9mm thick top bar to leave the 8mm.
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