How To Assemble A National Beehive Roof

Since a summer beehive is loaded with moisture from both bee respiration and drying nectar the hive can quickly become a damp mold infested environment that is not healthy for bees or good for making honey.

How to assemble a national beehive roof.

As well as the buttons above there are dimensional and construction details here for the national hive. This information is by kind permission of the scottish beekeepers ass n. In the following tables each material column lists nominal dimensions and each dimensions column lists the actual final measurements. Warm air holds moisture and the warmer the air the more moisture it can hold.

Leave it natural and unfinished as with all the internal parts of any beehive. The short sides fit into the rabbeted edges of the long sides. A ventilated gabled roof is one of my favorite pieces of beekeeping equipment. Take your other piece of ply known as a cover board lay it across the sides of the roof and nail into place.

Build the main frame of the roof by fixing the gable ends to the short sides the same way you did with the quilt and hive boxes. In this episode we show you how to put together a national beehive brood the place where the bees store the honey. National hive national stand national floor national heather floor national brood box framed wire excluder national super section crate snelgrove board national crown board national miller feeder diagonal miller feeder brother adam feeder national ashforth feeder national roof national eke national 14 x 12 box uniting board hanging section. When making parts please remember the b s.

Loosely assemble all four side panels of the roof together as a test fit you re building a box. Crown board for the british national hive quantity material dimensions notes 4 1 x 6. Build your own beehives with thorne. Assemble the panels of the roof.