@@stroutsabout I've just about finished my first long hive. It's a heavy brute. It's not as deep as yours but deeper than the conventional Langstroth frame. I'll make the next build as deep as yours I think. The separate rebate piece where the frames sit, or hang from is an excellent idea. I wasn't happy doing the rebate on the saw so did the second cut by hand - not a very professional finish I'm afraid. You've offered some really useful ideas!! Thanks. Did you have much of an issue with propolis in detaching the top frame from the bottom in preparation for extracting? And if you were to de-cap mechanically (in a de-capping machine) would you need to re-instate a top bar to each frame?
@@stroutsabout have you seen the super horazontal hive from horazontalhives.com? I basically wanted to build that but the bottom be with your double deep frames. I originally was thinking a layens hive for the bottom but I like your design much more.
@@Brigidz mine is heavy as a bear too :) I have not had any trouble separating the top and bottom frame sections. Check out my recent video on our honey harvest where I talk about how to separate the frames (th-cam.com/video/smE0TVaVW2E/w-d-xo.html). As for using a de-capping machine, I have never used one and don't know enough about how they work to give you an answer. But good luck on your next build!
For the roof, i recommend making a drip edge so the water does not hug the bottom edge and run into the hive. You can do this on the side of the roof by attaching a strip with a recessed bottom edge, or by attaching a strip on the edge directly under the board that the corrugated iron is sitting on. I would choose the 2nd option.
That's a great idea Japesh. I was actually planning to do that, but realized that since there is an overlap where the roof assembly hinges down onto the main box assembly, water can't get into the hive anyway. The drip edge would provide better protection as you described, but I just got lazy at the end of the build haha! :)
That is a good design,,you can use a split the frames and use regular extractor to harvest your honey
Thanks Wayne!
Ibu says "Oh my gosh. I'm blown away. This is fabulous!"
Wow! What an awesome job you did with this hive. I wish I was able to sit down with you and give you my ideas for the hive I would like to build.
Thanks! What kind of hive are you interested in?
@@stroutsabout I've just about finished my first long hive. It's a heavy brute. It's not as deep as yours but deeper than the conventional Langstroth frame. I'll make the next build as deep as yours I think. The separate rebate piece where the frames sit, or hang from is an excellent idea. I wasn't happy doing the rebate on the saw so did the second cut by hand - not a very professional finish I'm afraid. You've offered some really useful ideas!! Thanks. Did you have much of an issue with propolis in detaching the top frame from the bottom in preparation for extracting? And if you were to de-cap mechanically (in a de-capping machine) would you need to re-instate a top bar to each frame?
@@stroutsabout have you seen the super horazontal hive from horazontalhives.com? I basically wanted to build that but the bottom be with your double deep frames. I originally was thinking a layens hive for the bottom but I like your design much more.
@@Brigidz mine is heavy as a bear too :) I have not had any trouble separating the top and bottom frame sections. Check out my recent video on our honey harvest where I talk about how to separate the frames (th-cam.com/video/smE0TVaVW2E/w-d-xo.html). As for using a de-capping machine, I have never used one and don't know enough about how they work to give you an answer. But good luck on your next build!
@@JSRocker1776 The Sharashkin horizontal hive was a big inspiration behind my hive design. So yes, that sounds like a great idea! :)
How has overwintering been on this hive so far?
cooooooool hive
For the roof, i recommend making a drip edge so the water does not hug the bottom edge and run into the hive. You can do this on the side of the roof by attaching a strip with a recessed bottom edge, or by attaching a strip on the edge directly under the board that the corrugated iron is sitting on. I would choose the 2nd option.
That's a great idea Japesh. I was actually planning to do that, but realized that since there is an overlap where the roof assembly hinges down onto the main box assembly, water can't get into the hive anyway. The drip edge would provide better protection as you described, but I just got lazy at the end of the build haha! :)
Hey dave this is friggin awesome buddy thanks for the info
You are very creative, and this hive build looks amazing. Great job!
maravilhoso, belo trabalho