I made 2 frame styrofoam hives from broccoli boxes, just used a hot wire and sliced down the guts about 4 inches worth and used contact cement to glue back together, costs nothing and I can use to build up colonies and also requeen with the whole 2 frame colony, I made about 15 of these
Problem with them and I think you will agree is that you end up with so much extra equipment, that's why I use the two frame, it's utilising standard deep frames
Hope everything is going well have you been able to harvest honey
Hey Elizabeth, thanks for asking. I'm slowly building up my bee numbers, and I hope to build up a bit of a honey stockpile next spring & summer.
I made 2 frame styrofoam hives from broccoli boxes, just used a hot wire and sliced down the guts about 4 inches worth and used contact cement to glue back together, costs nothing and I can use to build up colonies and also requeen with the whole 2 frame colony, I made about 15 of these
Bee Vlog Australia has a very good video about how to make mini mating nucs.
Problem with them and I think you will agree is that you end up with so much extra equipment, that's why I use the two frame, it's utilising standard deep frames
Very quiet; without smoke..
They had a very small puff which was edited out.