Comments on: Materials List – Warre Hive Construction Guide http://thebeespace.net/2008/08/14/materials-list-warre-hive-construction-guide/ Smart, Simple & Sustainable Beekeeping Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:14:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Matthew http://thebeespace.net/2008/08/14/materials-list-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-3853 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:11:11 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=360#comment-3853 Hello Nick,
I am interested in purchasing a Warre hive unassembled kit. Do you know of a source around Portland, OR?
Thanks,
Matthew

]]> By: Nick http://thebeespace.net/2008/08/14/materials-list-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-3433 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:05:24 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=360#comment-3433 Hi Wendy, yes redwood is acceptable and will weather nicely.

]]> By: wendy http://thebeespace.net/2008/08/14/materials-list-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-3427 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:26:33 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=360#comment-3427 I’d love to know if redwood is acceptable. We are redoing our deck and will have a bit of 2 x 6 redwood along with a few pieces of fir.

]]> By: Jessica http://thebeespace.net/2008/08/14/materials-list-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-2873 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:02:33 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=360#comment-2873 Do you know if honeybees naturally build their hives in a Redwood? Or along the West Coast, do bees naturally prefer a certain wood?

]]> By: Jessica http://thebeespace.net/2008/08/14/materials-list-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-2872 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:59:58 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=360#comment-2872 Is it ok to use redwood in a beehive? I have heard it is best to use a food grade wood, but here in California I have heard of people building beehives with redwood.

]]> By: Debbie http://thebeespace.net/2008/08/14/materials-list-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-2852 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:23:33 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=360#comment-2852 Hi Yes I am interested in knowing how to transfer nucs, I am getting my first bees this week they will be coming on 5 national frames how do we transfer them into our warre hive???

]]> By: Rachel http://thebeespace.net/2008/08/14/materials-list-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-2810 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:22:20 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=360#comment-2810 Nick… Thank you so much for the plans, they’re awesome! Quick question, I have a friend that cut and planed wood for the hives (we’re starting 3), he had the plans and knew the max width needed was 8 1/4. I think the planing has made the width around 8 inches — how precise do we need to be with the measurements (this would affect the height of the hive body and the roof)? Thank you…

Also any suggestions for transferring nucs? Can I just put the box on top, close any extra spaces and let them build down?

Again, many thanks for all that you’ve done!

]]> By: toby http://thebeespace.net/2008/08/14/materials-list-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-2446 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:03:15 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=360#comment-2446 thanks for the detailed plans. i think i’ll try to build this and am hoping to be able to have a hive soon.

if one is using redwood or cedar, is paint necessary? i can see spending the extra money upfront if i don’t have to paint.

also, the pins/nails for the top bar, can screws also be used? or is the idea that they need to be very slim, and therefore only the pins or nails will work?

thanks again, this is inspiring!

]]> By: Marc http://thebeespace.net/2008/08/14/materials-list-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-2434 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:33:23 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=360#comment-2434 What exactly is pine shelving? Is it the same thing as laminated pine?

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