Comments on: The Hive Box – Warre Hive Construction Guide http://thebeespace.net/2008/10/28/the-hive-box-warre-hive-construction-guide/ Smart, Simple & Sustainable Beekeeping Fri, 18 May 2012 04:21:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Nick http://thebeespace.net/2008/10/28/the-hive-box-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-20304 Thu, 10 May 2012 16:51:20 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=1027#comment-20304 Hi Hermann, if you hang a rail then the bees will build comb under it and you’ll never get the bars off. If that’s not a concern then it will work fine. You could use a piece of 1/2″ plywood that is the same dimension as the hive wall only cut 3/8″ shorter. Nail and glue this new piece onto the hive wall 3/8″ down from the top and you will be left with the rebate.

Hope that helps…Nick

]]> By: Hermann http://thebeespace.net/2008/10/28/the-hive-box-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-20301 Thu, 10 May 2012 15:05:04 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=1027#comment-20301 Can I skip making a rebate in the sides (due to lack of equipment) by putting on a rail on each side for the frames to rest on? Or will that create too much space which will then have other complications?

]]> By: PJ http://thebeespace.net/2008/10/28/the-hive-box-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-16822 Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:43:40 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=1027#comment-16822 Lowes & Home Depot have some small trim boards about an inch wide and around 2/4 of an inch thick. That is what I used for my old style top bars. I just cut a groove in the bottom and shoved in a piece of string I dipped in beeswax. They used them right away.

]]> By: Nick http://thebeespace.net/2008/10/28/the-hive-box-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-13485 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:08:58 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=1027#comment-13485 Thanks Todd, shellac is not usually recommended because it will deteriorate quickly outside. You say that the mahogany came from an old sailboat so it probably has a few coats of marine varnish. Just sanding the inside should work well! :-)

]]> By: Todd N.McDaniel http://thebeespace.net/2008/10/28/the-hive-box-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-13455 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:48:02 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=1027#comment-13455 NIck, great site lots of info. I have some mahogony from an old sailboat,beautiful wood but has a shelac finish. I will sand the inside but do I need to sand the outside also and if so why. If the wood needs to breath isn’t that what the quilt box is for? Doesn’t painting create the same problem.

]]> By: Nick http://thebeespace.net/2008/10/28/the-hive-box-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-5631 Fri, 06 May 2011 15:37:00 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=1027#comment-5631 Hi Aaron, I usually cut and plane down scrap left over from the build. Has anyone else found a better method?

]]> By: Aaron http://thebeespace.net/2008/10/28/the-hive-box-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-5629 Thu, 05 May 2011 20:24:10 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=1027#comment-5629 Thanks so much Nick for this great site. I have just finished to Warre hives and will be installing my bees here in the next couple of days when they come in.
How did you make the top bars??

]]> By: Nick http://thebeespace.net/2008/10/28/the-hive-box-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-4965 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 14:38:38 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=1027#comment-4965 Hi Giovanni. I don’t think you’ll have a problem with those dimensions.

]]> By: Giovanni Glasscock http://thebeespace.net/2008/10/28/the-hive-box-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-4955 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:57:02 +0000 http://thebeespace.wordpress.com/?p=1027#comment-4955 NICK, is the 24 mm wideness for the top bars negotiable? I have some bars that measure slightly over at a tad under 26mm. Will using slightly wider top bars have an opposing impact on the bees?

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