Comments on: How to Build a Beehive for Free

By: Terry Middleton

Terry Middleton — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:58:14 +0000

After some 30 years of beekeeping in many bee associations as Chair,seccy etc largely experimenting and now ageing a little have a single Warr’e. One word of warning. Do make the hive of rough timber, pallets probably not thick enough timber in the UK. Making from any form of ply and putiing any form of safe protection coating will prove too smooth to permit an easy climb in for the bees.
I have a swarm that is trying it’s darndest to make it for the third day despite my pre rubbing old comb on all the internal surfaces and giving some good drawn comb.
It would seem that the rougher the timber the better.

By: Georgie

Georgie — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:49:55 +0000

I have linked to this article in blog article about building beehives

By: Natural Beekeeping

Natural Beekeeping — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:52:49 +0000

We love Warre beehives so much that we set up a small business making and selling them. They are quite straightforward to make and easy to maintain. Of course, if you want one but can’t or don’t wish to make it yourself take a look at our website.

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By: Nicki Penaluna

Nicki Penaluna — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:05:10 +0000

Thank you for that comment Laura. I shall probably build some hTBH like Phil Chandlers. They will be easier for me than the Warré hives. I was just trying to utilise what I already had – but take your point – I can probably sell them quite easily.

By: Laura Workman

Laura Workman — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:38:03 +0000

Nicki, from reading “Beekeeping for All” just yesterday (such is my entire experience with Warre hives), it appears that the standard boxes are too large to work effectively as Warre hives. It seems as though it would be much, much simpler to just start from scratch and build Warre hives. Then you could maybe sell your standard hives to recoup some of the expense!

By: Nicki Penaluna

Nicki Penaluna — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:15:00 +0000

I’d love some feedback on my query – I need to put my colony in a new brood box this spring. They were given to me by a friend and I want to change them over to a new hive. I’d love to change to TBH . Can I get some advice from anyone. I have standard national boxes built by my husband. The internal dimensions are slightly smaller than the national because he used thicker timber for insulation. What do you think would happen if I put a brood box under the colony with Warré type top bars and no frames. Would it be a disaster. I hate opening the colony and so do my bees – they are very productive and very strong and I don’t want to lose them or mess them about.

By: Scot McPherson

Scot McPherson — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:04:00 +0000

Nicole, what is you exact complaint?

By: nicole

nicole — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:40:02 +0000

this is crap what you are giving me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!