Warre Hive: The Vertical Top Bar Explained
The Warre hive is the design people find when they have already decided a Langstroth looks like too much equipment. …
Hives & Setup
Langstroth, top bar, Warre and Flow explained box by box, with frames, stands and where the hive should stand.
Plastic or Wooden Frames: What Bees Actually Draw
Ask ten backyard beekeepers whether to run plastic or wooden frames and you will get ten confident answers and at …
Langstroth Hive Dimensions Every Box Must Match
The reason a Langstroth hive works is not the wood, it is the standard. Any deep box from any supplier …
Flow Hive Cost: What the Full Setup Runs To
Almost everyone who looks at a Flow Hive asks the same question in the same order: what does it cost, …
Eight or Ten Frame Hive: Weight Versus Space
The eight frame or ten frame question comes up right when you are ordering your first hive, which is the …
DIY Hive Stand: Cinder Blocks, Pallets or Plans
A hive stand is the one piece of beekeeping equipment almost everyone builds rather than buys, and it is also …
All Mediums or Deeps and Supers: Lifting Math
Two deeps for the brood nest with mediums on top is the setup most beekeeping books describe, and it works. …
Where to Put a Beehive in a Backyard
Most backyards have exactly one good spot for a hive and two or three spots that look good until August. …
Top Bar Hive: Back Friendly, Harvest Limited
Most people meet the top bar hive through a back. Someone in a club mentions that they cannot lift a …
Queen Excluder: Use It, Skip It or Time It
Ask ten beekeepers whether they use a queen excluder and you will get four yes answers, four no answers and …
Nuc Box Guide: Cardboard, Plastic or Wood
A nuc box is the most useful piece of equipment nobody buys until their second season. It is a small …
Langstroth Hive Explained Box by Box
Open any beekeeping catalog and you are looking at a wall of rectangular boxes with slightly different depths, frame counts …