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I've started building my first Native Bee Hive. It's based on the ones I have purchased because when splitting hives they have to match up in size.
There's three sections, 25mm thick Hoop Pine. They say the thickness should be atleast 25mm and some make them 30 to 40mm thick. The thickness protects the bees from excessive cold and heat. I still have some more work to do on it but this is the basic structure.
I was going to buy a Table saw for the job and mentioned it to my neighbour and he said he had a saw sitting there so I borrowed it. It's a "Aldi Workzone" brand, ... cheap... I don't think I'd buy one, the guides and fittings are a bit lightweight. I was going to buy a cheap one, but now I think i'll spend the extra and get a middle of range one.
I'll update this post as it progresses. It still needs more work, and some paint.
For more info, here's a link to my Native Bee thread
http://selfsufficientculture.com/threads/native-bees.391/
There's three sections, 25mm thick Hoop Pine. They say the thickness should be atleast 25mm and some make them 30 to 40mm thick. The thickness protects the bees from excessive cold and heat. I still have some more work to do on it but this is the basic structure.
I was going to buy a Table saw for the job and mentioned it to my neighbour and he said he had a saw sitting there so I borrowed it. It's a "Aldi Workzone" brand, ... cheap... I don't think I'd buy one, the guides and fittings are a bit lightweight. I was going to buy a cheap one, but now I think i'll spend the extra and get a middle of range one.
I'll update this post as it progresses. It still needs more work, and some paint.
For more info, here's a link to my Native Bee thread
http://selfsufficientculture.com/threads/native-bees.391/
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