Great video, Mr David! Love your content. Box dimensions: ½" plywood board 9" x 10" faces 19¼" x 10" sides. Inner faces: 9½" x 7¾" Total size 9"W x 20¼"L x 10½"H
Thank you David for this video! I like that this is a simple way to build a Nuc for new bee keepers. We are building a house and I hope to build as many Nucs as possible with all of our scrap wood!
I build a lot of my own beekeeping equipment. The idea of a custom assembly jig is a great idea. I am already brainstorming on how to make one to attach to my bench.
Thanks David, I love your positivity, I always leave my bee's knowing the work i've put in will hopefully make them more comfortable and safe and possibly make me a little bit of honey. It is a lovely relationship that really puts those of us fortunate enough to share it in touch with something primal.
Two years ago I bought your Queen course, and I built 10 nuc boxes just like you did, I found the plans for them on the net somewhere. They work very well. Use one to bring home a swarm once. PS: I did not put sawdust in my coffee.
Maybe I started a new type of coffee with roughage! Coffee with fiber. Might be a big hit in the city coffee shops. Thanks for buying my queen rearing course, I appreciate it.
On nucleus box i used 1/2 inches play wood this year I have water inside and kill the bee s , i think lids with paint or metal shear help with water/ rain snow
Love your instruction on the 5-frame box. AND totally love your coffee time chat - - especially your serendipitous decision to make a candle.... Talk about being a LIGHT in this winter time - - THANK YOU for all your timely wisdom! I'm primed with all sorts of BEE-related ideas for the rest of winter. ☺❄☃❄🐝🕯
Hey David, sometimes I use a 12x24 ceramic floor tile as a top cover because they cost around two bucks at a building supply store by looking for the least expensive. Just finished making eight telescoping covers by ripping 5/8 rough cut fence boards with a plywood cover to prevent the curl. I painted them with Kilz oil primer (what I had) to seal the plywood end-grain from water before painting with a good quality exterior house paint (semigloss). Considering the cost of bee equipment, take reasonable efforts to keep it in good repair.. I just came back here after you mentioned it again in your fake honey video.
@@beek Just set the floor tile on top of the nuc hive body or on top of a plywood cover as a weight and/or weather protection. I got the idea from a senior in MS who was beekeeping in NUC boxes and suggested some Reflexit as a flexible inner cover to prevent heat transfer from the sun. I used the floor tile cover last year and no regrets with top ventilation ie wood innercover.
As someone getting into beekeeping and seeing your queen rearing videos, I am excited for April to try my shot at 2 hives and some queen breeding in a nuc. I appreciate the vault of information and your enthusiasm you put into each video! As a fellow David I say thank you.
Hole saw attachment for a drill with serrated teeth does a much better job of hole than an auger bit. Like the one you used on the vent hole. But use what you have! The screened opening is also great for transporting nuc anywhere.
Follow up question David. Need your help. Six days ago, on a 55 degree day, I gave an OAV treatment because I was seeing a few mites on my bottom pest tray. Two days after treatment I counted 249. Following day I counted 159. Following day there were 137. Today, which is six days after treatment, I counted 97; a lot of which were smaller and white infant mites. Are these numbers alarming? Would you do another treatment in a couple weeks, or could these numbers be fall offs from VSH cleaning? Thank you.
I've been making 2 and 5 frame nucs with plywood sides and lumber ends. I make them with bottom boards like a regular 10 frame would use especially the 2 frames. If a 2 frame is growing out and I want to make a real colony I add another box on top for 4 frames, easier than transferring to 5 frame. Long story short I now have several other bee keepers wanting me to build everything from nucs to 30 frame long langs. Not sure I want to get into all that. They also like my iron pipe hive stands and I've been approached about building those too. I didn't retire just to go to work!
Love the video! All of your videos actually! I was thinking that, for the ventilation screen on the back, you could drill the holes through each separate piece and embed the screen between them. Of course, it would only be for aesthetics, but just a thought.
Watching how you used the shorter pieces of plywood for frame rests gave me the idea to use that to build a long hive. I don't have a router to cut frame rests.
Good enough for beekeeping 😄 I bought some unassembled hive bodies from a Larger Beekeeping company and YUK, not good. Not square, finger joints do not fit well. Boards a bit warped. Very challenging to assemble.
Great info, You have to number each of the slots in your jig and then just print a chart saying what numbers go together to make what size. Just a thought.
C'mon David, staples don't hurt much. To me, bee stings were always worse than a pneumatic staple. The tough part is getting it out of your finger bone. You might need a friend to help. Just sharing what I've experienced, that's all.
That's a great question that I would love to answer on my livestream this Thursday 7pm CST. Can you bring it to the chat? Here's the link: ua-cam.com/users/live_pXQ-vqdK2I
One design I've done on my nucs to save on wood is I make the long sides a little longer and the short sides shorter and I cut the short sides down to frame rest height then I install 1 ½ inch wide pieces on the ends to cover the gap left by the frame rest and it also doubles as my handles. Saves alot of wood.
My uncle was using a nail gun once by holding the trigger down and bouncing the gun on the wood to “get the job done faster” one nail went through at an angle going through his finger the job was not finished that day.
Ask always. Knowledge, just signed up for the course and have two hives coming to set up. Picking bees up mid April. One full and one nuc. Daughters are looking forward to helping. Thank you for you.
I build stuff all the time but it was fun to watch you build your boxes just to see your character. I like the message at the end as well. May as well have a cup half full.
I'm currently building 5 frame nucs myself. I'm a little bit behind schedule but that's alright. I personally find wood working to be relaxing and enjoyable.
Was doing this just last week David, I make all of my own bee stuff, boxes, frames, screen bottoms, and whatever I find I might need, that's almost as much fun as watching my bees work. Coffee is a must!
Yes watch my latest video. But Brandon T. wrote them out in a comment: Box dimensions: ½" plywood board 9" x 10" faces 19¼" x 10" sides. Inner faces: 9½" x 7¾" Total size 9"W x 20¼"L x 10½"H
So great to see how easy you make that five frame nuc box. I'll make those holes before I assemble. You are a great teacher. Wood in the coffee🙃 Wado/ thank you.
Mug up at the Burn's. Good morning David, 5 F at 7:22 am here in central NH. -16 predicted for Friday night. That's what I'm talking about. We were a zone 4 when I was growing up! Great information, thanks for posting, stay warm, peace, Brice
@@beek Hi David this is my first time responding to your videos but I really enjoy them and all of the knowledge that you have. I was wondering if it is ok to use an old 5 frame nuc box for a swarm trap and should I drill the holes in them like you did in the nuc that you built.
Hi Robert, yes you can use them for swarm traps. Well you don't have to have the holes but the extra ventilation goes along way. Thank you for watching.
I totally enjoyed you, and your video. It is by far the best instructional video I've watched. I am getting back into the hobby after being away for almost ten years, and as a result I have very little equipment. I plan on building several Nucs using your plans as I recently caught a small swarm (so much Fun), and even at 71 I got so excited. Thank you for sharing.
Great video David! We also build our own bee boxes and it is pretty fun, but does involve work, but it is great to know how to build or put together your boxes. Take care!
PERFECT timing Dave! Just starting an need some nucs for splits and someone just threw out some 1/2" plywood this week. Enough for at least 1 nuc. And queens, of course.
You are a brave man wearing such a nice looking shirt around glue. You must be really talented...Glue seems to find its way onto everything it is not supposed to when I use it. Not only do I have to protect my eyes, ears and hands but also my clothes!🙄
Hi David! New subscriber and always a thumbs up on each video. Question: can you do a video for those of us that only want to raise and care for just ONE hive? I’m confused as what to do when the hive grows too big. Do I kill the new queens, do I kill an over abundance of bees in order to thin the hive. I don’t want to kill them but don’t know what to do with them. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. -Landon
Don't know where in Illinois you live, but here in WI it is supposed to get below zero tonight. Ouch! Btw, what are the dimensions for the dowel you use for making queen cups/caps?
Thank you for the helpful video. It would help me if you could mention what the inside dimensions of the box are. So many folks are posting these build videos, and they mention that they can be made from scrap lumber. Well, the inside dimensions are so much more important than the outside dimensions, as the thickness of lumber may differ. Thank you, again. I learned a lot.
Thanks for another great video David, I love nucs I was a bit skeptical about keeping them but started in my third year (this past) and have 3 nucs currently overwintering (2 doing great) in SE Pennsylvania. They are great for requeening and adding brood to other hives.
You're not kidding about the drill. I've got a crooked finger due to a paddle bit binding as it poked through the back side of a 2×4. Those little drills have enough power to brake a finger.
Thanks David for the encouraging words and enlightenment! I feel you were talking to me personally after my criticism of the AFB vax. in the comments the other day. However I do stand on my opinion that it won't be good. We can only hope and pray for the best .
Had a guy I was working with sent a 16 penny nail thru his thumb. Talk about ouch. I am gonna try to raise a few queens this year. I have built a few nuc boxes out of coroplast, not sure how they will hold up........but time will tell. Nice looking nuc there.
Great video David! Have you ever thought of starting a beekeeping podcast? It would be nice to listen when driving or listening on headphones when working.
Hi Sam, Dr. Zawislak and I have done a podcast forever off and on. I've decided to do one here on UA-cam and you can listen as you drive, you don't have to watch. I do that alot, listen to a UA-cam video while I drive.
Thank you David for all your teaching and for the best Coffee Time. For others; Be sure to wear hearing and eye protection. I did not use hearing protection during my early years in carpentry. Now my ears ring ALL the time. I never have silence. So please follow Davids advice on safety equipment.
I built a 5 frame meduim, to get my queen finisher through winter. I hope to build a deep 11 or 12 frame to fit the 2 - 5 frame boxes one, once it warms up in a few weeks. I am glad I bought a few tools to make my own wooden ware when I started beekeeping.
Thanks for sharing this video and your wisdom. Years ago, I was told " Only You control your attitude and your activity" that has always help me to maintain a positive attitude.
Thank you David! This is perfect timing. I had my first beekeeping class last Saturday- it went well - and I committed myself by ordering my first colony. I was told that they arrive in these nucleus boxes but I can't keep the box. Which is fine now that I have your tutorial on how to make my own. 👍🏼
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Great video, Mr David! Love your content.
Box dimensions:
½" plywood board
9" x 10" faces
19¼" x 10" sides.
Inner faces: 9½" x 7¾"
Total size 9"W x 20¼"L x 10½"H
Thank you David for this video! I like that this is a simple way to build a Nuc for new bee keepers. We are building a house and I hope to build as many Nucs as possible with all of our scrap wood!
For sure! And thank you for being a subscriber for a year.
OK, how about just listing all the dimension of that NUC? Please, I don't see them.
I build a lot of my own beekeeping equipment. The idea of a custom assembly jig is a great idea. I am already brainstorming on how to make one to attach to my bench.
Yes, Travis, we can build a deep box, glued with 8 nails per corner in around 3 minutes.
Very nice work David
Thanks for your positivity and your outlooks !!!
Thanks David, I love your positivity, I always leave my bee's knowing the work i've put in will hopefully make them more comfortable and safe and possibly make me a little bit of honey. It is a lovely relationship that really puts those of us fortunate enough to share it in touch with something primal.
That is so so true. I hope you can join me for my livestream tomorrow night (Thursday) at 7 Central: ua-cam.com/users/liveRHGE5_tnl5A
Clever jig table! Thank you for showing this, gotta get some built soon!
And thanks for the words of encouragement!
Glad you enjoyed it
Can someone please make a video with measurements In millimetres please, all this 7/8 2/3 2/4 don’t mean anything to me
Two years ago I bought your Queen course, and I built 10 nuc boxes just like you did, I found the plans for them on the net somewhere. They work very well. Use one to bring home a swarm once. PS: I did not put sawdust in my coffee.
Maybe I started a new type of coffee with roughage! Coffee with fiber. Might be a big hit in the city coffee shops. Thanks for buying my queen rearing course, I appreciate it.
On nucleus box i used 1/2 inches play wood this year I have water inside and kill the bee s , i think lids with paint or metal shear help with water/ rain snow
I love my 2 frame layens hives for queen rearing, never understood the mini nucs.
Love your instruction on the 5-frame box. AND totally love your coffee time chat - - especially your serendipitous decision to make a candle.... Talk about being a LIGHT in this winter time - - THANK YOU for all your timely wisdom! I'm primed with all sorts of BEE-related ideas for the rest of winter. ☺❄☃❄🐝🕯
Thanks Phyllis
You have interesting setups table, you use glue and staples or nails?
Hey David, sometimes I use a 12x24 ceramic floor tile as a top cover because they cost around two bucks at a building supply store by looking for the least expensive. Just finished making eight telescoping covers by ripping 5/8 rough cut fence boards with a plywood cover to prevent the curl. I painted them with Kilz oil primer (what I had) to seal the plywood end-grain from water before painting with a good quality exterior house paint (semigloss). Considering the cost of bee equipment, take reasonable efforts to keep it in good repair.. I just came back here after you mentioned it again in your fake honey video.
So you add the plywood to the floor tile? I'm confused. I can't picture it but like the idea. Please explain more.
@@beek Just set the floor tile on top of the nuc hive body or on top of a plywood cover as a weight and/or weather protection. I got the idea from a senior in MS who was beekeeping in NUC boxes and suggested some Reflexit as a flexible inner cover to prevent heat transfer from the sun. I used the floor tile cover last year and no regrets with top ventilation ie wood innercover.
The more bees I have the more i feel the need to buy a wood router...
As someone getting into beekeeping and seeing your queen rearing videos, I am excited for April to try my shot at 2 hives and some queen breeding in a nuc. I appreciate the vault of information and your enthusiasm you put into each video! As a fellow David I say thank you.
Well thank you David. Hey, we have to encourage each other.
Thanks!Wado
do you have a cut list?
Hole saw attachment for a drill with serrated teeth does a much better job of hole than an auger bit. Like the one you used on the vent hole. But use what you have! The screened opening is also great for transporting nuc anywhere.
Bob Beela
Follow up question David. Need your help.
Six days ago, on a 55 degree day, I gave an OAV treatment because I was seeing a few mites on my bottom pest tray.
Two days after treatment I counted 249. Following day I counted 159. Following day there were 137. Today, which is six days after treatment, I counted 97; a lot of which were smaller and white infant mites.
Are these numbers alarming? Would you do another treatment in a couple weeks, or could these numbers be fall offs from VSH cleaning?
Thank you.
I'd wait 10-14 days to let the mites that were killed all get cleaned out, then take a look.
I've been making 2 and 5 frame nucs with plywood sides and lumber ends. I make them with bottom boards like a regular 10 frame would use especially the 2 frames. If a 2 frame is growing out and I want to make a real colony I add another box on top for 4 frames, easier than transferring to 5 frame. Long story short I now have several other bee keepers wanting me to build everything from nucs to 30 frame long langs. Not sure I want to get into all that. They also like my iron pipe hive stands and I've been approached about building those too. I didn't retire just to go to work!
Nice!
Love the video! All of your videos actually! I was thinking that, for the ventilation screen on the back, you could drill the holes through each separate piece and embed the screen between them. Of course, it would only be for aesthetics, but just a thought.
That would be slick.
Watching how you used the shorter pieces of plywood for frame rests gave me the idea to use that to build a long hive. I don't have a router to cut frame rests.
That jig is REALLY cool! Great idea. Thanks!!
Glad you like it!
How square do the boxes come out with that jig? I like the idea, but I'm OCD about things being square.
Good enough for beekeeping 😄 I bought some unassembled hive bodies from a Larger Beekeeping company and YUK, not good. Not square, finger joints do not fit well. Boards a bit warped. Very challenging to assemble.
Great info, You have to number each of the slots in your jig and then just print a chart saying what numbers go together to make what size. Just a thought.
Great tip!
C'mon David, staples don't hurt much. To me, bee stings were always worse than a pneumatic staple. The tough part is getting it out of your finger bone. You might need a friend to help. Just sharing what I've experienced, that's all.
Yup
The screen would look nicer if you put it between the frame hanger and the backboard timbers.
It would indeed.
Maybe I'm just not seeing it but did you the dimensions for the nuk somewhere? Love the video.
Hi Bryan I mentioned each measurement of each piece during the video.
Coffee with ruffage. Lol Coffee goes well with sawdust, too. Have a great week, David. Stay warm.
Thanks Dianne
Do you ever have problems with water getting in the rear vent with the hardware cloth
That's a great question that I would love to answer on my livestream this Thursday 7pm CST. Can you bring it to the chat? Here's the link: ua-cam.com/users/live_pXQ-vqdK2I
One design I've done on my nucs to save on wood is I make the long sides a little longer and the short sides shorter and I cut the short sides down to frame rest height then I install 1 ½ inch wide pieces on the ends to cover the gap left by the frame rest and it also doubles as my handles. Saves alot of wood.
Thanks for the tip
Thanks for the pep talk at the conclusion. ❤
My uncle was using a nail gun once by holding the trigger down and bouncing the gun on the wood to “get the job done faster” one nail went through at an angle going through his finger the job was not finished that day.
Ouch
were you going to share the measurements? or did I miss them somewhere?
Yes I mentioned and showed the measurements while I was building it. Maybe watch it again.
Ask always. Knowledge, just signed up for the course and have two hives coming to set up. Picking bees up mid April. One full and one nuc. Daughters are looking forward to helping. Thank you for you.
Hey James, thanks and wow, good for your, getting the whole family involved!
I build stuff all the time but it was fun to watch you build your boxes just to see your character. I like the message at the end as well. May as well have a cup half full.
I'm currently building 5 frame nucs myself. I'm a little bit behind schedule but that's alright. I personally find wood working to be relaxing and enjoyable.
Hey Jason, yes wood working is very relaxing and fun for me unless I have to do it as a job. Glad that's over!
Was doing this just last week David, I make all of my own bee stuff, boxes, frames, screen bottoms, and whatever I find I might need, that's almost as much fun as watching my bees work. Coffee is a must!
Hi Thomas, for sure.
I am in Rockford Illinois to
I’m a couple hours south of Rockford
Hi, David
Could you please share with us the measurements of the small piece that you make the frame rest?
Thanks
Yes watch my latest video. But Brandon T. wrote them out in a comment:
Box dimensions:
½" plywood board
9" x 10" faces
19¼" x 10" sides.
Inner faces: 9½" x 7¾"
Total size 9"W x 20¼"L x 10½"H
@@beek I sure did watch with thumps up!
Did you leave the dimensions someplace???
I share them as I was building, but I'll try to get them for an upcoming video.
@@beek I don't take notes as well as I used to.
Thanks for the positive message today David! and of course great content.
You bet!
Great video, I love the jigs. Grayson is very knowledgeable as well thanks for sharing!
Thanks David. Very nice nuc
Thanks so much
Very nice
Thanks
Thanks!
Thank you JR
So great to see how easy you make that five frame nuc box. I'll make those holes before I assemble. You are a great teacher. Wood in the coffee🙃 Wado/ thank you.
Mug up at the Burn's. Good morning David, 5 F at 7:22 am here in central NH. -16 predicted for Friday night. That's what I'm talking about. We were a zone 4 when I was growing up! Great information, thanks for posting, stay warm, peace, Brice
Thanks for watching, I appreciate it.
Sawdust is man glitter!
That's funny
@@beek Hi David this is my first time responding to your videos but I really enjoy them and all of the knowledge that you have. I was wondering if it is ok to use an old 5 frame nuc box for a swarm trap and should I drill the holes in them like you did in the nuc that you built.
Hi Robert, yes you can use them for swarm traps. Well you don't have to have the holes but the extra ventilation goes along way. Thank you for watching.
Awesome messages at the end. Thankyou ❤
*I will be building some in a couple of weeks. This is fantastic. Thanks, David!*
Glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you can join my livestream tonight at 7pm central time. Here's the link: ua-cam.com/users/liveRHGE5_tnl5A
I totally enjoyed you, and your video. It is by far the best instructional video I've watched. I am getting back into the hobby after being away for almost ten years, and as a result I have very little equipment. I plan on building several Nucs using your plans as I recently caught a small swarm (so much Fun), and even at 71 I got so excited. Thank you for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video David! We also build our own bee boxes and it is pretty fun, but does involve work, but it is great to know how to build or put together your boxes. Take care!
Very cool!
Good message! Keep up the good work!
PERFECT timing Dave! Just starting an need some nucs for splits and someone just threw out some 1/2" plywood this week. Enough for at least 1 nuc. And queens, of course.
Nice
Great advice regarding eye and hearing protection. I am lucky my ears still work after all that Led Zeppelin back in the day.......
Indeed!
Good words of wisdom at end of video. Never thought of a resource hive.Thank you David. God Bless
Glad it was helpful!
You are a brave man wearing such a nice looking shirt around glue. You must be really talented...Glue seems to find its way onto everything it is not supposed to when I use it. Not only do I have to protect my eyes, ears and hands but also my clothes!🙄
I was careful, but you are right, when we used to spend 16 hours a day building hives, our clothes were stiff with glue all over everywhere.
Hi David! New subscriber and always a thumbs up on each video.
Question: can you do a video for those of us that only want to raise and care for just ONE hive?
I’m confused as what to do when the hive grows too big. Do I kill the new queens, do I kill an over abundance of bees in order to thin the hive.
I don’t want to kill them but don’t know what to do with them.
Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. -Landon
Hi Landon, Just keep one hive and if they swarm let them populate nature.
@@beek awesome! Thank you sir!
Don't know where in Illinois you live, but here in WI it is supposed to get below zero tonight. Ouch! Btw, what are the dimensions for the dowel you use for making queen cups/caps?
Hi James, .370 approximately. Yes, I'm sick of cold weather. I'm about 2.5 hours south of chicago.
30:55 made me smile! Thanks Dave!
Thank you for the helpful video. It would help me if you could mention what the inside dimensions of the box are. So many folks are posting these build videos, and they mention that they can be made from scrap lumber. Well, the inside dimensions are so much more important than the outside dimensions, as the thickness of lumber may differ. Thank you, again. I learned a lot.
Very good point and I'll do that during my livestream on Thursday at 7pm central time.
Thanks for another great video David, I love nucs I was a bit skeptical about keeping them but started in my third year (this past) and have 3 nucs currently overwintering (2 doing great) in SE Pennsylvania. They are great for requeening and adding brood to other hives.
Bravo
You're not kidding about the drill. I've got a crooked finger due to a paddle bit binding as it poked through the back side of a 2×4. Those little drills have enough power to brake a finger.
Ouch
Thanks David for the encouraging words and enlightenment! I feel you were talking to me personally after my criticism of the AFB vax. in the comments the other day.
However I do stand on my opinion that it won't be good. We can only hope and pray for the best .
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you David for the great video. I find watching bee's is very relaxing and I really enjoyed building equipment for them.
Glad you enjoyed it
Had a guy I was working with sent a 16 penny nail thru his thumb. Talk about ouch. I am gonna try to raise a few queens this year. I have built a few nuc boxes out of coroplast, not sure how they will hold up........but time will tell. Nice looking nuc there.
Ouch! My daughter ran a 1 1/4 inch staple through her finger few years back. She had to take the piece to the ER with her.
Great video David! Have you ever thought of starting a beekeeping podcast? It would be nice to listen when driving or listening on headphones when working.
Hi Sam, Dr. Zawislak and I have done a podcast forever off and on. I've decided to do one here on UA-cam and you can listen as you drive, you don't have to watch. I do that alot, listen to a UA-cam video while I drive.
Thank you David for all your teaching and for the best Coffee Time. For others; Be sure to wear hearing and eye protection. I did not use hearing protection during my early years in carpentry. Now my ears ring ALL the time. I never have silence. So please follow Davids advice on safety equipment.
Yes Tony, any building that has airlines, wear eye protection. Never know when something can break even if you are just walking through.
I built a 5 frame meduim, to get my queen finisher through winter. I hope to build a deep 11 or 12 frame to fit the 2 - 5 frame boxes one, once it warms up in a few weeks. I am glad I bought a few tools to make my own wooden ware when I started beekeeping.
Very nice!
Thanks for sharing this video and your wisdom.
Years ago, I was told
" Only You control your attitude and your activity"
that has always help me to maintain a positive attitude.
Well said!
Wow, thank you!!
Thank you for a good fun video on this freezing day.
A little fiber in the coffee may be a good thing. 🐝🐝🐝
Indeed
Great video and information as usual 👍
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and expertise. You rock!
Thank you so much! And thank you for being a subscriber for two years.
25 below this morning and I'm confident the bees are fine.
Nice
Thank you for the great video, not sure if I missed it but what size staples do you use?
I measured it briefly in the video but they are 7/8
Another timely video!!! Thank you David
Thank you Kathy I appreciate you saying so
I am build swam trap with pallet wood and was thinking of use bee wax to seal the cracks. Do you think this would be a good idea?
Should be fine.
Awesome jig
The longer bottom board is perfect to protect the disc. I changed to window screen for vents to keep beetles out. Thanks for the great video!
That's a great idea!
I hope you do a video on making frames. That would be helpful as well.
I've done one last year. Staples make the job so much easier.
Love the tutorial and the good words, what a blessing you are!
Thank you, Linda
Do the tops get too hot for the bee's to land or crawl on? Great design btw.
I've never noticed it but I don't live in the deep south.
I made a bunch like this last year for splits
Hey John, pretty easy and simple.
Thank you David! This is perfect timing. I had my first beekeeping class last Saturday- it went well - and I committed myself by ordering my first colony. I was told that they arrive in these nucleus boxes but I can't keep the box. Which is fine now that I have your tutorial on how to make my own. 👍🏼
Highly recommend checking for second hand hives and shopping around for stuff. Definitely helps save money
Thanks David… how did you cut the hardware cloth?
Tin snips
@@beek Thank you.
Great lessons! Thanks 😊
My pleasure!
Thank you, David
You bet Sammy