Bee hive stands diy

Before my bee hive families arrived, I got busy preparing a home for them. First of all, I needed a sturdy stand to set the hives on.

You can use almost anything as a bee hive stand, as long as it is stable and can handle the weight of multiple hives, such as a pallet, an old coffee table, cinder blocks or something homemade. In …

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Cinder blocks are good for starters, but eventually it is nice to move on to real, sturdy beehive stands. This is the second version of hive stands for my friend that has bees as a hobby. Check out this post to see details on how I built a batch of them with folding legs and adjustable feet

With the arrival of our packaged bees scheduled for April 16th, it was time to get into gear and construct a hive stand. Getting the hives off of the ground is helpful in several ways. One, it provides better ventilation, and it also helps save your back when working the hives. It looks good too, which is a plus if you are going to have hives in your backyard! I built the hive stand using treated lumber, and it should provide years of low maintenance service. Here is the area after the sod…

An elevated hive stand is exactly what it sounds like: an item you use to hold a beehive off the ground. Many beekeepers put all of their hives on this kind of

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