====== Langstroth Hive Components ====== A Langstroth Hive is composed of: - Bottom board/floor - Deep Hive Body/Super - 8-10 Frames with or without Foundation per Super - Optionally: - Queen excluder - Additional Supers (Deep or Mediums) - Inner Cover - Outer Cover/Roof ===== Plans to build a 10-Frame Super (Hive Body) ===== === Tools === * Table saw or Skill saw * Drill * Paint brush ==== Materials ==== * For a Deep Super: 2" x 10" x 8' Pine board (For a Medium Super: 2" x 8" x 8' Pine board) * Can use 1" boards if desired * Wood glue * Wood screws * Paint ==== Instructions ==== - Cut the 8-foot board into: * 2 pieces that are 19 7/8" long * 2 pieces that are 14 3/4" long - Cut a rabbet on the length of the 14 3/4" boards 3/8"x3/8" - Drill pilot holes for wood screws through the 19 7/8" boards into the ends of the 14 3/4" boards - Glue and screw the hive body together - Paint only the outside of the hive body