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- | ====== Langstroth Hive Components ====== | ||
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- | 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 | ||
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- | ===== Plans to build a 10-Frame Super (Hive Body) ===== | ||
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- | === Tools === | ||
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- | * Table saw or Skill saw | ||
- | * Drill | ||
- | * Paint brush | ||
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- | ==== Materials ==== | ||
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- | * For a Deep Super: 2" x 10" x 8' Pine board (For a Medium Super: 2" x 8" x 8' Pine board) | ||
- | * Wood glue | ||
- | * Wood screws | ||
- | * Paint | ||
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- | ==== Instructions ==== | ||
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- | - 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/ | ||
- | - 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 | ||
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