National Hive Roof Plans

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National hive roof plans.

A z index search. The gabled roof hive top is a great accessory that you can use on any type of hive that you have. In this episode we show you how to put together a national beehive roof which protects your bees and hive from the ele. I made the roof from some scrap pieces of 1 2 plywood.

The reason for the difference in the width is for the overlap at the peak of the roof. Roof for the british national hive. One side will be 1 2 x 12 1 2 x 24 and the other side will be 1 2 x 12 x 24. The separate parts of the hive are described in the following sections each is illus trated and there are accompanying notes for each part as well.

It keeps rain and snow away from the entrance of the hive which means you don t need to worry about placing your hive on a slight incline. 1 x 10 cedar. 20 1 4 x 5 3 4 x 3 4 these are the long side panels. Drawings are in imperial measurements and have been metricated by some manufacturers.

In its original form the national hive provides 9mm bottom beespace that is the top surface of the frame bar is flush with the top of the box and the lower surface of the frame is one bee space above the bottom of the box. 18 x 1 1 4 x 3 4 two of these are the long sides of the inner ridge rail and the other two are the short sides of the inner ridge rail. This information is by kind permission of the scottish beekeepers ass n. Roof for national bee hive also known as an outer cover this is shown upside down to show the inner rim.

Quantity material dimensions notes. As well as the buttons above there are dimensional and construction details here for the national hive. Thus when two boxes are stacked atop one another there is exactly one beespace vertically between the frames. Now rip the length edge of each board at 22 1 2 degrees.

When making parts please remember the b s. This will make for a tight peak. Hive stand constructional details 1 floor. Build your own beehives with thorne.

The topmost item in a stack of parts that go tpogether to make up the british national bee hive is the roof or outer cover. 1 x 6 clear pine.