Woodenware & Equipment
There are many decisions to make on which beehive equipment to use – there are a host of choices. Beekeepers differ as to which is best.
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In this area, we recommend use of medium (Illinois) supers throughout your hive. This offers several advantages, including
> Flexibility – Frames can be universally shifted from box to box and from hive to hive. This becomes a huge advantage as you develop as a beekeeper.
> Weight – Medium boxes are liftable by most adults. They are about half as heavy when full of honey as a full deep box. To lighten the weight further, you can elect to start with 8-frame equipment.
> Cost – Use of medium boxes generally reduces your costs from the traditional mix of deep and shallow boxes.
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Building the equipment is easy but time consuming. There are pointers to building it to last – we talk about these in the below videos.
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Video II is about finishing the frames.
Video III is about adding wax, etc.
The final video is about building boxes
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