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Build Your Own Beekeeping Equipment
How to Construct 8- & 10-Frame Hives; Top Bar, Nuc & Demo Hives; Feeders, Swarm Catchers & More
Tony Pisano(0)
About
Save time and money by building your own beekeeping equipment. Learn to craft equipment that is tailored to your particular climate and setup. Full of insightful tips and covering a variety of hive types, Pisano includes all the basic infrastructure you need to keep your bees happy and active - and your pantry full of honey. Tony Pisano provides step-by-step illustrated instructions showing you how to build hive bodies, supers, covers, stands, frames, swarm catchers, feeders, and more using basic hand tools and easy-to-find materials.
Tony Pisano runs his own business producing and selling honey, as well as soap, candles, lip balm, and hand salves from his own beeswax. He lives in North Adams, Massachusetts.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter One: Before We Begin
Safety First and Always
The Tools
Materials
Special Techniques
Planning Your Project
Chapter Two: Starting at the Bottom
Solid Bottom Board
Screened Bottom Board
Slatted Rack
Chapter Three: Hive Bodies and Supers
Hive Body with Butt Joints
Hive Body with Rabbet Joints
Medium and Shallow Supers
Chapter Four: Putting a Lid on It
Basic Inner Cover
Insulated Inner Cover for Winter
Screened Inner Cover
Telescoping Outer Cover
Chapter Five: Building Hive Stands
A Very Basic Hive Stand
Hive Stand with Landing Boards
Doone's Double-Hive Stand
Chapter Six: It's All in the Details
Hive Spacer
Entrance Reducer
Paint Can Feeder
Bucket Feeder with Screened Plug Insert
Traditional Boardman-Style Entrance Feeder
Escape Boards
Chapter Seven: Let's Do a Little Jig
Simple Bending Jig
Frame Assembly Jig
The Best-Ever Jig for Installing Foundation
Chapter Eight: Make a Swarm-Catching Kit
Simple Bucket Swarm Catcher
Variation: Swiveling-Bucket Swarm Catcher
Wire-Frame Swarm Catcher
Chapter Nine: Building 8-Frame Hives and Nucs
8-Frame Deep Hive Body
8-Frame Solid Bottom Board
8-Frame Screened Bottom Board
8-Frame Slatted Rack
8-Frame Inner Cover
8-Frame Telescoping Outer Cover
Nuc Hive Body
5-Frame Nuc Bottom Board
Chapter Ten: Specialty Hives
Top-Bar Hive
Demonstration Hive
Resources
Index
35 Building Projects for All Your Beekeeping Needs
With Tony Pisano's step-by-step instructions, a table saw, and a few other common tools and materials, you can build everything you need to house and protect your bees -- from hive bodies to supers and covers. You'll even find a section on installing electric fencing and plans for building jigs that make assembling frames and installing foundations a snap.
Tony Pisano runs his own business producing and selling honey, as well as soap, candles, lip balm, and hand salves from his own beeswax. He lives in North Adams, Massachusetts.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter One: Before We Begin
Safety First and Always
The Tools
Materials
Special Techniques
Planning Your Project
Chapter Two: Starting at the Bottom
Solid Bottom Board
Screened Bottom Board
Slatted Rack
Chapter Three: Hive Bodies and Supers
Hive Body with Butt Joints
Hive Body with Rabbet Joints
Medium and Shallow Supers
Chapter Four: Putting a Lid on It
Basic Inner Cover
Insulated Inner Cover for Winter
Screened Inner Cover
Telescoping Outer Cover
Chapter Five: Building Hive Stands
A Very Basic Hive Stand
Hive Stand with Landing Boards
Doone's Double-Hive Stand
Chapter Six: It's All in the Details
Hive Spacer
Entrance Reducer
Paint Can Feeder
Bucket Feeder with Screened Plug Insert
Traditional Boardman-Style Entrance Feeder
Escape Boards
Chapter Seven: Let's Do a Little Jig
Simple Bending Jig
Frame Assembly Jig
The Best-Ever Jig for Installing Foundation
Chapter Eight: Make a Swarm-Catching Kit
Simple Bucket Swarm Catcher
Variation: Swiveling-Bucket Swarm Catcher
Wire-Frame Swarm Catcher
Chapter Nine: Building 8-Frame Hives and Nucs
8-Frame Deep Hive Body
8-Frame Solid Bottom Board
8-Frame Screened Bottom Board
8-Frame Slatted Rack
8-Frame Inner Cover
8-Frame Telescoping Outer Cover
Nuc Hive Body
5-Frame Nuc Bottom Board
Chapter Ten: Specialty Hives
Top-Bar Hive
Demonstration Hive
Resources
Index
35 Building Projects for All Your Beekeeping Needs
With Tony Pisano's step-by-step instructions, a table saw, and a few other common tools and materials, you can build everything you need to house and protect your bees -- from hive bodies to supers and covers. You'll even find a section on installing electric fencing and plans for building jigs that make assembling frames and installing foundations a snap.