Ya those early morning an late afternoon come around to often this time of year but we do what we have to . Those hives will last forever with that lumber . great choice . Thanks
Hi.in uk. I do it same way but too wet to allow gaps so I have to mill and glue. I use these tops for bucket feeding in summer. Otherwise I have to use full on lids.
The extra weight of rough cut lumber will help prevent the lids from blowing off. The trade off of extra weight on a trailer load won't add too much to shipping costs. Good standardized equipment will have great resale value when you retire. Keep up the good work.
Exactly! We don’t have any lids blow off. For the most part I’m a pretty stationary operation. Building this equipment to last me 20 years. Do it right the first time!
Why not make a jig? Flip the cover over so your end pieces and the top are all flush with the work surface. Basically, you would be putting all the pieces in a "square box" that holds the shape. If you elevated the jig on the ends you would still have room to staple. A quick bead of Tight bond will make the cross support last even longer but adds cost to the build. Keep the up the videos!
I’d actually thought about it, but it’s one more thing to take up room, and not all of my end pieces are exactly the same due to shrinkage of the wood.
A Bessy k body clamp will make the wood submit. You could probably rotate all your pieces 90 degrees and lay the clamp on its side across the middle of the wood and then spin it back and staple the sides on. They are awkward at first but they clamp tight.
That is a nice cover. Sounds like they are very durable.
Thanks!
Ya those early morning an late afternoon come around to often this time of year but we do what we have to . Those hives will last forever with that lumber . great choice . Thanks
You got that right!
Getting the bee work done! I like it! Thanks
for the video, keep them coming!
Thanks, will do!
Hi.in uk. I do it same way but too wet to allow gaps so I have to mill and glue. I use these tops for bucket feeding in summer. Otherwise I have to use full on lids.
Thanks for sharing!
The extra weight of rough cut lumber will help prevent the lids from blowing off. The trade off of extra weight on a trailer load won't add too much to shipping costs. Good standardized equipment will have great resale value when you retire. Keep up the good work.
Exactly! We don’t have any lids blow off. For the most part I’m a pretty stationary operation. Building this equipment to last me 20 years. Do it right the first time!
Yep, my kids are real heavy, no bricks required. But they are really well insulated.
@Tony Fox did you use qlue? Really should use glue, and ship lap the boards if you really want to be fancy.
Very nice lids. You ready for almost 80 degrees this week. Gonna be some blooming. Then 40s Saturday.
Can't wait! I’m looking forward to getting into the bees this weekend!
Great job brother!
I appreciate it!
Good video
Glad you enjoyed
Why not make a jig? Flip the cover over so your end pieces and the top are all flush with the work surface. Basically, you would be putting all the pieces in a "square box" that holds the shape. If you elevated the jig on the ends you would still have room to staple. A quick bead of Tight bond will make the cross support last even longer but adds cost to the build. Keep the up the videos!
I’d actually thought about it, but it’s one more thing to take up room, and not all of my end pieces are exactly the same due to shrinkage of the wood.
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I feel the first comment should win a prize, a free queen, maybe?
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@Sideliner Beekeepers Cumberland Honey....Maybe one day I'll be able to give away queens
@Ashby Farms NC win a trip. Wow! That's steep.
A Bessy k body clamp will make the wood submit. You could probably rotate all your pieces 90 degrees and lay the clamp on its side across the middle of the wood and then spin it back and staple the sides on. They are awkward at first but they clamp tight.