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Hoping to make a two part roof similar to a Dartington , rather than a hinged style, for a long hive. reason being, I want to add supers later on and not happy about lifting a full size roof. Has anyone had experience with these roofs and are they reasonably waterproof ? any other issues? ...

I have a small area in an orchard to use as apiary , I am about to build 2 long hives [for ease of lifting]. What i am wondering is, how to keep to just 2 hives when the bees will keep multiplying . Do i just allow them to swarm as and when . The honey harvest is not as important for me as...

After removing the queen excluder for over -wintering ,It seems the queen is in a super ,this super has been well and truely stuck together and i am reluctant to start pulling the frames apart in case i damage her. would the best way to find her and remove the offending super [to clean up off...

HI, I`m making a horizontal hive and was going to visit my local sawmill . traditionally cedar would be the choice . Does anyone have experience with other types of rough sawn timber ,longeviety being the main issue. perhaps redwood or larch ?

Greetings , I have two hives one poly and one wooden , and hope to build two horizontal hives to switch over to next year. primarily because of bad back ,they also seem bee friendly as well. although im building from scratch ,im thinking it makes sense to be able to swap frames straight...