William broughton carr double walled hive adapted to accept 12 medium pierco frames.
How to build a wbc beehive. The photos below are of my wbc w b c. First cut out the sides of the frame two long sides at 340mm x 210mm 13 x 8 and two short sides 300mm x 210mm 12 x 8. Use screws or nails to fix the frame together in the same way you did the quilt box with the long sides overlapping the short ones so that you and up with a square frame. Screws to create the box.
So when you want to extract honey you ll just pull the jars off and slap a lid on them. Fill the screw holes with wood filler and sand to 100 grit. Cut and space the bottom strips fix and fit the blocks in between. You actually build a hive box but add mason jars to the top of it.
Crosscut the 1 3 s to length on the miter saw. Not to mention the hive is very pretty and interesting because you can watch your bees. Way out west blow in blog 924 619 views. How to make thin sheets of beeswax for foundation starter strips candles and modelling.
The bees will build comb up in the mason jars. Build this hive 24. Tained from bee appliance dealers x follower board held in position by a spring block inserted between the board and end wall of the rack x the thickness of the strips provides a bee space of 1 4 below the rack cut and fit the four walls together. The wbc is the only double walled hive now in general use.
Finally make the follower board. Fasten the sides to the ends with glue and 2 in.