National Hive Floor Plans

The history is a bit vague but it seems to have been introduced in around 1920 or slightly before as the simplicity hive later becoming the national hive.

National hive floor plans. Drawings are in imperial measurements and have been metricated by some manufacturers. Cut a 76mm x 21mm section from one end of each piece and a 46mm x 21mm section from the other end. Hive stand constructional details 1 floor. The separate parts of the hive are described in the following sections each is illus trated and there are accompanying notes for each part as well.

Place the floor on level ground. Cut out the rectangle by using a saw to cut down the sides and a chisel to cut out the inside length. Beehive plan diagram 1. It has always come through the winter with the most brood in spring.

As well as the buttons above there are dimensional and construction details here for the national hive. We use data about you for a number of purposes explained in the links below. Next the brood box goes on top of the floor. This hive has consistently been the most vigorous and productive.

This tapered shape provides the correct distance between frames and allows for the proper bee space around and in between the frames so that bees can travel freely and so they don t glue the frames together. The rectangle should measure 50mm x 120mm 2 x 9. The side bars for the british national hive have a wide profile at the top and taper to a narrower profile at the bottom. These respectively form the front and rear attachment points for the cross pieces and are also shown in fig.

It has never suffered mouldy pollen combs in winter or chalk brood in spring while the national hives with wooden floors have. The floor keeps the colony off the damp ground and provides for the hive s entrance where the bees fly in and out. Take one of the floor halves and mark out a rectangle to cut out for your hive entrance it needs to be central along the length and tight on one side. The dartington hive was designed and constructed with an integral open mesh floor.

We use cookies to improve your experience on this website and so that ads you see online can be tailored to your online browsing interests. Consider using an elevated hive stand to raise the hive farther off the ground and make it more accessible to you. By howland blackiston. When making parts please remember the b s.

This information is by kind permission of the scottish beekeepers ass n.