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How to assemble a national beehive roof.
In this episode we show you how to put together a national beehive brood the place where the bees store the honey.
When making parts please remember the b s.
As well as the buttons above there are dimensional and construction details here for the national hive.
The following two tables present the cut lists for the crown board and the roof of a british national hive bnh.
Take your other piece of ply known as a cover board lay it across the sides of the roof and nail into place.
Crown board for the british national hive quantity material dimensions notes 4 1 x 6.
X bottom fillet rebated on the underside to a depth of 1 4 leaving a shoulder of 1 2 th isp ac er ovd bf m ny x l w x upper surface of bottom fillet chamfered to shed the rain x metal runners fitted along the top edge of the end walls with their top edge 7 12 be low the top edges of the side walls of the box fit the end walls into the grooves in the side walls and nail into them through.
In the following tables each material column lists nominal dimensions and each dimensions column lists the actual final measurements.
Build the main frame of the roof by fixing the gable ends to the short sides the same way you did with the quilt and hive boxes.
A ventilated gabled roof is one of my favorite pieces of beekeeping equipment.
Loosely assemble all four side panels of the roof together as a test fit you re building a box.
Warm air holds moisture and the warmer the air the more moisture it can hold.
Assemble the panels of the roof.
National hive national stand national floor national heather floor national brood box framed wire excluder national super section crate snelgrove board national crown board national miller feeder diagonal miller feeder brother adam feeder national ashforth feeder national roof national eke national 14 x 12 box uniting board hanging section.
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Since a summer beehive is loaded with moisture from both bee respiration and drying nectar the hive can quickly become a damp mold infested environment that is not healthy for bees or good for making honey.