Nuc Box Dimensions Metric

You ll need a skillsaw measuring tape marking pencil framing square some wood glue and paint.

Nuc box dimensions metric. In order to begin you are going to need some 1 12 lumber or some glued up 1 6. L 20 1 4 w 9 3 8 d 1 1 2 1 1 4 x 3 1 2 hole. Plywood honey bee swarm bait catch hive and nucleus box dual purpose how to diy plans. 8 frame bee hive dimensions.

The sides are 3 4 x 19 7 8 x 11. Select a wooded area that is fairly accessible. 5 frame nuc box plans. We already had a half sheet of plywood leftover from another project so we decided to use it to make a couple of 5 frame nuc boxes.

Put a piece of old comb in the box with a few frames and hang it about 10 feet off the ground. Catching swarms of honey bees has to be one of the most exciting and fascinating events of the year. Foto results langstroth hive plans metric. In the following tables each material column lists.

The yankee beekeeper s five frame nuc box side front rear the hive body 3 4 x 3 8 r a b b e t 5 8 x 3 8 rabbet 3 x 3 8 r a b b e t construction details for 3 4 thick lumber 5 frame langstroth. The actual finished dimensions are always slightly different from the nominal dimensions. Last year 2015 we caught 9 such swarms and increased our own hive number. How to make a box joint plans for details on construction.

I choose the second option because it was what i had available in the shop. Bee hive construction plans. Begin by cutting the pieces of the box to the required length and width. I say event as it tends to happen mostly in the month of may in the uk.

Lumber in a store is identified by its nominal size which is its rough dimension before it s trimmed and sanded to its finished size at the lumber mill. A 4 8 sheet of 1 2 plywood will make 4 complete five frame nuc boxes. Diy bee hive plans. Catching wild swarms of bees.

For example what a lumberyard calls 1 inch x 12 inch lumber is in fact 3 4 inch x 11 3 4 inch.