10 Frame Medium Super Plans

For sides cut a smidgen over 19 7 8.

10 frame medium super plans.

Bees often opt to move up before using 2 frames on outside. Email a friend add to favorites view larger item code. 19 7 8 x 6 5 8 x 3 4 these are the long sides. Medium super ten frame version quantity material dimensions notes.

Beekeepers do it with their honey t shirt. Beekeeping free original design woodworking plans. Measure 3 8 in from the inside edge and make a mark. 16 1 4 x 6 5 8 x 3 4.

For the 3 4 finger joints start your first cut 3 4 from the bottom. Painting tips for your honey money bank. Geek s beekeeping 2 1 mousepad. Full 10 frame deep boxes are nearly too heavy to move by the average person alone.

1 x 12 clear pine. Full 10 frame medium boxes of honey are 15 lbs heavier than 8 frame box of honey. Free honey super construction plans sbe 0500 pdf 5pp. Rabbet joints are an acceptable alternative.

The same box could be used at one time as a super and another as a hive body. For fronts and backs cut them a smidgen over 16 1 4. Make 10 top bars 5 16 x 1 x 19 1 8. Cut to exact size before assembling.

Complete 10 frame medium super this assembled 10 frame beehive super kit saves you time and money while helping you prepare for the beekeeping season. Crosscut the wood to 16 3 8. 41 00 choose your options. Measure 5 8 down from the inside edge and make a mark.

Note that the top finger is 5 8 not 3 4 and is trimmed to 3 8 long. The four sided boxes used in beekeeping the ones that hold the frames of wax comb are referred to as hive bodies or supers depending on how they are used. If starting a colony without combs you ll need triangular comb guides. Set the table saw arbor to 30 degrees and the fence 7 8 from the bottom of the saw blade.

Each super contains 10 frames. If you plan to fasten comb to the top bar you are done. Because a 10 frame deep super can be very heavy 70 pounds we suggest using 10 frame mediums which usually top out around 35 pounds when full of honey. Lifting one box that is too heavy can easily injure a knee or back.

The plans presented in this article are for 10 frame medium hive bodies though tables on the cut list page provide dimensions for the other sizes. 1 x 12 clear pine. To add to the confusion a hive body is sometimes referred to as a brood chamber. At this point cut box joints on all the board ends.

Medium super and 1x12 3 4 x 11 1 4 for the deep hive body. Start by cutting the boards to length. Use a push stick to prevent.