New From Texas

Just getting started have enrolled in a local bee club and read 5 or so really good books. Made my order from dadant (local) and am just looking for some pointers. So far I have ordered/bought from dadant or my local Home Depo the below along with (2 5frame nucs with marked queens from my local club). I bult my stands out of house studs (untreated) and put gravel out of the bottom. IF anyone sees anything or has any tricks like orientatation handling region specific. I could use the help because like anything reading and buying is a far second to years of experience. Oh and I also have a mentor locally that will help. My hives will be in Mineola where I have 50 acres along with the surrounding 5000 of wildlife preserve/grassland/rivebottom.

Telescoping cover 2
Hive inner cover 2
Screened bottom board 2
Entrance Reducer 2

Medium supers2/hive min 3
Medium Frames 60
Foundation Small cell Plasticel 60
Boardman feeder 2
Large 10 Frame Brood box 2
Large Frames 20
Foundation for Broodbox 20
Queen excluder 2
Brood builder patties 1


Smoker 1
Hive tool 1
Bee suit 1
Veil 1
Bee Brush 1
Gloves 1
spray bottle 1

Bee Nucs 2




NICE to have
Frame Spacer 1
Frame puller 1

Welcome to Beesource!

If/when you eventually have to rebuild your hive stands, I'd use treated lumber instead. :D

Welcome! I need to order all of that too. I plan to build my stands fron treated 2x6s supported by galvanized pipe "T" supports with grease "caps" to prevent mice and ants. Good luck this spring!

My best defense against ants has been strong colonies. Everything else is a distant second.

Welcome Kyle!

Welcome. Im a little south of you. Glad to see someone down here with bees

Thanks guys I appreciate all the help. The stands are not made yet...Apologies I figured I would just take the old table saw and cut one out of some scrap I have laying around the farm. I will use the treated stuff I have sitting around left over from the pool deck.. Thanks again.