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Wow I never realized the metric system has been in use that long.

This may sound like a dumb question but was France using the metric system in the days of Warre? If not does anyone have the original inch dimensions?

Also has anyone considered making comb guide...

I have been moving to foundation-less frames. I have some woodworking skills and the Warre looks like something I could build easily as I expand the number of hives I have.

I have a telescoping/inner cover and all it has ever done for me is provide a home for ants between the inner and outer cover. I'm in S.E. MI is there anything it will do for me? I'm back to using...

Then why are the bars in a Warre hive almost 1/2" apart?

I think what is important is the bee space which I understand is (optimally) 3/8". These plans have just short of 1/2" between the bars which is a bit more than "bee space".

Yeah I saw the plans on the biobees site, however there has to be a way to simplify some of the measurements. I just don't know what dimensions are critical. For example the height of the boxes is...

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I am a somewhat new beekeeper (yet to have my first successful over winter) using standard Langstroth hives. I am interested in trying a Warre hive but have to believe there is a simpler...

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I cut the comb out of 3 frames that had overwintered in the hive and crushed it with my hands and put it in a paint strainer bag suspended over a 6 gallon bucket and let is sit in my...

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I prefer the foundation-less frames so that bees can build whatever size cells they want and since I'm just a backyard beekeeper want to just cut the comb out of the frame and do a crush...

The Ace Hardware in my area was willing to order in a roll of 1/8" hardware cloth (why wire mesh is called cloth I'll never know) and sell it to me by the foot.

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Since I have been a beekeeper for two months now, nothing I say can be taken as conclusive evidence of anything :) I’ll look again in another week and see if they have done anything on the frames...

I got a 5 frame nuc about June first and for 6 weeks they didn't draw out any comb. I then put in a foundationless frame and in two weeks they had completely filled the frame (except for a little in...

I got 20 of the foundationless frames from Kelly Bees. The were nice enough to include the nails, however since I have both a air brad nailer and stapler. Can anyone guide me on what to use with...

I would like to go with foundationless frames. I got a deep nuc of 5 frames and currently have it in the middle of a deep hive with frames that contain foundation in them. How do I switch over to...

Why do migratory covers not get stuck to the frames, but a telescoping cover can?

For simplicity you might want to try a drawer lock bit for you router. Assuming you have a router of course.

Can someone explain to me what the inner cover is for and why does it have that hole in it? So far for me it is just a place for ants between the inner and outer cover.

Does someone have pictures of comb labeled with things like brood, drone capped honey....

I've seen them before but can't find it.

I currently have one hive on a stand I built that is about a foot off of the ground. Can I put a 2nd hive on it? The hives would be about 2' apart.

I'm a new beekeeper and have only had my hive less than a week. I pulled off the outer cover and saw about 100 ants with eggs on top of the inner cover. I brushed them off but want to know if this...

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I am a very new beekeeper, but I have read about it on the internet so that makes me an expert right? :D

A few days ago I got a 5 frame nuc put in a standard 10 frame deep. For hive...

I didn't see any evidence of something disturbing the hive.

Some of the boards had been stained, but that was at least 20 years ago, more like 30 so I didn't think it would be an issue.

No one else knew where the hive was, so I don't think that happened to me.