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Heres what our reindeer look like in the northeast .

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I guess you can call this another interest , seeing that I spend about 60 plus hrs at work . This is our newest job that we are starting . Putting those shoring boxes together and in place was no...

I`d buy the 12 inch Dewalt compound slider , have one at shop . Never have had a problem with it , cept having to but new blades , but that comes with all saws.

This last summer I have just gotten into BBQ , ( smoking ) I built my own smoker from a 55 gallon drum ,aka UDS ugly drum smoker . Below is a couple pics of it . I have several others that I do also...

This is the finnished pic of langs all painted . I have some handles that will be put on the boxes , I made a few extra supers for the person that is getting this . I hope to be going up this weekend...

This is the diference of the white sealer and the light biege finnish .

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I was looking for a color to paint the Langs and came across this color as we have about 60 gallons of it . It is a light beige . Below is a pic of the top cover with two coats sealer and two coats...

I wanted to dip mine also , but being my first hive decided to paint , my next set will bee dipped .

Thx peace , really appreciate the quick response .

Jeff

I would like to know about the bottom board and top cover . Does the inside of top cover get painted ? Also on the bottom board do you paint the whole thing or just to the point of the bee entrance...

I`ll stick with butt joints and seal the ends really well and paint them . When painting , you just paint the outside , what about the edges that each box sits on , paint them or not .


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I will be addind some sort of hand holds for lifting , Roadstar , looking forward to see your build , considering I,m a structual welder by trade , I think I did ok with the build . I will be making...

I made the top cover and one medium super , also played with the hive entrance reduced opening this morning . I need to make one more medium super and a bottom board and stand , also need to make...

I think I will just seal and paint them , believe it will be easier to maintain .

Does it matter where you put the entrance slot on a reduced entrance , end , middle ?

Could anyone tell me what is a good clear finnish to use on the wood to keep the wood natural looking .

This is the point I am at in the build so far , I still need to make some medium bodys . Also need to make the tops and inner cocers as there is two units . Put one of my mug in with them .

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What is the hieght of the openning from the bottom board to the bottom of the hive body , any info appreciated .

Jeff

Thx Guys , think I found what i need .

This is Mrs 2PUPs and our lil girls . We went over the neighbors for a texas style bbq , I smoked a brisket and pork butt on my smoker .

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I need a lil help , I made a langs hive and confused on frame sizes for the hive boxes . I have a full depth hive body that is 9-5/8" deep , Also have shallow extracting super 5-3/4 deep , and a...

Thx G3 , I would have made finger joints but couldnt find my jig , think it grew legs and took a stroll . But I have a solution for the joints I think as long as I can get a thin enough dowel . I am...

I started building the langstroth hive for neighbor and one for myself . I made two . ( Full depth Hive Body , 19-3/4" x 9-5/8" inch sides and 14-5/8" x 9-5/8 ends ). Also made two . ( shallow...

Thx for the warm welcomes , its been really fun doing research for this . Makes me want to get into beekeeping this yr . But I am going to start my journey in bees in 2012 , as I like to be somewhat...

I am on a mission to build my neybah a langs style hive system . I noticed that there is four different styles , modern , origanal , 1857 , and 2 story old style . My question is , out of the four ,...