I've made the decision to dip my hives this year for a multitude of reasons, but I haven't found much info on dipping plywood. I'm switching to migratory covers so I don't need to get my friend to bend 100+ tele cover flashings to meet this year's requirements and to save a couple $$. My...

I have decided that I'm going ahead and making a bunch of boxes from 3/4" plywood - barring absolute horror stories. Here is why - If I buy boxes from mann lake or Brushy Mountain (I prefer Brushy) It runs about $13-$14 per box. If I buy 1"x8"x6' lumber at Lowes and make boxes myself, it...

Hello, Can anyone direct me to 5-frame nuc plans that use 2x12 lumber (rather than traditional 1x12 or plywood)? I would like to build some nuc bodies so I can eventually have an all 5-frame hive. I'm in Michigan where the winters are quite frigid so I would like to try 2" lumber. I've found...