I have a cut out I am doing in an old barn; here is a check list of tools I just made.
I am going to use a zig zag wire, thumb tacked on the outside of the frames instead of rubber bands to secure the comb in the frames. It's a trick I picked up from DCoates last year.
Any other tools or items I might need in your opinion?
Hive
• 1 Bottom board with entrance reducer
• 4 medium supers 1 w/ comb or foundation-3 w/ zig zag wired frames
• 1 empty deep to use as a “funnel” when shaking bees off the comb
• 1 Inner cover with screen wire taped over the hole
• Telescoping cover
• Lemmon grass oil w/ Q-tips
• Queen cage and queen catcher
Cut out tools
• Bee brushes/ turkey feathers
• Hive tools, large knife
• Small containers to “scoop bees” with- gladware w/square sides
• 3 smokers
• Torch
• 8 smoker fuel rolls
• Bee vac
• Extension cord
• Skill saw and sawsall
• 2 Hammers
• 2 small and 1 large nail/wrecking bars
• 5 honey and wax buckets/tubs
• Screw gun and screws
• Scrap wood and strap(s) for hive moving
• Duct tape
• Moving screen
Protective gear
• Veil w/ jacket for each person +1
• Gloves
• Tape or rubber bands for cuffs
• Cooler full of water
• Benadryl
• Epi pens
• Extra clothes
Comb Fitting table
• 2 Cookie sheets for transport
• Folding table
• frame wire holder
• Wire cutters
• 2 big knives
• Extra thumb tacks
• Nitrile Gloves
• Water bucket to rinse hands in
• Rubber bands
Misc additions
• flashlight
• camera
• stapler
• Trash bags
I am going to use a zig zag wire, thumb tacked on the outside of the frames instead of rubber bands to secure the comb in the frames. It's a trick I picked up from DCoates last year.
Any other tools or items I might need in your opinion?
Hive
• 1 Bottom board with entrance reducer
• 4 medium supers 1 w/ comb or foundation-3 w/ zig zag wired frames
• 1 empty deep to use as a “funnel” when shaking bees off the comb
• 1 Inner cover with screen wire taped over the hole
• Telescoping cover
• Lemmon grass oil w/ Q-tips
• Queen cage and queen catcher
Cut out tools
• Bee brushes/ turkey feathers
• Hive tools, large knife
• Small containers to “scoop bees” with- gladware w/square sides
• 3 smokers
• Torch
• 8 smoker fuel rolls
• Bee vac
• Extension cord
• Skill saw and sawsall
• 2 Hammers
• 2 small and 1 large nail/wrecking bars
• 5 honey and wax buckets/tubs
• Screw gun and screws
• Scrap wood and strap(s) for hive moving
• Duct tape
• Moving screen
Protective gear
• Veil w/ jacket for each person +1
• Gloves
• Tape or rubber bands for cuffs
• Cooler full of water
• Benadryl
• Epi pens
• Extra clothes
Comb Fitting table
• 2 Cookie sheets for transport
• Folding table
• frame wire holder
• Wire cutters
• 2 big knives
• Extra thumb tacks
• Nitrile Gloves
• Water bucket to rinse hands in
• Rubber bands
Misc additions
• flashlight
• camera
• stapler
• Trash bags