Beginning Beekeeping : How to assemble bee hive frames

Part of our series of beginning beekeeping videos, watch as we show you how to assemble bee hive frames here.

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4 responses to “Beginning Beekeeping : How to assemble bee hive frames”

  1. Johanna Boynton

    hello,
    i love watching your bee tv! i am planning to start my first hive next spring. i know you use a 10 frame hive, but do you know any thing about the 5 frame hives?
    thank you!

  2. Eric Gunnar Rochow

    thx johanna,

    5 frame hives are called Nucs, short for nucleus, they are meant for breeding queens, catching swarms, and other specialized uses.

    if you want to have bees, you should get either a 10 frame hive or an 8 frame hive, either one should have a screened bottom board.

    i’ll be doing a post about what i think a beginning beekeeper should purchase.

    thx, eric.

  3. Andrew Norman

    Eric,
    thanks for the heads up on the info on Gorilla Glue. A lot of site mention that they use it with bees and that its food safe once it cures, but it seems like Titebond 3 is the safer waterproof glue option

  4. Eric Gunnar Rochow

    yeah, i am wary of the foam residue of polyurethane glues, the regular wood glue works for me. thanks for the note, eric.