Tony Pisano

Build Your Own Beekeeping Equipment (eBook, ePUB)

How to Construct 8- & 10-Frame Hives; Top Bar, Nuc & Demo Hives; Feeders, Swarm Catchers & More

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Save time and money by building your own beekeeping equipment. Learn to craft equipment that is tailored to your particular climate and setup. Full of insightful tips and covering a variety of hive types, Pisano includes all the basic infrastructure you need to keep your bees happy and active - and your pantry full of honey.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781603428552
• Artikelnr.: 38482600

Autorenporträt

Tony Pisano runs his own business producing and selling honey, as well as soap, candles, lip balm, and hand salves from his own beeswax. He lives in North Adams, Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter One: Before We Begin
Safety First and Always
The Tools
Materials
Special Techniques
Planning Your Project
Chapter Two: Starting at the Bottom
Solid Bottom Board
Screened Bottom Board
Slatted Rack
 
Chapter Three: Hive Bodies and Supers
Hive Body with Butt Joints
Hive Body with Rabbet Joints
Medium and Shallow Supers
 
Chapter Four: Putting a Lid on It
Basic Inner Cover
Insulated Inner Cover for Winter
Screened Inner Cover
Telescoping Outer Cover
 
Chapter Five: Building Hive Stands
A Very Basic Hive Stand
Hive Stand with Landing Boards
Doone's Double-Hive Stand
 
Chapter Six: It's All in the Details
Hive Spacer
Entrance Reducer
Paint Can Feeder
Bucket Feeder with Screened Plug Insert
Traditional Boardman-Style Entrance Feeder
Escape Boards
 
Chapter Seven: Let's Do a Little Jig
Simple Bending Jig
Frame Assembly Jig
The Best-Ever Jig for Installing Foundation
 
Chapter Eight: Make a Swarm-Catching Kit
Simple Bucket Swarm Catcher
Variation: Swiveling-Bucket Swarm Catcher
Wire-Frame Swarm Catcher
 
Chapter Nine: Building 8-Frame Hives and Nucs
8-Frame Deep Hive Body
8-Frame Solid Bottom Board
8-Frame Screened Bottom Board
8-Frame Slatted Rack
8-Frame Inner Cover
8-Frame Telescoping Outer Cover
Nuc Hive Body
5-Frame Nuc Bottom Board
 
Chapter Ten: Specialty Hives
Top-Bar Hive
Demonstration Hive
 
Resources
Index