DIY Long Langstroth Hive Build

Our horizontal hive plans are slightly modified, mainly for aesthetics.

For this project we used:
Table saw with dado stack
Miter Saw
Router
Drill and Driver
Wood Glue
Screws

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[bza]

Gonna be honest here. I have NEVER EVER seen anybody work this fast before in my life... I am absolutely in awe at this guy's speed and skill !

[mathewanderson]

I just finished. I like that you rabbeted the ends in to help seal them. I wouldn’t have glued the bottom in case you would want to install a bottom screen or oil for mites. Depending on climate, an insulated gabled roof would be nice - I did that with mine and hinged it. I used a few pieces of scrap and a screw as a pivoting entrance “door”. Rotate it up to open to desired opening amount (90• vertical = fully open) or fully closed when pivoted horizontal. Simple and effective.

[CentralBeekeepersSupply]

This is a great DIY video. Thanks for teaching us how to build one of these long hives!

[benstone]

Great job! I'm not a woodworker but I know a great job when I see one.

[charlieabbot]

The man loses his finger on the table saw at 2:15 and never slows down!
Awesome!

[Bakersfieldman]

I would make the lid open the opposite side to let the bees keep landing while checking on them from behind

[LucasSilva-op]

Parabéns amigo Deus abençoa sua produção seu trabalho amigo hoje e sempre .goste de ver muito bom amigo Deus abençoa.

[therenaissancewoman]

This was very helpful to watch the process. I took think woodworking is great. I love woodworking so I decided to build my own long langstroth. Do you show making the frames or a follow video?

[danielgriffith]

This is how fast I think things will go when I start a project... even at .25 speed is too fast for how it really goes!

[TheRainHarvester]

How did it work out? How many years of success?

[rafaelrodrigues]

Hi! Would you like to know why the horizontal Langstroth hives have three entrances? I read that the beekeeper can choose one of them to position the brood chamber, and leave the other two closed. Was it just that?

[LucasSilva-op]

Gostei de ver amigo muito bem feita Deus abençoa seu trabalho amigo.

[carldaniels]

revival woodworks, you have the roof hinged the wrong way. open the roof towards the front so you are NOT in their flight path. THEY WILL STING! making the front legs higher and change the angle to catch and support the hive cover whenever you need to open it. with or without a gabled roof or secure with chains. the langstroth range style is good but a layens style is worth it merely by having longer frames. when they cluster for the winter there's more room for honey stores then langstroth frames. bee's move up not horizontally to get food. thicker wood is the way to go instead of double hive with insulation.

[foedspaghetti]

Don’t you need frames for the honeycombs?

[tomchristensen]

I'm interested in these and building one or 2. But how do you add supers for collecting honey? Or are these just for reproducing bees and no honey collection

[DepartmentSupervisor-su]

Has anyone ever modified these to use MEDIUM frames instead of deeps?

[shrevesoule]

What is the attachment on your router called that allows to cut the frame rest? Thanks

[mrswray]

How much did it cost you to build this? My husbands supposed to help me build mine for spring soon 🙂😍

[sierrabravo]

Don't you need to paint it for weather resistance, unless you are making out of Huon Pine

[ronmiller]

Added bees? If so, how is it working so far?