How to Build Beehive Frames

How to Build Beehive Frames. In the workshop we assemble a lot of wooden Beehive Frames (Hoffman style). Its pretty easy…here is a photo-shoot with the simple steps on how we Build Beehive Frames.

You’ll need:-

Glue the Frame

1. The first thing I do is put glue into the grooves on the top-bar – both sides
2. Place the sides left and right into the cut slots…..
3. Then turn upside-down and put glue into the bottom-bar slots
4. After gluing wood ware generally you would clamp together but due to the size of the frame its not necessary Here’s the glued frame:-

Drill and Nailing the Beehive Frame

Pre-drilling is important when using pine woodware…hive boxes included.

If your frames are used for honey, its important to know that honey-frames hold a lot of weight so here’s a handy hint, drill a side-hole which should stop it from coming away from the side-bars when the Bees have propolised everything and you are pulling it out of the hive-box. Use a smaller drill-bit size than the nail to prevent a loose joint. …now you wanna nail it! Top-bar…drill hole right side first, then turn the frame over and drill next hole on same right side, it will make sense when you are doing it : )

Then you will need to nail in the top of the top-bar, keep this nail more to the rear of the edge of the frame so as to avoid the side-nail – if you hit the side nail, the top nail will protrude. Then turn frame upside down and nail in.

…don’t forget to do both sides…yes it is easy to do when you’ve been assembling 1000’s believe me ~ !

now you have your finished Beehive Frame…yay…

So how do you assemble Beehive Frames, do you have any tips or tricks you would like to share. Please comment below:- ….now get to work..you can order kitsets through our on-line shop and there’s a great special to launch our new product, locally kiwi-made from NZed renewable pine…don’t missout on this great deal*:-

A Quicker Way to Make Frames

Handy Hint, if you want to make 10 at a time, Gary has a great idea – check-out:- Frame Building Jig – Using One to Build Frames For Your Bees Enjoy building your Beehive Frames over Autumn and Winter and then you’ll Bee prepared for next Spring.