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Beginners Course 2015
4. The Beehive
Glyn Canter
Bee nests
Wasp nests
COMMON HIVES IN UK
WBC
Smith
National
HIVE COMPONENTS
ROOF CROWN BOARD SUPER SUPER QUEEN EXCLUDER BROOD CHAMBER 2 BROOD CHAMBER 1 FLOOR STAND/ALIGHTING BOARD REV. LORENZO LANGSTROTH
Ò  American
Congregational
Minister
Ò  Identified bee space
Ò  In 1851 designed first
modern moveable framed
hive
Ò  Still in use today!
SUPERS
Ò  Designed
to be stacked one on another
Ò  Shallower than brood box
Ò  Honey stored can be increased by using
different frames or changing frame spacing
Ò  Cut comb or sections
Ò  Empty frames can be returned to be cleaned
BEE SPACE
6-­‐8 mm Ò 
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Is between honeycomb and sides of
cavity
Allows bees to walk through gaps
Is big enough for bees to work back to
back
Smaller gaps – filled with propolis
Bigger gaps – filled with comb
TOP BEE SPACE OR BOTTOM BEE SPACE?
Courtesy of Keta de Bruyn FRAMES
Foundation
Top bar
Hoffman Brood
side bar
Manley Super
side bar
Bottom Bars
FRAME WITH CORRECT POSITION OF PINS
Position of pins are marked by arrows
Small hammer
Punch