Tag Archives: frames

Bee Hive Foundation Experiment (none and ½ sheets)

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

Experiment with foundationless and half-sheet foundation bee hive frames. How I made them. How I used them. How they’re working out. Continue reading →

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Wiring Beehive Frames

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

How Beekeeper Bean wires beehive frames at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple FAlls, Washington Continue reading →

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Painless Bee Hive Frame Making and Preping Human House for Sale

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

How beekeeper Bean manages to save her back when making bee boxes and assembling hive frames by using a small, portable stool and working on the floor of her hayloft Continue reading →

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Building Boxes & When Orders Go Wrong

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Building bee boxes in a small living room at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, Washington. Plus a tale of when orders go wrong. Continue reading →

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Playing Catch-Up : Making Bee Boxes & Frames On A Deadline

Posted on August 5, 2010 by

Preparing bee equipment: making boxes, painting bee boxes and wiring frames. How to wire frames without nails at Brookfield Farm Continue reading →

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