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Save time and money by building your own beekeeping equipment. Tony Pisano provides step-by-step illustrated instructions showing you how to build hive bodies, supers, covers, stands, frames, swarm catchers, feeders, and more using basic hand tools and easy-to-find materials. 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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Contains 35 building projects for everything from hive components to different types of hives and swarm catchers.

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35 Building Projects for All Your Beekeeping Needs With Tony Pisano's step-by-step instructions, a table saw, and a few other common tools and materials, you can build everything you need to house and protect your bees -- from hive bodies to supers and covers. You'll even find a section on installing electric fencing and plans for building jigs that make assembling frames and installing foundations a snap.

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35 Building Projects for All Your Beekeeping Needs With Tony Pisano's step-by-step instructions, a table saw, and a few other common tools and materials, you can build everything you need to house and protect your bees -- from hive bodies to supers and covers. You'll even find a section on installing electric fencing and plans for building jigs that make assembling frames and installing foundations a snap.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

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

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