Basic Beehive Frame Making Skills - How to make up Brood frames

Making up brood frames and super frames for bee hives is a basic skill all beekeepers should find easy to master but there are some simple steps that you need to follow to avoid making silly little mistakes and making the whole process frustrating.
In today's video, I show you how to make up frames for a National Beehive but the process is mostly the same for all beehive frames both brood and super frames.
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[@darnbunny1]

You do make it look easy. Love the Fast Forward!

[@TheNorfolkHoneyCo]

When I use the pins and small hammer I always seem to mess some up, I have the benefit of editing them out of the video lol. Stewart

[@julianrichards8337]

Great video - thank you

[@TheNorfolkHoneyCo]

Glad it was helpful! Have a great beekeeping season.

[@darnbunny1]

Thank you for your helpful video series. Watching this video now....Please let me know if you ever use hinged frames instead of rubber bands to hold rescued comb.

[@TheNorfolkHoneyCo]

Hi Darnbunny1, Thanks for your comments. I've never used a hinged frame but did see a picture of one the other day, maybe I'll make some up and use them in a video this season. Stewart

[@breathewelldentalservices]

Thank you very much for this informative video👍.....right where's my hammer I can't keep those bees waiting any longer!🤔😀

[@colinlyne]

Another helpful video, thank you. Would you do one on construction a brood box please?

[@TheNorfolkHoneyCo]

Hi Colin, Thanks for the comments. I have some National supers to make up which are the same construction as a brood box but smaller so I'll shoot a video of that. Stewart

[@helenabuckley9506]

Hi. Just wondering what size pins do u use? 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch?

[@effiemills5251]

Thinking ahead to cleaning a frame for re-use, how is the best way to remove the strip from the top bar?

[@TheNorfolkHoneyCo]

Hi Effie, I use a hive tool, pushed between the top bar and the wedge and then gently lever it up. Stewart

[@juliankeenlyside7055]

Hi Stewart ... your videos are great. Like your measured style of teaching. When you made up the brood frame you had the pronged edges of the Hoffman frame on different sides of the top bar. I bought my first set of frames already made up and both “prongs” are on the same side. Does it make a difference? I’m guessing not as same spacing will result.

[@TheNorfolkHoneyCo]

Hi Julian, Thanks for your comments. As long as the bee space is maintained it probably doesn't matter. Maybe they are a specific manufacturers style of making brood frames. Stewart

[@randijensen5166]

Why are the honey frames smaller than the brood frames? Do they have to Be?

[@TheNorfolkHoneyCo]

Hi Randi, Great question, the simple answer is No, they don't have to be smaller but those boxes can weigh a lot and my back isn't as strong as it used to be. The smaller boxes just make it easier to manage the weight of honey when you take them off the hive. Similar to the Langstroth large, medium and shallow boxes. Stewart

[@rokostone2018.]

with you air gun what size brads are you using please

[@TheNorfolkHoneyCo]

Hi Simon, They are 15mm brads. Stewart

[@rokostone2018.]

thank you stewart

[@tomwilliamson8135]

impossible for the bees to draw out to the edge of the side bar. There'd be no bee space to work between each frame if they did

[@benjamindejonge3624]

One manufacturer uses metrics the other imperial

[@jaydenbrumous2582]

I think you can learn more about this on Stodoys.

[@Therealmiracleworker]

Using the manly type side bars, would it not also increase the probability of squashing bees when closing up the frames during an inspection?

[@TheNorfolkHoneyCo]

Hi, The manly frames are used in the supers and therefore are not inspected on a weekly basis, frame by frame. I may open the middle area to check on how the honey stores are looking but otherwise, I don't open them. But yes, there is a risk of trapping bees between the frames. Stewart