Did I reinvent the Bee hive frame with CNC magic?

[@mcmathwoodworks]

That’s a really cool design! Glad to see it’s working well too!

[@CustomCreativeCarvings]

Thanks, I am excited to see how the bees like them in the long run. I think these could turn out to be an amazing novelty item when they are full of honey.

[@dconnell0248]

Great design and great idea! You could use a frame spacer in the brood box or super to make up for the narrow frame. This would be great for the brood box too, then you don't have to worry about extraction. I will look for an update on how it worked for extraction. You have sparked my interest now, I never have enough frames.

[@CustomCreativeCarvings]

I found just tacking a small spacer on both sides worked out well. The bees have been building them out well.

[@1thenninger]

I would definitely be interested in a design video on creating a frame like this. It would be good practice with the design software.

[@Rhoude7695]

Great design! As always, I am interested to find out what bit(s) you used and the feeds and speeds?

[@coreydavoll7622]

Awesome!!!

[@CustomCreativeCarvings]

Thanks!!

[@JamesRobertsonIntranet]

I'm fully behind using CNC to make something more complex! 🙂However: as a beekeeper, this is possibly the worst of all worlds. In foundationless frames, the idea is to let the bees draw out comb *as they need to, in the pattern they need*, noting that bees will make larger and smaller comb depending on the use. You can then *cut the entire frame out* to harvest it. In this design, it needless restricts how the bees can draw comb, while making it extremely difficult to harvest. It may be possible to put these frames in a spinner because of the extra support, but you'd have a hell of a time uncapping first. So 10/10 for creativity! But maybe not in practice... ;-)

[@CustomCreativeCarvings]

I agree with you 100%. If you are looking to extract, then this is not the way to go. This works great for a very specific niche, display, and use. When full, it makes a beautiful display piece that provides an easy way to cut out a hex of comb for use. While not for everyone, it provides a 1 of a kind useable display. The last one I sold, I built a wood stand and an acrylic display cover for.

[@MillcreekGuitars-mz3pn]

How did it work extraction time?

[@CustomCreativeCarvings]

Nice and easy with a sharp knife along the shapes of the wood comb for chunks of raw honeycomb. It would probably spin a little better than regular foundationless frames.