Quick and easy beehive frame assembly jig

[@TomJones-uf5sl]

I have been keeping bees more than 50 years and this is the best explanation of how to quickly build frames I've yet seen! Good job!

[@mominagha]

So you didn't invent anything for your work in 50 years??

[@mrflapdaddy]

Actually he invented UR MOMMA Najaf, he just didn’t want to make it public.

[@jyotiwelry]

This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection kzbin.infoUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

[@imustbegettinolder4434]

Thank you very much. Most helpful and very clear. I'm an expat living in rural northern Việt Nam and have just recently started keeping bees. There's no such thing as pre-made kits here. We build from scratch, so your jig idea is going to save a ton of time and energy for lots of folks. Thanks again. Cheers

[@menace2584]

Been a beekeeper for 40 years and have always assembled individually. Too cheap to buy a frame jig. Now I am making one like yours, so simple and thank you for showing how to make one. Came to your channel first because of sawing timber and saw you are a beekeeper also.

[@falllineridge]

Dennis Carter Good deal! Thanks for the support, Dennis!

[@rebecca.medicineeagle]

I love watching your beekeeping videos! They are so soothing and clearly demonstrate God's master handiwork. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. You are much appreciated!

[@bradlane8427]

I've always wanted a frame jig and watched a few videos. This is by far the easiest design i've seen and it obviously works!

[@9realitycheck9]

Simplicity is MASTERFUL. Well done

[@brentm9428]

You were right the missed nail was driving me crazy. Great video! This is great info.

[@kebab6597]

I,am so glad I found your video as a new bee keeper 10 days or so it took me ages to biuld 20 frames you have just made my next 20 frames ao much easier to do many thanks

[@bobwebber8521]

At first I wondered where the heck is this guy going. My congratulations. That is such a good plan and works well. I presume you insert wire in some of them for spinning strength. Struggled with this task for many years. Thanks so much.

[@ghostgarden8032]

I like your frame jig the best , it is simple to make, simple to use, unlike those with the screen door springs, thank you

[@jasonpindell5940]

Excellent job. I love the simplicity. Think I will make one today.🐝🐝

[@michaelfike7542]

I know it's an old video but thats a great way to do frames. Simple and easy the way it should be. ❤🐝

[@brandyfearrington9344]

I'm not in the game but I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with your own trials and errors.

[@seanfife8398]

Well done! Good commentary, too.

[@robertshorthill6836]

Your voice and accent remind me of a gentleman by the name of Norman Blake from Rising Fawn, Georgia. You must be a Georgia native, if I'm not mistaken. Anyway, thanks for sharing your assembly contraption. I'm working with the Layens system of frames, so it's a slightly different set up. Thanks. Bob ( a Norman and Nancy fan in Montana)

[@juanrojas-ho6bx]

Fall line ridge thank you for sharing such simplicity instructional video keep them coming.

[@Eric-gi9kg]

BEST JIG System I've seen THANKS Will definitely be building a set.

[@douglasgault5458]

I like it. And just put the dimensions on the work bench in the shop. I'm going to be ready going into my 2nd year. I I've built 6 hives this year and hope to add more in the coming year. This will be a huge time saver. Thanks for the post.

[@sylviafoust9545]

That's an outstanding idea. Will definitely built your jig. Thank you for the idea.

[@nbkhan9338]

You the best bee farming teacher bro. I m hooked

[@PaulOtis]

Very much like the jig my father and I used back in the 70s. Really sped up production for frame assembly. :)

[@roycarter6235]

Clever and simple thank you

[@bluzman1940]

Awesome, Thank You for sharing. Will make my life much easier.

[@bradgodin]

I had to free hand 60 frames on a 2×4 in my house...this is an idea i am definitely stealing lol thanks!

[@redbaron8989]

You are the man! Thank you for taking the time out to demonstrate!

[@marciaoliver6098]

Watched this with my 5 year old son... making one now! Thanks!

[@Fred-ff6bv]

it sure does help!!! i’m considering making my own frames (i’m on a very fixed income) and have already lamented the assembly process.

[@marinvidovic763]

If you take your stanly knife and just cut 2 vertical cuts on 2 corner of your cardboard box , You can... .....instead of taking wooden peaces out of box for 10 minutes, ... ,... dismantle the box in 5 sec. 😂😂😂🤔 ... time savings Tip. Lol. Thanks for sharing ! Very good jig !!! ...like simplicity and efficiency.

[@lindseyselby7669]

Super easy to construct- a GREAT help!!

[@wyldeman]

Thank You for your time and effort in showing us an easier way than one at a time.... 👍👍👍

[@falllineridge]

Glad to help!

[@timrector7824]

Wow!Great idea and design.

[@MayFamilyEmail]

I’ve drilled a pilot hole as I have had issues with splitting. Thanks for the great video!

[@tatkinsful]

WOW ! Much better jig than the pain in the butt I have now ! Thanks for sharing !

[@alexandercoss]

Excellent a d very instructional. Thanks for sharing.

[@gregsanderson2470]

Thanks , I'm assembling 500 frames. I just had to loosen up the demsions of the inner box to get it to slide out easier. I'm using rough cut boards.

[@thuffman44]

I've been doing free handed assembly and yeah.. it sucks, LOL... I really needed to see this video. Thanks a ton for sharing the info. 🐝🐝🐝☮️☯️

[@mattworrell1651]

Excellent information! Always looking for a better way to build a mouse trap! Thank you for posting!

[@robertmarden5976]

Thank you very much .. I'm very new to beekeeping. This is really helpful

[@886014]

That's a great idea, simple yet very functional, well done! A respectful tip about not mixing IDs and ODs though. I think I can see how the first iteration got a bit mixed up. I appreciate it's not critical, but many people don't have any real construction experience, and it's the Inside Diameter of the outer box and the Outside Diameter of the inner box that will determine the function. How thick the material is then doesn't matter, and it could be anything they have laying around.

[@Oscarman61]

Excellent video - super helpful. Love your frame jig. Thanks for the dimensions, building one! Hope you have a great bee year. Dave, in Alberta, Canada

[@michaelsmith7425]

That is the best idea I have seen in a long time !!

[@continuallycountingchicken7338]

You are a GENIUS!!!!!! 👏

[@bradwards2176]

Enjoy Your Videos. Thank You!

[@rosejafari8917]

Thanks for the information. I hope to order these soon. I hope that they come in other sizes. I'm sure they do. I've built the longhouse beehives. Wish me luck. I hope to catch a swarm this spring. ;-D

[@michaelpisapia]

Simple and GENIUS..!!! Thank you for sharing this..!!

[@joshw9465]

Great video I’m definitely building this today. If you like the idea of the small cell size, I do believe it’s to make a smaller bee. If you just incorporated the foundation-less frames into your brood boxes and not your honey boxes you will get smaller bees and still be able to spin honey frames without any trouble.

[@paublusamericanus292]

the open ended frame side is named after the cut. dado-------I really like your method, and it makes sure ten frames will fit, even with a weak hive you might put less in an upper.

[@CountryMorning]

Just finished using this jig, and am very pleased. Just two moving parts! I used scrap wood, and made my jig to do 8 frames at a time. With all the figuring and finding the right wood, it took more than 30 minutes, but still worth it. some of the extra time was making the effort to get both boxes squared. I get my frames from Dadant, and I was assembling medium frames. I used wood that was 4 1/2" wide, so the jig would also work well with shallow frames, but might be wobbly for deep frames. I recommend getting your length and width measurements for your boxes with frame parts in hand just to make sure the boxes will work with your equipment.

[@hopeholben4979]

Philip, what were your measurement for the Dadant product, if you don't mind sharing.

[@CountryMorning]

@@hopeholben4979 I decided to not include measurements because I used "salvaged" wood of different thicknesses (some 5/8", some 3/4"). So, it seems best to just give the outer dimensions of the inner box, and you can size the outer box depending on the thickness of wood you have available. The outer length of the inner box should be no more than 16 7/8", and the inner length of the outer box should be just enough larger to accommodate two thicknesses of the uprights with scant play. The outer width of the inner box is less critical, since it can be fairly loose and still hold the uprights in place; I used 10 13/16", and less would also work. That's a lot of "outers" and "innners", but I hope it helps.

[@CoconutInformation]

The ending! Bam! Thats whats up! Awesome video, thanku :)

[@HighTeaWithTheQueen]

Absolutely brilliant! ❤

[@smittysbees6860]

made one, works great. Thanks

[@glenngoodale1709]

thanks for such great videos

[@josephwoodall832]

Very cool I'll use this technique for sure.

[@michaelobrien4644]

Hi mate excellent video i just got a heap of frame pieces today and was wondering what type of jig to built and up came your video so thank you .

[@shantaloft]

Cell size is determined by latitude. As you go north the natural cell size increases. so Dee is in an area of 4.9 where as langstroth was further north so the size they saw was 5.2. I let bees do their own thing in the brood chamber and put foundation in the honey box were cell size is not important but blow out strength is. On the point of contamination it is not what you put in the hive that is the serious concentration but what the girls are bring in. This is important in the brood box so I have a faster rotation in the brood box but not in the honey box. The more agra bis in your area the faster your rotation as well. A a stock producer it is not as critical because to the rate of frame turn over 4 to 12 frames a year anyway. Being in a high agra biz area I aim for a 4 year turnover on brood frames. If your area is free of aga biz than you can go far longer.

[@lynnhughes6350]

It sure is helping me at the moment ..putting together 100 frames today …

[@ScottyBingham]

Now that is clever!! Thanks!

[@robertflindall4692]

Great simple jig. Perfect.

[@dallas69]

It may help to get a vibration nail driver and use ring shank nails so the nails will not back out.

[@1amder]

What Frame kit did you order and plastic foundation you ordered from Mann Lake? Great video. I am going to build this jib ASAP. Is there a Hive Box specific for these frames also? Thanks....

[@5INC33]

looks like a lot of fun

[@kalemercer7053]

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[@chriscox6598]

Great Idea. Thanks

[@charliephuket]

Wow.It's​ very​ good.

[@user-io3hy4zb4s]

Can you use screws instead of nails so that you have more holding power when you pull the frames out later on?

[@dennismoore6437]

Excellent 👍

[@luci75d76]

I have made one for 21 frames but i have just the outer frame and I use two plastic tubes to slide inside

[@cubaniton74]

To prevent the top bar frame from coming undone under beehive tool pressure when removing, how about wrapping a stainless steel thin wire around that top bar and bottom bar then twist ends of wire together... A strong fishing line would also work, but I don't know if the bees could eventually chew through it and break the fishing line.

[@sandraerby1750]

WONDERFUL VIDEO. I WILL GO TO MY EXTENSION SVC FOR MY COUNTY..GOD BLESS

[@Hirokiji]

I don't use foundation for brood boxes, the comb is lighter and the bees can draw the comb to suit their colony. I use foundation for honey supers though. But for your half-height frames, why even use foundation? Good jig though. We use small pins in the side bars for the top bar only, so it doesn't pull off when lifting a heavy langstroth frame.

[@mattbrown80]

That's just awesome!

[@pug8292]

What would be the dimensions for 8 medium frames? (or is that frame manufacture specific?)

[@rosejafari8917]

I got some unassembled frames and found out they won't fit the longhouse hive I made from a pipe crate. Outside dimensions 2 ft x 9.5 ft. I cut 2 out and used the middle piece for the two ends. I was proud of them but now I'm splicing them together- 3 makes 2 frames 20 7/8 wide but not changing the deep frame, i figure the bees will fill it in to the depth they want. I think I'll start making my own after this group.

[@1337_bean]

do you need to clean the honey or filter it?

[@GDHoneyAcresandCraftWork]

Nice man good work!

[@luci75d76]

I have the hives for 12 frames on brood chamber. But the suppers are same size and only 10 fat frames which for sure make more honey than 12 frames So make the legs wider Is not a joke. It works well

[@anthonyraffaele1982]

no other way to say ' Good job' . . .

[@anoogwapictou2061]

What size and measurement frames did you buy?

[@adventuresinbeekeeping7590]

This is very cool. Will this 5" jig work for all frame sizes or do you have other jigs for different size frames? Thanks.

[@SurfnYouTube]

Great video I must have missed it... what size box are the frames for? Do you have a video on how to build the boxes?

[@teresaparker8933]

Yes I want to know the answer too

[@pgausman1]

EDITED (fixed): I made a jig for deeep frames using 1x8 pine lumber for Mann Lake frames. Outer box assembled: 19 3/8" long x 15 5/16" wide x 7 3/16" high : Cut Measurements: Ends 15 5/16" x 7 3/16. Lengths 17 7/8" x 7 3/16". Inner box assembled: 17" long x 13 5/8" wide x 7 3/16" high : Cut Measurements: Ends 13 5/8" x 7 3/16 Lengths 15 1/2 x 7 3/16..

[@jamiestavinoha4107]

You give the same 15 5/16” for bot the outer and inner end pieces. That won’t work. Something is off.

[@jamiestavinoha4107]

Same exact dimensions given for both outer and inner boxes.

[@tomfairbourn6998]

Great idea thanks for sharing

[@garyhowell7458]

man you videos sure are informational where would i buy these frames like this in bulk as you have here ?

[@scottgetkate4058]

No need to make 2 boxes just nail the 2 sides of the inner box to the outer box, will have to be cut a bit longer obviously but you save some wood. Good idea though

[@deanmorrissey6720]

Any dimensions for deep frames?

[@LumberZack]

Awesome simple jig. Where do you get your frame kits? Maybe update the video description with a link?

[@falllineridge]

Not a bad idea. Done.

[@valeryan021]

А для чего маркером пишет?

[@PhillipHall01]

Great job!! I have a question, do you mill the lumber for your boxes? If so, would make a very interesting video from start to finish? Keep up the good work!! Thanks for the great video!! Phillip Hall

[@falllineridge]

I actually don't. Excellent video idea though! Thank you for watching.

[@هيابنانؤمنساعة-ق6خ]

please what is type of wood's frame?@@falllineridge

[@nixonpde3873]

Sir where we can buy it

[@mikep6150]

Good stuff. Thanks

[@wayner.farmer9047]

I must have missed it, but what dimensions is the stock? 3/4 x X

[@joetripp123]

He mentions at 3:42 that it's 3/4" lumber. Cheers.

[@mikekiper]

Is that 1by 6

[@jayboss7611]

Were can i buy some of that real honey at .because the one they sell at shoprite and stop and shop it really fake as hell with expiration dates and all saids 100 percent real but on the back got all these big words of chemical they added 😕

[@djg585]

Hint: when I make boxes, I glue first (at the perfect 90 degree angle), and then let the glue fully set before I re-inforce with screws. This assures that the 90 degree angle isn't altered by handling/screwing.

[@KayAteChef]

I don't quite follow.

[@djg585]

@@KayAteChef If the glue hasn't set yet, using screws can pull the box pieces out of the 90 degree angle. I actually have saved a particular bee box (that I know is a true 90 degrees AND sits flat) that I use as a jig in the process of assembling new boxes. I clamp a long side of this box to the workbench, and then I glue two sides of the new box to each other (no screws yet) and place them perfectly aligned alongside the jig box, maybe with long clamp bars if necessary, and let the glue fully dry. (I put Saran Wrap under one of the pieces to prevent gluing it to the workbench.) After the glue is fully hard, I add on the other two sides with glue and let the whole assembly harden next to the jig box. Later I apply the screws. Yes, this is a slow process. If I had to assemble 100 boxes in a short time, maybe I wouldn't be so careful. But in warm weather I can get one box a day finished this way (while I do other things, of course), and that is ok with me.

[@KayAteChef]

@@djg585 I see. Makes sense.

[@bryangodfrey5152]

I'm starting my Apiary website. Can I put links to your videos on my site? I've found them SUPER informative! I'm in San Jose, Ca.

[@falllineridge]

Email me at [e-mail].

[@kylebanner6854]

Does anyone know where to buy deep frames that aren’t expensive?

[@beeman1246]

....and you are...in Australia, Germany, UK?

[@circesgrandmainomaha580]

Genius! :)

[@paul777jj]

Amazing!

[@goldensilver793]

that helps bunches...