How To Make Beehive Frames

In this video I show you how I construct Beehive Frames.
Using the old school way with a hammer and the new way....using the nail gun!

[@The_Angry_BeEconomist]

so the way to make beehive frames is to start with the unassembled pieces, and then just assemble them? ...makes sense

[@g.morris570]

Thank you for posting !! From across the pond Nova Scotia canada

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Glad you found it useful 😊

[@stephenlaraway44]

Thanks for that

[@blacksheen1]

Hi What model of Senco nailer is that and would you use it for making up give bodies or do you need a bigger one? Thanks Adam

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Hi, I can’t remember the exact model but all senco nail guns are great! Yes you would need a bigger one for the bodies. A 16g is what I use for the hive components. And a 18g for frames.

[@jovan.ramjewan]

The title is misleading. This is putting together a Beehive frame. Thank you for the demonstration though!

[@gwenyngruffydd]

No problem 😊 Sorry about the confusion..

[@gwenyngruffydd]

@Sorcerer no...but I have been thinking that building is the correct word just like assembling. If you were making frames from scratch that would be called manufacturing frames?

[@vidoesof-macroom2249]

I have two brood boxes I joined them both together last Sep-Oct. How do I seperate them and when? Any help greatly appreciated as New Beekeeper who has been riped off a few times.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

What do you mean by joined together?

[@WaleshiddenhistoryMD]

Do you make up new frames each season? or can you just use new foundation on old frames..

[@gwenyngruffydd]

As long as their in good condition you’ll get a few years out of them before you need to replace

[@Relo2FortJackson]

How to assemble them is a No-Brainer. I need dimensions for making the frames from scratch. Any plans available?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Google it 😊👍🏻

[@Oisink3d]

Where did you get all the wooden components?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Oisín O' Driscoll hi, you when you buy frames from any manufacturer or seller you will get all the parts needed. I think Thorne supplied the frames in this video. 😊

[@butchd18]

Let's see him trying to machine them sed how fast he be

[@cathedralImages]

What size are the Brad nails in the gun for the frames ?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

They take 18 gage nails. I like to use 20mm nails but 18mm will do too.

[@samwright3568]

Hi griff , just starting out beekeeping . What's the ideal number of frames to use in a national super? Many thanks

[@gwenyngruffydd]

11 with Hoffman frames. Less if your using Manley frames or castellations as spacing.

[@samwright3568]

Thanks for getting back to me , your channels great.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you ☺️

[@Strugglingdisciple]

Where do you get the wax sheets?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

We sell them. The ones in the video are probably from Thornes in the U.K.

[@bradwamsley3465]

This video is not about making frames, only assembling frames made by others.

[@timberwolf2353]

Aside from the obvious, what is the difference between wired and unwired foundation?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Wired is less likely to burst when extracting. And you can only do cut comb with unwired. Unwired will still spin out though.

[@timberwolf2353]

I thought it might be something to do with that. My hive came with wired frames in the brood chamber. The bees hate it! They've built the comb around it instead of through it in places. It looks like wild comb stuck to a board in a zigzag pattern. I'm going to stick to unwired I think, the bees seem to know what they're doing. Also, that French wax of yours is pretty sturdy.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

It’s pretty good. Bees can warp it sometimes but they can do that with wired sometimes too.

[@Patrick-pj4fg]

I will get a hammer it’s own lay ten frames