How to make an easy 5 frame honey bee nuc with sizes
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how to make an easy 5 frame nuc with minimal cuts, woodworking skills, and basic tool use.
This nuc is suited for people who plan on shaking packages in the spring, splitting beehives, or raising queens. They have a solid bottom to reduce accidents if you need to move them.
I plan on making a set of free plans, but the cuts are so simple I can list them here.
2 @ 10 1/2" x 19 7/8" Sides.
2 @ 10 1/2" x 7 3/4" Frame rest ends.
2 @ 9 1/4" x 19 7/8" Top and Bottom.
It can be built with 3/4" plywood or solid wood boards. For future use in cold climates type 3 foam insulation can be wrapped around the box in case of emergency cold snaps.
A link to the cross cut jig can be found here.
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Thank you for watching and good luck. I hope to hear how your nucs and beekeeping turns out.
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You can find links to the cross cut jig in the description if all you have is a circular saw. Also in the links are easy to make Langstroth beehive video and the packages that inspired me to build these nucs for shaking spring packages.
❤Easy easy to start my farm kenya, thank you for good work
Awesome
I love the metric system......
You can find good power saws at pawn shops.
Do you have any advice on making a queen excluder?
@Metalandstuff464
4 жыл бұрын
Before I developed my allergies to bee stings :( I was about to make and test some for a video I was planning. At the time I was going to cut a sheet of 1/2" plywood the size of the boxes. Cut an inner hole with a jigsaw slightly smaller than the ID of the boxes and staple #5 hardware cloth AKA wire mesh over the opening. But this is untested for me so I'm not 100% on its results personally. But people make homemade extruders with that size.
@lialos
4 жыл бұрын
If it's just a 5 frame excluder you're after, when I couldn't find them at my usual online shops (Mann Lake, Kelley, etc.) I found them at Rossman Apiaries. gabees.com/product/m68-queen-excluder-5-frame-nuc/
Jason, you have to use a body mic of some sort to make quality videos.
whats going to be the length of the sides if I put a strip of wood as my frame rests?
@Metalandstuff464
3 жыл бұрын
if you use a 3/8 strip of wood for the rest, add 3/4 to the length
@SurvivorBees_DavidBlag100
3 жыл бұрын
@@Metalandstuff464 so its going to be 20 5/8 long?
@beeman1246
Жыл бұрын
That shortcut is incorrect. You forgot about bee space (3/8"). Bees will build burr comb on sides. One day you will kill queen when removing frames.
What. Can't hear you
Interesting video of good quality. Unfortunately, the design has a serious flaw. The bottom of the box must go in side of the box. Rainwater runs down the side and is trapped in a crack in the floor, causing the wood to rot prematurely. The side must overlap the bottom. @1;00 do not cut this. Good luck.