If you only use foundation-filled frames then it doesn’t really matter if the hive stand slopes a bit – left to right or front to back. Not the ‘defining mission’ of our current government 7 … instead the need – or not – to have your hives standing on a flat and horizontal surface. I note that both are currently out of stock suggesting that many (previously wealthy) beekeepers buy them. Both appear reasonably well designed though I think there are improvements that could be made that I’d want to see for the sort of money they’re asking. I’ve not tried either of these hive stands 6. The ‘no hive stand’ hive standĪll well and good until the grass grows and obscures the entrance. I’ll whizz through these and make a comment or two on each. I wanted a hive stand that wouldn’t dissolve into mush over a couple of seasons.īut before discussing what I currently think will solve the majority of my problems here’s a quick overview of several DIY and commercial hive stands … the good, the bad and the ugly. Even the sitting room slopes a bit, and it’s a lot worse in what I laughably call the ‘garden’ 2. The hive stands I’ve just completed are a significant improvement on anything I’ve used before. I’ve been giving this some thought as my beekeeping activities expand on the west coast. Which is not the same as saying that we shouldn’t aspire to something better. Perhaps that’s why they’re largely overlooked? Even poor hive stands work. Not even every hive stand I’m currently using provides more than one thing from this list □ Not every hive stand provides all these, and some offer little more than one item from the list above. positioning hives at a better height to prevent, or delay, beekeepers back.additional working space for boxes (supers, second brood boxes etc.) when inspecting colonies.space to place frames removed from the hive during inspections.providing a stable, level or adjustable platform for the hive and – in a good season – its teetering tower of heavy supers. preventing vegetation from blocking the entrance.I can think of several functions that a good hive stand provides, or any hive stand should provide. Which neatly makes the point that the hive stand does more than just function as something to stand the hive on. You can easily identify beekeepers who don’t use hive stands they either have bad backs or dirty knees. The hive stand … possibly the most passive and overlooked item in the apiary 1.Īt its most simple, the hive stand is not so much ignored as omitted altogether. Storms expected and I’ve run out of hive straps
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