Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter One: Before We Begin
Safety First and Always
The Tools
Materials
Special Techniques
Planning Your Project
Chapter Two: Starting at the Bottom
Solid Bottom Board
Screened Bottom Board
Slatted Rack
Chapter Three: Hive Bodies and Supers
Hive Body with Butt Joints
Hive Body with Rabbet Joints
Medium and Shallow Supers
Chapter Four: Putting a Lid on It
Basic Inner Cover
Insulated Inner Cover for Winter
Screened Inner Cover
Telescoping Outer Cover
Chapter Five: Building Hive Stands
A Very Basic Hive Stand
Hive Stand with Landing Boards
Doone's Double-Hive Stand
Chapter Six: It's All in the Details
Hive Spacer
Entrance Reducer
Paint Can Feeder
Bucket Feeder with Screened Plug Insert
Traditional Boardman-Style Entrance Feeder
Escape Boards
Chapter Seven: Let's Do a Little Jig
Simple Bending Jig
Frame Assembly Jig
The Best-Ever Jig for Installing Foundation
Chapter Eight: Make a Swarm-Catching Kit
Simple Bucket Swarm Catcher
Variation: Swiveling-Bucket Swarm Catcher
Wire-Frame Swarm Catcher
Chapter Nine: Building 8-Frame Hives and Nucs
8-Frame Deep Hive Body
8-Frame Solid Bottom Board
8-Frame Screened Bottom Board
8-Frame Slatted Rack
8-Frame Inner Cover
8-Frame Telescoping Outer Cover
Nuc Hive Body
5-Frame Nuc Bottom Board
Chapter Ten: Specialty Hives
Top-Bar Hive
Demonstration Hive
Resources
Index
