Assembling the Complete Beehive
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What happens here
The presenter shows the essential hive components in their final assembled order: the bottom board (or hive stand), the deep super (brood box), the queen excluder (optional, to keep the queen out of honey supers), the medium super (honey super), the inner cover, and the outer cover. He also details the entrance reducer, explaining its three settings (small, medium, and completely open) and how it’s inserted into the hive entrance. For new colonies or weak hives, a small entrance is recommended to prevent robbing from stronger colonies.
Goal: Assemble all components of the beehive in the correct order and understand the function of each part.
Tools and materials
- Bottom Board BeeCastle — The base of the beehive
- Deep Super — Main brood chamber
- Entrance Reducer — To control the size of the hive entrance
- Inner Cover — Internal cover for insulation and bee space
- Medium Super — For honey storage
- Outer Cover — External weather protection
- Queen Excluder — To separate the queen from honey supers