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Assembling the Medium Super and Explaining Bee Space

10:45
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What happens here

The presenter assembles a medium super, similar to the deep super, by interlocking the dovetail joints and then securing the corners with screws using a cordless drill. He points out that the hand-holds should face upwards. He explains that this kit comes with two deep supers and one medium super, but currently, only one deep super and one medium super are needed. He stresses the importance of 'bee space,' a crucial distance (around 3/8 inch) that bees need to move freely, ensuring frames sit correctly on the inner lip of the supers.

Goal: Construct a medium super and understand bee space within the hive.

Tools and materials

  • Cordless Drill DeWalt — Driving screws into the super corners
  • Medium Super — To construct the medium super
  • Screws — To secure the super's corners