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***Continually Updated*** - - - The first stand came with Mary & Myrina. It was the one used by the Farmer I bought the hives from. A rickety thing of unknown age but definitely not new. It was 6 feet long and made of scrap 1x6's & 2x4's. It's held together by nails only. I think it may have been treated but cannot be sure. It had cross rails for 3 hives close together. I used it for only 2. It merely rested on 2 cinder blocks and held the hives 8 inches off the ground The way it sat on the…
Before my bee hive families arrived, I got busy preparing a home for them. First of all, I needed a sturdy stand to set the hives on.
With the arrival of our packaged bees scheduled for April 16th, it was time to get into gear and construct a hive stand. Getting the hives off of the ground is helpful in several ways. One, it provides better ventilation, and it also helps save your back when working the hives. It looks good too, which is a plus if you are going to have hives in your backyard! I built the hive stand using treated lumber, and it should provide years of low maintenance service. Here is the area after the sod…
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Hi! I’m Susi of Soozeezbeez and my bee farm is located in the heart of the beautiful Missouri Ozarks. I’m blessed to love what I do and am so excited to take you along on my journey.My bee farm actually began because of my love of gardening and canning. I read an article about a […]
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