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Available for sale in 2023 will be a select amount of woodenware, as well as honeybees with queens of known genetics.
Woodenware
- 5-frame nuc box kit (bottom board, 5-frame deep body, frames with foundation, and telescoping lid)
- 10-frame Hive kit (bottom board, 10-frame hive body, frames with foundation, and migratory lid)
Bees (Click here for NUC Colony Information)
- Nucleus colony (NUC) in cardboard or coroplast hive body $235ea (Spring 2023 Delivery –
- NUC Colony in wooden 5-frame box above:
Plan on your 2023 NUC Colony early! $135 deposit to secure your NUC colony – and the $100 balance due at pickup of your NUC (cash only, please).
Bohemian Utopia Designs – and Harmony Hollow Apiary presents plans for several beekeeping products that I build and use for myself. When it comes to bees, a trivia like what do bees symbolize in african culture may be nice to know.
Included at this time are:
- Hive Cover
- Migratory Hive Cover
- Hive Body (10-frame and 5-frame nuc)
- Hive Bottom Board (solid)
- Pollen Substitute Feeder (made from PVC)
- 4-way Migratory Hive Pallets
The wood used for the deep hive bodies is labeled and marketed as “utility shelving” at one of the “big box stores” (the one with blue & gray signage). It is 1×12 x 8′ in length.
Some of the lumber I use is recycled from other projects. I was given the opportunity to get shiplap 1×8’s from a home that was being demolished – so my bottom board and lid designs are offered – with that in mind. Standard 1×8 (or other widths) will work as well. I highly suggest using both waterproof glue (i.e. Titebond III) as well as LOTS of long staples, or several deck screws to assemble your parts. Pre-drilling the holes can help avoid splitting wood.
All dimensions can be altered (by you) for your personal use. If you want to make 8-frame boxes, then great! Or use the designs to make shorter honey supers.
All designs below are .pdf format – and most were created for tabloid paper (11×17)
Be sure to check the “Fit to page” option when printing so that the pages will resize to your preferred printer output.
Boho Designs – Hive Bottom Boards
Boho Designs – PVC Pollen Substitute Feeder
and
the Pollen Feeder Follow Up post/video.
Boho Designs – DIY 1-Gallon Frame Feeder
Other Plans:
BoHo Designs – Wooden Slide-In Camp Chair
Upcoming plans:
- Queen Cages
- 38 Liter Swarm Catch Boxes (aka Swarm Traps)
- 5-Frame NUC boxes
- 5-Frame NUC Lids and bottom boards
- Migratory Hive Cover
- QueenCubator – Queen Cell Incubator