Save time and money by building your own beekeeping equipment. Learn to craft equipment that is tailored to your particular climate and setup. Full of insightful tips and covering a variety of hive types, Pisano includes all the basic infrastructure you need to keep your bees happy and active - and your pantry full of honey.
Save time and money by building your own beekeeping equipment. Learn to craft equipment that is tailored to your particular climate and setup. Full of insightful tips and covering a variety of hive types, Pisano includes all the basic infrastructure you need to keep your bees happy and active - and your pantry full of honey.
Tony Pisano runs his own business producing and selling honey, as well as soap, candles, lip balm, and hand salves from his own beeswax. He lives in North Adams, Massachusetts.
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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
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
