>  A recent post that quoted the cost of a conventional hive...


I build most of my equipment from Eastern White Pint. I buy shorts (2'
imperfect ends cut off longer boards) from local saw mills. The cost
figures to about $1.00 per item...Bottom, body, etc. Outers are a bit more,
because of the cost of the metal pan. The inner has a piece of plywood as
the body, and costs about $1.00. Frames and foundation cost about $1.25 per
unit. So, 2 deeps and 3 mediums with 10 frames, bottom, inner, and outer
costs less than $75...if you build your own.
Mike



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