At 08:03 AM 04/01/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>New bee keeper here.
>
>        We started last year with 4 hives ,in June-2000, we have 50 nuc
>coming ,woodware is about complete.
>If all is well, we would like to split our hives next year and start
>some  small scale local pollination .
>
>I would like to palletize (4x4) our hives for ez transporting .
> >snip<
>Craig:


Some people put 6 hives to a pallet entrance facing out. You use a bottom
board with 1 1//2" square runners at the back and front. The bottom boards
are nailed to the first brood super.
  On the pallet you put 2 1 1/2" Square strips about 6" apart running the
length of the pallet.  The back runner on the bottom board sets behind the
strip on the pallet.  they band the hives to the pallet with plastic
banding and metal fasteners.  You loop the banding on one side if the
fastener so that you can pull the tail to release and can re- use the
banding. (Hard to explain)4 ft. x 4 ft. four way  pallets work best for this.

Other people use bottom boards made in the pallet with pallet clips from a
bee supply

Hope this helps.
Dan

Daniel D. Dempsey
P O Box 5
Red Bluff,CA 96080
N40.09
W122.18