Tom Allen wrote: > > As you say , use what you have available.My hives sit in pairs on old doors > set across cement blocks about 15"off the ground. On top of the doors I have > put some planking 1-1/4in thick A space between two of the planks hold a > watering pan abour 4 feet long. When working I stand on the platform and lift > off the upper supers of one colony at a time. Each stand will hold two hives > with room to spare. > > Today I visited a beekeeper in Winchendon . His hive stands were made from > telephone pole cross trees. They were bigger than a four by four but not as > big as railroad ties. His workmanship in all his affairs was really top > notch.In side his shed he had a full observation hive beautifully fashioned > from oak. He had two deep supers and four shallows with glass on all four > sides, it stands beside a north facing window with a landing board outside. > Each section is a full ten frames wide. Beautifully made. Hi Tom, Any possibility of getting plans for the observation hive you mentioned? Thanks Tim Rust Rust Hollar Bed & Breakfast (http://www.rusthollar.com) [log in to unmask]