Building the Bee Boxes

I ordered two complete hive sets, one for the swarm I was planning to capture (still waiting for them to show up) and one for my new hive at the SEMBA beginning beekeeping class.

After hammering 280 heavy-duty nails and 600 finish nails, I felt like my arm was going to fall off. By the end, I was hammering (slowly) with my left arm, using my right arm for support, while standing on a stool to get more torque. I still have 100 sheets of wax foundation waiting to be attached to the frames.

I think it took about 15 hours. Maybe more.

All this to save fifty bucks.

I recommend assembled hives.