Roof For Bee Hive

In this episode we show you how to put together a national beehive roof which protects your bees and hive from the ele.

Roof for bee hive.

I made the roof from some scrap pieces of 1 2 plywood. Now rip the length edge of each board at 22 1 2 degrees. The reason for the difference in the width is for the overlap at the peak of the roof. Build your own beehives with thorne.

One side will be 1 2 x 12 1 2 x 24 and the other side will be 1 2 x 12 x 24. High winds might. Even more tricky will be removing a hive of bees from your roof. A super full of honey could easily weigh 80lbs.

Since a summer beehive is loaded with moisture from both bee respiration and drying nectar the hive can quickly become a damp mold infested environment that is not healthy for bees or good for making honey. Warm air holds moisture and the warmer the air the more moisture it can hold. Many beehive designs specify aluminum flashing as a good roof material. The same roof frame and stainless steel hardware but cnc cut composite copper material gives your hive a timeless look and doesn t require any maintenance or painting.

A ventilated gabled roof is one of my favorite pieces of beekeeping equipment. Roofing materials for beehives aluminum flashing. If you ever need to get an established colony of bees off your roof carrying them down a ladder isn t even an option. This is the stuff that s used.

This option is a little fussier because the application of roofing shingles takes a bit more. Choose between deep hive boxes with cnc cut windows on either side with black walnut closures or standard solid boxes without windows.