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Bee Box Construction: Our First Langstroth Hive Complete

Raices’ first completed construction of a Langstroth bee hive.

Tags: Apiculture, Apis mellifera, bee box, bee box construction, Beehive, beekeeping, beekeeping supplies, bees, DIY, homesteading, honeybees, Langstroth hive, Raíces Apiculture Initiative, Raíces bees, Raíces Cultural Center, sustainability

Francisco stands next to our first completed Langstroth bee box.

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Nicky stands next to our first completed Langstroth bee box .

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Raíces finishes construction of their first Langstroth bee box.

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Unfinished Langstroth bee box and inserted frames.

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Cutting a bee frame slat to size on a 10” Sears table saw.

Tags: Apiculture, bee box construction, Beehive, beehive frame, DIY, EcoCulture, honeybees, Raíces Apiculture Initiative, sustainability

Unfinished bee box. Inserting bee frame into box to check correct size.

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Using a wood router on a jig table to make hive frames.

Tags: Apiculture, bee box construction, Beehive, beehive frame, beekeeping, DIY, EcoCulture, honeybees, Langstroth hive, Raíces Apiculture Initiative, sustainability

Constructing sides of base board for a bee box. A wood router is used to bore out grooves on white pine pieces to later insert plywood base board.

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