Build Your Own Beekeeping Equipment by Tony Pisano

Author:Tony Pisano
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: bees, hive, nuc, feeders, swarm catchers, beekeeping, equipment, supers, hive, stands, frames, hive bodies, projects, build, make, projects
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2013-05-02T16:00:00+00:00

A gallon-size paint can is a great way to supply a good amount of syrup to the bees. And you can fit up to four on top of an inner cover. You can cut extra holes in the inner cover, but it isn’t really necessary. The bees will access it easily enough through the regular slot.

Tools

Hammer

Small nail (such as a 3d box nail)

Materials

One-gallon paint can (with coated/lined interior)

Wood scraps, approximately 6" long

1. Prepare the can lid.

Place the inside of the lid of the can on a block of wood for support, and use a hammer and a small nail to punch a dozen or so very tiny holes near the lid’s center, driving the nail from the top side of the lid. Make the holes just big enough to barely show light through. To test your holes, fill the can with water, pop on the top, and invert the can. After a few seconds no water should drip out of the holes. If it does, the holes are too big. You can remedy this by removing the cover and tapping lightly on the protruding edges of the holes to close them up a bit. Replace the cover and test again. If the holes pass the water test, they will work with the sugar syrup, which is thicker.

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