/ TOCKRO [, 20m out ow 3 EQUAL LENGTHS AT APPROXIMATELY 44" EACH \t _s 1 dene ENG IDE SIE SIE bet SAMS OI6CARD I x 10" x 14' ONE PINE, CEDAR, OR REDWOOD BOARD REQUIRED FOR THE SIDES, ENDS, AND BOTTOM OF ONE HIVE BODY HIVE COVER LINE OF END (SHOWN BOARD BEYOND SOLID SHIM PIECE At DASHED) [ ENO OF HIVE OPPOSITE 10? BAR With OF BEE ACCESS ~ END BOARD cleat SHOWN (WIDTH AS REQUIRED i DASHED BY SIZE OF HIVE) ENDS OF (SPACER) TOP BARS SIDE BOARO AND CLEATS (30 10? BARS) portom poaro zal (ote evar or — |! =— i} 9106 povRO BOARD HAS i ‘ BEEN CUT At A = PROVIvE BEE 30° BEVEL WITH ACCESS WITH A TABLE SAW) ® x 6 SLOT EN? VIEW De Vl IN SIE BOARD o 0. 3}* WIDTH OF OP BARS MUST te i 73 ¢ hele 5 BE MAINTAINED AT 198 10 PROVIDE PROPER BEE-SPACE sop ban 201. WIPE ENOUGH "1D Rest 18 ot Y% QUARTER ROUND OR HALF SQUARE CLEAT (GLUE? “7 AND NAILED 10 TOP BAR) CLEATS ARE © CUT SHORT 10 PREVENT MADE OF 3 RUPPING AGAINST ALIGN FACE WITH CENTER 12! Y QUARTER —_ INSIDE OF HIVE BODY OF 10? BAR TOP BAR END VIEW GENERAL NOTES; ON HIVE BODY CLEAT 16" ROUND MOLVING TOP PAR SIDE VIEW 1. ATTACH THE COMPONENTS OF THE HIVE BODY WITH EXTERIOR-GRAVE WOOD GLUE AND GALVANIZE? NAILS OR SCREWS. Z.PAINT EXTERIOR OF HIVE BODY WITH HIGH-QUALITY EXTERIOR-GRADE PAINT. 00 NOT PAINT HIVE INTERIOR OR TOP BARS. B.CONSTRUCT A HIVE COVER WITH NMATERIALS AT HAN® CONSIDER A 1 x Z WOO? FRAME WITH 2" RIGID INSULATION INFILL AND GALVANIZED METAL OP SECURE TOP 10 PREVENT FRON PLOWING AWAY. BE INVENTIVE! FIGURE 1-3. Top-bar hive design. ul