Hi Helen,
My Layen's hive frame jig is potentially a few weeks off, but I will post
photos of it when made. Annoyingly La tienda del apicultor does not ship to
the UK (Brexit)..
Chris
On Thu, 5 May 2022 at 10:30, Helen Hitchman <hitchman24@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thank you both for some great tips. A friend said I needed a jig to make
them with and that's where he lost me!! So good luck Chris
Gill, thank you so much for offering a frame, that would be great. My
address is Tar Farm Cottages, Tar Road, Stanton Harcourt, OX29 5AL
If I can find some frames that fit, it will make my life so much easier.
On Wed, 4 May 2022, 11:21 GillHorrocks, <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi Helen
Some years ago I ordered a pallet of Layens hives from Spain, where the
hive is very popular. The firm also sells Layens frames for 0.99€ each.
https://www.latiendadelapicultor.com/en/beehive-accessories/layens-frame.html
These frames fit Leo Sharashkin's dimensions close enough.
They are simply made with a fishing wire comb support, but so far I
haven't any complaints. The bees get on well with them.
I have a couple spare so if you send me your address I'll put one in the
post for you to look at.
Gill
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On Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 at 10:16, Chris Hall <chrishall152@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi Helen,
Coincidentally I'm planning on building a Layen's hive myself. I'm
planning on going with the EU width and US depth. The only people I have
ever found with have some form of frame making machine are in Russia:
https://bee-ru.com/stanok-freza-dlya-izgotovleniya-ramok/
In the absence of being able to/ wanting to trade with Russia, I'm
thinking that I can build a jig for my table saw that will allow me to make
to top bars and the rest of the bits (based on the frames I got from 'La
tienda del apicultor').
Chris
On Tue, 3 May 2022 at 21:27, Helen Hitchman <hitchman24@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Good evening all,
I wondered if anyone has a Layens hive they built themselves and how you
made the frames?
I had a Layens built last year using the plans from
https://horizontalhive.com/ they have plans for the frames as well, but
I don't have the right kit to make them and unfortunately, standard Layens
frames from thornes don't fit the hive.
Any suggestions would be welcome as I would really like to get the hive
finished and occupied.
Many thanks
Helen
