I also used Thorne's TBH to start with (mine cost £120 in Jan 2018) and
paid £56.40 for sufficient 30mm cork to add extra insulation to two
hives. Plywood covering, 6mm, for the cork £10 for two hives. I made
follower boards from plywood I already had. The acrylic for the window
was £15 - I didn't think of Eric's elegant solution of a glass shelf!
Stainless steel screws £7.80. The eke cost around £15 for the wood.
I'm not sure I wanted to know how much I'd spent!
Gilliane
On 22/09/2019 17:41, Eric Asher wrote:
I used Wickes Bathroom glass shelf for the window:£16.
https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Boston-Glass-Shelf---Chrome-500mm/p/160425#
Plus hinges about £5 plus timber 2 x 1.8 m lengths to make the "Helen eke" above it. about £15
I used Thornes TBH £134 (assembled) as a starting point.
Certainly costs more than Helen's!
Eric
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That's impressively archived! Thank you.
And a much more believable cost. I don't see windows mentioned - I thought at least one of your hives had a window?
Ah, queen excluder. Yes. We frown on those but they are undeniably useful if you want some honey. I rechecked my potentially honey yielding Warre yesterday. By golly there are now /more/ brood in the top box than a few days ago, they're meant to be out of there by now! I'll need to wait a bit longer to get that harvested, or maybe wait 'til Spring now.
BTW my bees are madly busy (flying) in the rain. I assume the plants are offering a nectar splurge now it's raining for the first time in a week, so it's all hands on deck to pack it in. Our holly tree was buzzing so loudly I thought there might be a swarm up there (it flowered months ago) - but it's insects gorging on the ivy threaded through it.
Paul
On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 at 14:58, Helen Nunn <helenmaynunn@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:helenmaynunn@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Paul
Attaching a document which I hope shows my hive-building costs.
these are the bits I had to buy. Some extra things may have been
lying around in the garage!
Hope it's helpful.
Helen
On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 at 11:28, Oxnatbees <oxnatbees@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:oxnatbees@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
People used to say you could build a TBH for £30. I've never
heard of one made for that little. Could those who've built
their own, say how much they spent?
Paul