Roof For Bee Hive

Now rip the length edge of each board at 22 1 2 degrees.

Roof for bee hive.

This is the stuff that s used. The same roof frame and stainless steel hardware but cnc cut composite copper material gives your hive a timeless look and doesn t require any maintenance or painting. High winds might. Many beehive designs specify aluminum flashing as a good roof material.

Build your own beehives with thorne. If you ever need to get an established colony of bees off your roof carrying them down a ladder isn t even an option. Warm air holds moisture and the warmer the air the more moisture it can hold. Even more tricky will be removing a hive of bees from your roof.

Since a summer beehive is loaded with moisture from both bee respiration and drying nectar the hive can quickly become a damp mold infested environment that is not healthy for bees or good for making honey. One side will be 1 2 x 12 1 2 x 24 and the other side will be 1 2 x 12 x 24. This option is a little fussier because the application of roofing shingles takes a bit more. The reason for the difference in the width is for the overlap at the peak of the roof.

They have to be lowered by rope. Roofing materials for beehives aluminum flashing. The best ventilated gabled roof. A ventilated gabled roof is one of my favorite pieces of beekeeping equipment.

I made the roof from some scrap pieces of 1 2 plywood. A super full of honey could easily weigh 80lbs.