Roof For Bee Hive

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.

Roof for bee hive.

In this episode we show you how to put together a national beehive roof which protects your bees and hive from the ele. A super full of honey could easily weigh 80lbs. Choose between deep hive boxes with cnc cut windows on either side with black walnut closures or standard solid boxes without windows. Now rip the length edge of each board at 22 1 2 degrees.

Even more tricky will be removing a hive of bees from your roof. One side will be 1 2 x 12 1 2 x 24 and the other side will be 1 2 x 12 x 24. I made the roof from some scrap pieces of 1 2 plywood. They have to be lowered by rope.

Many beehive designs specify aluminum flashing as a good roof material. Warm air holds moisture and the warmer the air the more moisture it can hold. The best ventilated gabled roof. 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.

Roofing materials for beehives aluminum flashing. This option is a little fussier because the application of roofing shingles takes a bit more. If you ever need to get an established colony of bees off your roof carrying them down a ladder isn t even an option. A ventilated gabled roof is one of my favorite pieces of beekeeping equipment.

This is the stuff that s used. In some areas weather can also be an issue for rooftop hives.