Ant Proof Beehive Stand

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Ant proof beehive stand.

Luckily i have come across a new system for protecting our bees from ants. Place your hives on stands with legs. Hives in brazil are all africanized honey bees and they are on separate stands because there is less vibration transmitted from one hive to the next hive when working a hive. Holds a 10 frame langstroth beehive.

Another way to prevent ant entry is by using something sticky on the legs. This light but strong stand will help you keep ants out of your beehives and honey. Depending on where you live ants can be a huge problem for your bees. Made of galvanized steel with stainless steel hardware this heavy sturdy base will come in handy minimizing surface for ants to crawl up keeping your bees away from predators and getting your hives off the damp or cold ground.

Apr 18 2016 this board is about how to make an ant proof beehive stand. Strong support for brood box supers not included feet design uses moat barrier with adjustable rain debris deflectors. A quick video on how i build my hive stands. Also a common hive stand will keep the ant colony from building a home directly under your bottom board.

Some beekeepers have mild ant problems and can get away with dusting cinnamon but for the rest of us keeping ants out of the hive is a constant battle. Level hive easily up to an inch side to side back to front. Read on to find out more. There are various methods for protecting from ants but most of them involve fortifying the legs of your hive stand.

I hate ants so this is how i keep them from my bee hives. Fabricated by our metalsmith in portland oregon the universal hive stand expands to fit warre hives 8 frame langs and 10 frame langs. You may see photos of hives on cinderblocks or just plopped on the ground but if you want to properly protect your bees from ants you need to put them on stands with actual legs.