5 Frame Nuc Inside Dimensions

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5 frame nuc inside dimensions.

These are the narrow sides. Both short side panels. First if you ask five different beekeepers what size entrance holes should be you will probably get six answers. A 4 8 sheet of 1 2 plywood will make 4 complete five frame nuc boxes.

Each completed nuc box will hold five full sized frames. These are the long sides. The f r on tp a el hs 3 4 x cu db m g. Vital stats for a five frame nuc hive.

23 inches x 11 inches x 13 1 4 inches. The size and location of your entrance matters. You ll need a skillsaw measuring tape marking pencil framing square some wood glue and paint. This is about how you can build a nucleus hive easily and economically for about 15.

This is a 5 frame medium nuc which i made from one 10 1 10 plank bought at lowe s for about 12 50 and which you can build with only a circular saw hammer nails glue tape measure square screw driver and a pencil. The bees need a door right. 1 x 12 clear pine. I designed this box exactly half the internal width of a national brood box giving room for 5 frames comfortably plus space to remove a comb without rolling bees.

It gives them plenty of room to come and go. Because this design consists of only five frames there s no room for expansion as the bee colony grows in population so the capacity for bees is limited theoretically you could build additional nuc hive bodies and stack them one on top of the other to allow the colony to grow. I make my entrances 3 8 of an inch for three reasons. Unfortunately the latter has often been used for standard parts meaning a 5 frame nuc box is usually 15mm too small when 38mm spacers are used.

Reader favorites from texas homesteader. Rabbet a 3 4 wide x 3 8 deep joinery cut. Along both ends of the narrow side panels. 9 x 9 5 8 x 3 4.

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