Resources and Videos

To build equipment at home, you will need the following:

1. Wood Glue
2. Screws, nails, staples (whichever you choose, you may need specialized air equipment, or you can use a hammer)
3. Wire Crimper/tensioner
4. Frame Grommets (you can do this without grommets)
5. Frame Wire
6. Wax embedder
7. Support pins (OPTIONAL, can use bobby pins in a pinch, or nothing)

You can order from any beekeeping supply company. If you are looking for local resources that you can call and drive to, you can find many vendors on the Ohio State Beekeepers Classifieds.

Two vendors close to everyone that carry grommets, screws, tensioners, wire embedders and support pins are Conrad Hive and Honey, and Simpsons Bee Supplies 

Assembling Hive Equipment with John Grafton and Jim Tew

Paint them

Stain Them

Wood burn them

Make art

So many things you can do!

Build your frames  -  he does not put the grommets in the side bar holes, but you can Google how to do that easily.

Wire your frames

Crimp your wire

Remember, you will find a million ways to build frames online -

Install your wax in the frames - Electric method

Install wax in the frames - spur embedder - after putting a raised plane of wood under your wired foundation, use the embedder manually along the lines of the cross wire to embed the wire into the wax. Be careful to nly embed the wax, not tear the wax. 

There are videos out there using monofilament to held in wax - once you become more experienced you can choose new and different methods to build your equipment. You will see it all!

You will want to get them installed as soon as you can, but keep them warm and out of the cold in the meantime

Part 1 package install

Part 2 package install

The Ohio State Beekeepers is a great resource for video training. Jump in and learn at 

OSBA Beekeeping Videos