do you have a hand grinder and cut-off blades ? That and a belt sander can do more than most would believe.
Yes I do and for some reason, I never consider using a cutoff wheel. That might be because it's fairly new to me and I'm not onto how handy it is. Thanks.
I always like to have a couple extra tops and bottoms. If you need to split or have an opportunity to catch a swarm, they will come in handy.
It's kind of a long story but I did end up with an extra lid and will pick up at least another bottom. From what I've picked up, it looks like one brood box per hive will give me a good start so I'll have two extras for a little while.
"I got two, four-box hives expecting that they should provide a little extra woodware. What would recommendations bee to add to that?"
Do you expect of have two colonies of bees for these two set ups? And if yes when do you expect to obtain them?
I'm still not sure where I'll get the occupants from. I plan on taking a course with my local beekeepers club and hope to get some guidance from them. They have members who sell nucs and ultimately, if I could lure in a couple of springs swarms, I would really like that. Maybe go for some of both, buy a nuc an leave a baited hive or two out and see what I can catch.
I did my one multi-quote system here, hope it posts up OK