In an outyard where I leave splits, I use two aluminum sawhorses, four pressure-treated studs, and 2-1/2" deck screws to build a hive/work platform suitable for 2-3 hives. Cheap, easy, portable, comfortable working height.
Cut 25" inches off the end of each of the four studs. Set them on the sawhorses, and space them 3.5 inches apart. (Use a cutoff for spacing as you assemble.) Fasten the short pieces perpendicular to the long ones. The screws will be hidden underneath when you flip it over.
The gap between the studs allows rain to drain.
After trying several methods, this is my preferred setup for working two small-medium hives or 3 nucs. It provides place to lay the lid, set tools, set the smoker where it doesn't catch your mulch on fire. A ceramic tile works great as a "trivet" for the smoker.