Welcome to the forum, Don. I don't know how good the plastic drum would work up there. I have a TBH out of 3/4" boards. I am thinking about building another with Langstroth frames. That way I can put them in an extractor and/or change frames with my Lang hives. More people would probably see your question in the general beek section as GSF has said. It has been a while since I read Micheal Bushs writings, but I think he has mentioned about wooden TBHs up where he is, no sure though. Good luck
Joe