Beemaster's International Beekeeping Forum

BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: bee crazy on August 03, 2005, 03:48:12 pm

Title: Angle for slanted front hive stands?
Post by: bee crazy on August 03, 2005, 03:48:12 pm
what angle is the slanted landing board of a hive stand should be? or does it even matter, and for that matter are the slanted fronts even necessary. I presently have SBB bottoms made up with a 4" porch or landing area at the entrance but no slanted landing board. Should I add one?

thanks
Title: Angle for slanted front hive stands?
Post by: drobbins on August 03, 2005, 04:15:53 pm
the one I have is on a 45, but I wouldn't think you'd need one with a 4" porch

Dave
Title: landing boards or not
Post by: Joseph Clemens on August 03, 2005, 05:12:59 pm
I don't use landing boards, I just make my bottom boards 24 inches long -- gives a little extra room in front for the same purpose.
Title: Angle for slanted front hive stands?
Post by: Jerrymac on August 03, 2005, 07:29:37 pm
I don't have a landing board of any kind. Just about 1/2 inch of space to land on if they wish to, but they just fly right into the hive most of the time.
Title: Angle for slanted front hive stands?
Post by: Michael Bush on August 03, 2005, 09:34:21 pm
I used to put landing boards on, but since I went to top entrances I've seen they never use them anyway.  They are a waste of material and work.  Any angle will do.  The only real purpose of the angle is to run the water off.
Title: Angle for slanted front hive stands?
Post by: bee crazy on August 04, 2005, 09:57:31 pm
Thanks guys, kinda what I thought but thought I'd better ask. Everyone on this forum has been so helpful!  and Nice

Thanks again