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<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 10653" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>Perfectly functional hives can be made from pallet wood if it's the right dimensions. Simplicity frames can also be made from this timber however it tends to be pretty hard on your machinery as their are often embedded bits of stone et cetera. Beekeepers used to make their hives from almost anything with kerosene cases being a popular choice and I still have a few boxes made from white pine that were offcuts from the freezing works where they were used to make barrels for corned beef exporting. They would be at least 60 years old. Having said all that it's probably cheaper to just buy the gear and either look around for an existing hives being sold or buy new. I 100% agree that buying secondhand gear is a recipe for disaster. A lot of it of course will be clean and free of disease but you just can't tell by looking at and I have seen so many people get caught out over the years.</p><p>You can always make some gear and wait for swarm season as there will always be some available often through your local council.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 10653, member: 207"] Perfectly functional hives can be made from pallet wood if it's the right dimensions. Simplicity frames can also be made from this timber however it tends to be pretty hard on your machinery as their are often embedded bits of stone et cetera. Beekeepers used to make their hives from almost anything with kerosene cases being a popular choice and I still have a few boxes made from white pine that were offcuts from the freezing works where they were used to make barrels for corned beef exporting. They would be at least 60 years old. Having said all that it's probably cheaper to just buy the gear and either look around for an existing hives being sold or buy new. I 100% agree that buying secondhand gear is a recipe for disaster. A lot of it of course will be clean and free of disease but you just can't tell by looking at and I have seen so many people get caught out over the years. You can always make some gear and wait for swarm season as there will always be some available often through your local council. [/QUOTE]
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