Clear demonstration of how to assemble economically a very sturdy stand. Also, I have to say that you are agile, climbing up to stand balanced on the stand like that. You clearly don't know not everyone can do that. Good on you.
Looks good to me !!! I do similar using 2X6X8's. Holds 3 hives though and not as portable. There is enough space though between the hives to have an empty box to put frames in while working hives.
That looks like a nice stand, Brian! I might steal that design and build some for my association members. As a woodworker, my only suggested improvement would be the way the stand is attached to the legs. There is no structural support there. The legs are supporting the stand solely by the screws. I'd encourage you to think about ways you can have that leg actually sitting under the structure of the stand, attached with screws of course but, with the stand actually sitting on the leg rather than hanging onto the leg via screws. Very excited about your apiary expansion. I knew you could run those 50 colonies you've always wanted! Way to go!
Thanks, Brad. I wonder if it adds to the strength when i attach the 4 foot post to the side. I hammer them down 2.5 feet into the ground and then bolt them to the stand.
@@CastleHives Adds strength, for sure. If the stand isn't sitting on a post or leg, however, the issue at hand is not addressed. This is just me, as a manufacturer, fussing over your woodenware.
@@shawnzilla83 I'm a fan of using quality qood glue on everything. Glue in no way addresses my concern with the sheer loads inherent in the design, however.
I hear ya about strapping those babies down, have my stands on blocks with T-post anchors as well. The wife frequently comes home with new packs of straps because I steal them all lol. Bases are strapped to bricks and T-posts, hives strapped to bases. They held up through our 80 mi winds last night.
Neat little stand! Maybe I'll make some I just ran 4x4s through cement blocks and am going to run a couple of earth anchors for hurricanes so I can really strap down
Simple way to make a great stand. You don't have to be a "great craftsman" to make great craft, there is talent in making things in a way that everyone can copy, don't sell yourself short. And now if you REALLY wanna go overboard you wax dip the stand and set it on bricks or bolt stainless / galvanized leg braces to make it last REAL long :D
I think you are definitely going overboard with the fence post and stuff but still like you said you don't have to worry about any blowing over short of a tornado maybe lol. I appreciate you using just the saw and it's a really cool, simple and solid plan. I like it!
good tutorial an looks very good, I use concrete block and 4x4 or 6x6 with eye bolts for my ratchet straps. But for something that looks nicer those will work, I just prefer the extra space to not have to put frames on the ground.
I’m just getting ready to make a couple hive stands. Thanks for a great idea ! Nice and simple. I might add a frame holder on each side, by sticking a couple long bolts out at 18 1/4” apart
Brian, you did great and they look great. You should have just told everyone that you’re a master carpenter. I need to make a few of those for my second yard. I have some metal ones made from Cattle Fence Panels that started bending last year with 6 full medium supers and 2 deep brood boxes. Needless to say I’ve already replaced some of those with a 2 foot square made from concrete blocks. Yours definitely look strong enough to hold the load. Is that 20 this year and 40 next year? lol Good video!
Looks good buddy. I have a fifth hive ready to add to my apiary and wasn't sure how to build a stand. Hoping to get a few swarms or split a few hiv before they swarm on me. Thanks for the video!
I do a very similar one for my hives, but I stack and glue the bottom prices along the tall side instead of the flat one for added stability to the legs, as they are in contact with the frame almost all the way down.
I need to build a few stands this spring so I think I'll try one or two of these. I also like having a tabletop in my bee yard so if I lay a board over the top of this stand I'll have a stand that doubles as a tabletop. Did you use treated lumber?
Love the design Brian, as well as the ease to assemble. Built six of them over the past couple of days, and am impressed they can hold up under my weight. Question, though...when you state you use a 4' fence post. Are you using wood or metal posts? I'm sure either would work, but curious which yo have found to work better for you. Thx in advance...
Good question. 4 foot metal fence post. Hammer it down, so it is sitting level with the stand, then bolt it to the stand. Makes the stands very sturdy.
Clear demonstration of how to assemble economically a very sturdy stand. Also, I have to say that you are agile, climbing up to stand balanced on the stand like that. You clearly don't know not everyone can do that. Good on you.
Not sure if it is agility or stupidity. . lol
Looks good to me !!! I do similar using 2X6X8's. Holds 3 hives though and not as portable. There is enough space though between the hives to have an empty box to put frames in while working hives.
Nice. I went to singles so that I can work any one of my hives from any side.
Awesome Job Brian. By my figures if you went with 20.5” on all 4 boards you cut and 18”legs a 2x6x10 works perfectly with 2” of extra
A 2x6x10 would do the job.
That looks like a nice stand, Brian! I might steal that design and build some for my association members.
As a woodworker, my only suggested improvement would be the way the stand is attached to the legs. There is no structural support there. The legs are supporting the stand solely by the screws. I'd encourage you to think about ways you can have that leg actually sitting under the structure of the stand, attached with screws of course but, with the stand actually sitting on the leg rather than hanging onto the leg via screws.
Very excited about your apiary expansion. I knew you could run those 50 colonies you've always wanted! Way to go!
Thanks, Brad. I wonder if it adds to the strength when i attach the 4 foot post to the side. I hammer them down 2.5 feet into the ground and then bolt them to the stand.
Wood glue fixes this
@@shawnzilla83 I used wood glue on every section when it was put together.
@@CastleHives Adds strength, for sure. If the stand isn't sitting on a post or leg, however, the issue at hand is not addressed. This is just me, as a manufacturer, fussing over your woodenware.
@@shawnzilla83 I'm a fan of using quality qood glue on everything. Glue in no way addresses my concern with the sheer loads inherent in the design, however.
I hear ya about strapping those babies down, have my stands on blocks with T-post anchors as well. The wife frequently comes home with new packs of straps because I steal them all lol. Bases are strapped to bricks and T-posts, hives strapped to bases. They held up through our 80 mi winds last night.
80mph winds, thats crazy. .
Wow what a great stand!
Thanks David. They are very solid. When I put a post on each side, in the ground and secured to the stand, they do not budge.
I use tea 2x6x8 to make end boards for nucs with pallet wood for sides
Nice.
LOL
Was I not supposed to notice the rotation of the boards? 😂
Edit I've got to get pavers for under my LLHs.
I should have called that out.
You come off as such a nice guy. That’s rare anymore.
Thank you. I've found that there are plenty of nice folks in the Beekeeping Community. Hope you have a great weekend.
Nice stands. Great job. Thanks. Take care.
Thanks, you too!
I love it Brian. Such a simple, yet sturdy, design.
Oh yeah. They can hold 200+ pound me so they're solid.
@@CastleHives I think they can hold way more than that!
I'm sure. I was jumping up and down on them.
Thank you! I might try this out and fix with moulded concrete legs. It looked so easy when you did this... 🥳
You can do it! It was easy to build.
They look great, Brian. Very sturdy and stable--which is a must when all that honey comes in!!
That is my thinking as well.
Neat little stand! Maybe I'll make some I just ran 4x4s through cement blocks and am going to run a couple of earth anchors for hurricanes so I can really strap down
That sounds solid. I went a tad overboard, but they'll last a long time. Appreciate you watching as always.
@@CastleHives and I appreciate you making the content
Thanks, looks good
Thank you.
Great video on do what you have to work with
Thank you. I tried to keep it simple so that people would see how easy it is.
Thanks Brian for sharing your simple yet efficient design of a hive stand. I just might give this a whirl.
Go for it! They're easy to build, not expensive, and last a long time.
Great stand Brian, our stands our on posts. Good stuff here Brian
Thanks Grayson. I switched to this design last year, worked great for me.
Old wooden dock sections work good for stands.
What's a dock section?
Simple way to make a great stand. You don't have to be a "great craftsman" to make great craft, there is talent in making things in a way that everyone can copy, don't sell yourself short.
And now if you REALLY wanna go overboard you wax dip the stand and set it on bricks or bolt stainless / galvanized leg braces to make it last REAL long :D
I use treated lumber, put it on pavers, and secure it to a 4 foot post that is hammered 2.5 feet in the ground. So, a tad overboard. Lol.
@@CastleHives For some reason, it's so much fun going overboard like that (sometimes) :D
@Lagrange Bees hahahaha. . I could probably run into my hive stand with the riding mower, and they wouldn't budge. Lol.
I think you are definitely going overboard with the fence post and stuff but still like you said you don't have to worry about any blowing over short of a tornado maybe lol.
I appreciate you using just the saw and it's a really cool, simple and solid plan. I like it!
Maybe a tornado wouldn't even knock them over. Honest, I tried to keep this simple so that anyone could build them. Appreciate you watching.
Nice stand. Did you say you need to make 11 more? 😂
Lol. . Haha. . Funny
I like the look of the stand. So this video has inspired me to try and make one with the wood scrapes I have laying around.
Excellent. You'll like it.
good tutorial an looks very good, I use concrete block and 4x4 or 6x6 with eye bolts for my ratchet straps. But for something that looks nicer those will work, I just prefer the extra space to not have to put frames on the ground.
I use frame holders for all of my wooden hives, the Apimaye frames go on the ground.
@@CastleHives ok now the obvious question is why not just use 2 - 2x4's?
@@coryofalltrades3568 i could, just picked up 2x6x8's. Easier yet would be a 2x6x10.
I’m just getting ready to make a couple hive stands. Thanks for a great idea ! Nice and simple. I might add a frame holder on each side, by sticking a couple long bolts out at 18 1/4” apart
That would be a great idea. .
Nice job, Brian! Seems pretty simple. I guess if you end up with all your fingers and toes, that's what really matters... Lol! Great video! 🤗😊
Very simple. Thanks Angela. .
Man, I gotchu beat! I use my chest freezer with a sheet of particle board on top as my workbench! lol!
Hah, that works for sure.
Nice looking hive stands and affordable too. Thanks for the protip!
Any time! They're super easy to make and won't break the bank.
Nice design, good job
Thank you.
Perfect thanks just what I needed to get started with beekeeping… bees next
Good luck. .
Free resources are a plus
Oh yeah. Free = Great.
I remember when Bug Farmer made these so had to make one myself.
That is where I saw the design. They are really solid stands.
Simple is good!!
Definitely
Brian, you did great and they look great. You should have just told everyone that you’re a master carpenter. I need to make a few of those for my second yard. I have some metal ones made from Cattle Fence Panels that started bending last year with 6 full medium supers and 2 deep brood boxes. Needless to say I’ve already replaced some of those with a 2 foot square made from concrete blocks. Yours definitely look strong enough to hold the load. Is that 20 this year and 40 next year? lol Good video!
Thanks Don. . In all honesty, I'll probably end up with 20 this season. It will challenge me as far as time.
Looks good buddy. I have a fifth hive ready to add to my apiary and wasn't sure how to build a stand. Hoping to get a few swarms or split a few hiv before they swarm on me. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching. These are super easy to build. Can even make the boards long enough to fit 2 hives, whatever you decide.
@@CastleHives I might look into doing that. My neighbors are going to love me lol
Lol
I do a very similar one for my hives, but I stack and glue the bottom prices along the tall side instead of the flat one for added stability to the legs, as they are in contact with the frame almost all the way down.
That sounds just as solid. These stands are so easy to make, and cheap you know.
@@CastleHives absolutely, they have become my standard set-up for that very reason!
nice job
Thank you.
Nice, I will get around to building these at some point :) Thanks for showing this. #brian54
No problem 👍 And LOL. . No way.
Great job 😊 nice stand and thank you for sharing this
Thanks much. I saw the design from Bug Farmer. They're a solid stand, easy to build.
2x6x10 would be 1 board (if you have the ability to transport that length) If not, cut it at the store with a battery powered saw or a hand saw.
Yeah, i was thinking a 2x6x10 would work perfect.
I need to build a few stands this spring so I think I'll try one or two of these. I also like having a tabletop in my bee yard so if I lay a board over the top of this stand I'll have a stand that doubles as a tabletop. Did you use treated lumber?
I do use treated lumber.
Love the design Brian, as well as the ease to assemble. Built six of them over the past couple of days, and am impressed they can hold up under my weight. Question, though...when you state you use a 4' fence post. Are you using wood or metal posts? I'm sure either would work, but curious which yo have found to work better for you. Thx in advance...
Good question. 4 foot metal fence post. Hammer it down, so it is sitting level with the stand, then bolt it to the stand. Makes the stands very sturdy.
I make a similar stand but I now use 1x6 deck boards. Much lighter, easier to work with, and less than $10 for an 8ft board.
Awesome. Hive stands can be made easily, and do not have to break the bank you know.
I'm lucky enough to have 2 in channel that I put on concrete blocks 10 ft. Sections. Alot of resources
Live next to a steel mill
Oh that's a plus.
I have made single hive stand from wood
That is awesome
Great overview. I appreciate that you didn't do it with a table saw.
Not everyone has one, that's why I used the circular saw and Hive bodies as tables. Appreciate you watching.
#brian20
Hahahha
Make these easy and strong,,,
Exactly. And the price is right. Figure under $10 a stand. I went and got lumber the other day, and each board was $7.98 per. So, it's not bad.
The hive stand is good but that intro had my sides hurting "expanding the apiary" nooo not you.... #50 or so
Lol. .