Aryana Libris

Author : Heaf David
Title : Plans for the construction of the people's hive of Abbé Emile Warré
Year : 2010

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The plans shown below are based as closely as possible on those in the 12th edition of Beekeeping for All published in 1948.1 If you think that they deviate in any way from those plans, please let us know via the email address shown on the copyright page. The page numbers in the text refer to the pages in the book. At the end of this document are included plans for constructing a box with a window according to the modification of Warré's hive introduced by Frèrès & Guillaume.2 We include this variant of the box because many beekeepers, especially beginners, find it helpful for monitoring the progress of colony development. However, we warn that adding windows increases the complexity and expense, not to mention the consumption of resources. The plans shown here are based on boxes of 20 mm thick wood, the minimum that Warré regarded as sufficient (p. 52). However, he recommended 24 mm for improved rigidity. Thicknesses of 38 and 50 mm have also been used in colder climates. Any change to the box wall thickness should ideally retain the internal measurements of 300 x 300 x 210 mm and will thus require all other components of the hive apart from the legs to be re-sized. ...