Ant Proof Beehive Stand

This light but strong stand will help you keep ants out of your beehives and honey.

Ant proof beehive stand.

Apr 18 2016 this board is about how to make an ant proof beehive stand. Hives in brazil are all africanized honey bees and they are on separate stands because there is less vibration transmitted from one hive to the next hive when working a hive. Depending on where you live ants can be a huge problem for your bees. Holds a 10 frame langstroth beehive.

Place your hives on stands with legs. Made of galvanized steel with stainless steel hardware this heavy sturdy base will come in handy minimizing surface for ants to crawl up keeping your bees away from predators and getting your hives off the damp or cold ground. I hate ants so this is how i keep them from my bee hives. Some beekeepers have mild ant problems and can get away with dusting cinnamon but for the rest of us keeping ants out of the hive is a constant battle.

If the legs of your hive stand are small enough you can create an ant proof hive stand by putting the legs in a can of vegetable oil. There are various methods for protecting from ants but most of them involve fortifying the legs of your hive stand. Fabricated by our metalsmith in portland oregon the universal hive stand expands to fit warre hives 8 frame langs and 10 frame langs. If ants are a problem put your hive on a stand and put each leg of the stand in a bowl of water.

Another way to prevent ant entry is by using something sticky on the legs. Luckily i have come across a new system for protecting our bees from ants. Keep your bees relaxed. A quick video on how i build my hive stands.

Also a common hive stand will keep the ant colony from building a home directly under your bottom board. Read on to find out more. Strong support for brood box supers not included feet design uses moat barrier with adjustable rain debris deflectors.