Yesterday I made two sets of frames from scratch, and I'm feeling very chuffed. A few lengths of Structural Pine from bunnys hardware and a table saw. It's pretty cool ripping down a length of large dimension timber into small pieces that bees need for their frames. It really requires that you concentrate really hard, use exacting measurements and even using dummy pieces to test saw settings. The satisfaction that comes from a tight fit puff two pieces off timber, is immense. The end product will allow me to assemble to deep boxes, to use in my new hives, for some splits or even swarms. In the long term it gives me confidence, that with hard, smart work I can set up hives fairly cheaply and begin producing honey. There's nothing better to sharpen the mind than paying a few hundred bucks for a hive when you are lucky to bring in $10 for a kilo of bottled product. If you want to make hives, talk to an old beek'r of check You Tube. To be continued...