Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Why Build Your Own Beehive?

When you first start beekeeping, you will want to
keep your cost as low as possible. There is some
essential equipment which you will have to buy,
such as protective clothing, a hive tool and a
smoker. But when it comes to the beehive itself,
you have a choice. Rather than buying an
expensive beehive, you could always build your
own hive.

You might think that you need to be a skilled
carpenter to build a beehive, but this is not
true at all. Many people with no previous
experience have successfully built beehives. If
you can follow instructions, and hammer in a
nail, you will be able to build a beehive!

1. Save Money

The main advantage of building your own beehive
is that it is much cheaper. Hives can be quite
expensive to buy. Obviously the actual cost
depends on the type of beehive you buy, and on
the quality of the workmanship and materials. But
unless you get a real bargain, making your own
beehive will always be cheaper than buying one.

This is particularly so if you buy a fully
assembled hive, due to the extra shipping charges
because they are so much bulkier than a flat pack
where you put the premade pieces of the hive
together yourself. You really can build a beehive
for a fraction of the cost.

2. Help the Environment

It is often possible to use recycled materials to
build a beehive. This will make it even cheaper
still - and you will be saving scarce resources
and doing your bit for the environment into the
bargain.

Also, shipping bulky items such as beehives,
particularly across long distances, leaves a
large carbon footprint. By using locally sourced
materials and building your own beehive you can
really help reduce this environment cost.

3. Job Satisfaction!

As well as saving money, it is also immensely
satisfying to build your own beehive. Beekeeping
itself is a very rewarding hobby, but it really
is the icing on the cake knowing that you built
their home with your own hands!

If you do decide to build your own beehive, just
about the most important part of the job is
before you lift a single tool - getting the right
beehive plans and building instructions to start
with. There are lots of plans available free on
the internet, but many of these are incomplete or
the instructions unclear.

The danger is that you only discover this half
way through the job, having wasted a lot of time
and effort to get that far. To save yourself this
difficulty, only get plans from reliable sources
and always read your plans through from start to
finish before you begin.

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Val Wilson is passionate about all things
beekeeping! It is an incredibly rewarding hobby
in so many ways, so if you would like more
information about how to start beekeeping, go to
http://www.bestbeekeeping.com for your FREE 7 day
beekeeping ecourse.

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