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Drawn By: Leika J. Anderson Olympic College

Instructions

for building a

Warre Hive

2012 House of Bees

No reprint without permission

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Roof

Section

Front or Back View

Left or Right Side View

Top View Bottom View

Side Section

Optional Inside R

oof Section

Roof C

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Roof

Roof

Roof

Roof

Scale 1:5

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Roof

Section

Parts

Outside View Inside ViewSide View

Side View Inside View

Front View Top View

Front View Side View

Outside View

1 716 15

12

1438

1116

7 716

34

15758

roof section

roofsection

1438

758

7 716

Front View Side View

134

1415

1258

12

14

358 211

16

412

1338

2.5

1534

38

38

1178

21516 215

16

21116

34

21116

21516

1178

Roof CapSection

RoofSections

OptionalInside Roof

Section

Left and RightSections

Front and BackSections

Cut Notch Only IfUsing Optional

Inside RoofSection

18" hardware cloth

Scale 1:6

Note: All DimensionsAre In Inches Unless

Otherwise Noted

3 x 3



Roof

Assembly Step #1: Cut hardware cloth to fit opening.

Step #2: Attach hardware cloth to front and back.

Step #3 : Attach left side to front.

Step #4: Attach right side.

Step #5: Attach back to sides.

Step #6: Attach inside roof section.

Step #7: Attach roof section.

Step #8: Attach second roof section.

Step #9: Attach roof cap.

Scale 1:8

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Feeder

Section

Front or Back View



Scale 1:5

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Feeder

Section

PartsScale 1:6

Front or BackSections

3

34

34

34 Corner

Posts

Left or RightSections

34

38 117

8

18

1178

Inside view Outside view

Bottom view Side view

1178

58

38

Rails forSections

112

1178

CenterRails

112

34

End view Side view

Side view Top view

End view Side view

Side view End view 58

18" Hardware Cloth or Mesh

11 3/4

12 1/2

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312

1178

312

33831

2

312

1338

312

34



Feeder

Assembly

Step #3: Attach left side to front.

Step #4: Attach right side.


Step #7: Rotate

Step #6A: Attach corner blocks.

Scale 1:8

Step #2A: Attach rail to left and right section.

18

378

Step #1A: Attach center rails to front.

34

Step #6C: Side view

#2B: Side view

#1B: Side view

Step #8: Attach hardware cloth.

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4

314

18

Step #6B: Sand outside of corner blocks for Roof Section to fit together easily.

Top

Bar

Front or Back View Left or Right Side View

Scale 1:4

Bottom View

Top View

12 716

101116

34

58

716

38 45

1 71615

8

516

34

138 1 1

16

38

Top Bar

PartsScale 1:4

Bar

End Tab

Note: End Bar is cut from Standard Langstroth End Bar (as shown-left). End Bar can be purchased from a bee keeping supply company.

Step #1: Attach end tab to bar.

Step #2: Attach other end tab to bar.Top Bar

AssemblyScale 1:5

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Hive

Body

Front or Back View



Scale 1:5

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Hive Body PartsScale 1:6

Front or BackSections


58

814

1178

814

1178

Outside view Inside view38

34

Side view

1338

814

Outside and Inside view

34

814

Side view

34

112

15 1121 5

16

1338

Side view Outside view

Handholds

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Hive Body

Assembly

Step #1A: Attach handhold to left and right sides.

Scale 1:8

2

434

#1B: side view

Step #2: Attach left side to front..

Step #3: Attach right side to front.


Note: Once Warre hive is completed it is in this section that eight top bars will be set in place. Please use no glue or nails, as these are meant to be removable.

Top Bar scale 1:6

Step #5: Set 8 top bars in place evenly.

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Hive Body

with Door

Front View

Left Side View


Scale 1:8

Back View

Right Side View

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Hive Body PartsScale 1:8

BackSection


Outside view Inside view Side view

Outside and Inside view Side view

Side view Outside view

Handholds

With Observation Door

814

1338

814

34

34

38

814

1178

758

814

58

1178

316

13381511

2 1 5163

4

Front view

1178

9

8146

Side view38

34

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Hive Body

Assembly with

Observation Door

Step #1A: Attach handhold to left and right sides.

Scale 1:8

2

434

#1B: side view

Step #2: Attach right side to back.

Step #3: Attach left side to back.

Step #4: Attach front to sides.

The next few pages will go intobuilding the Observation Doorand Frame for the Hive Body.

Top Bar scale 1:6

Note: Once Warre Hive is completed it is in this section that eight top bars will be set in place. Please use no glue or nails, as these are meant to be removable.

Step #5: Set 8 top bars in place evenly.

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Observation

Door

with FrameScale 1:5

Outside View

Side view

Inside View

Plexiglass is attachedto frame with screws

Inside view of frame Inside view

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Observation

Door and

Frame PartsScale 1:8

Front View

58103

8

Side 716

58 3

4

Outside View

1038

81813

16

118

45

Side View

Overhangfor Frame

Top or BottomFrame Edges

Inside View5

165

16118

738

45518

11811

8

1316

516

118

516

Inside View Side View Outside View

Left or Right Frame Edges

8 7/8

5 7/8

ObservationDoor4 1/2

5/8

3/8

7 3/4

12

Inside View

512

834

Outside View

3/8

Side View

3/8

Plexiglass14" thick

Hinges drawn are representational.Hinge used are 3/8" inset face framemount, self-closing cabinet hinges.

818

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Observation

Door and

Frame PartsScale 1:8

Step #1: Attach frame edges on the box. Apply glue to opening and fit pieces until centered, use staples as needed, and fill with wood putty.

Outside View Inside View

Step #3: Attach the plexiglass with the screws, after frame is attached to box. (Shown in Step#1)

Hive Body with frame and plexiglass attached

Step #4: Attach Overhang for frame with glue.

Step #5: Attach the hinges to door.

Scale 1:4

Step #6: Attach door to hive body.

Step #2: Pre-drill plexiglass holes for screws.

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Base

Section

Front View



Scale 1:5

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Back View



Base

Section

PartsScale 1:8


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3/4

133823

4

3/4234

1338

778

3/4Back

Section

234

778

234

38

38 Landing

Board

3/4

212

716

14

1338

1338

212

SlottedSections

Side or Front View Top View

212

3/4 FeetSections

1/8" Hardware Cloth

10

7 3/4

Front view Side View Top View

Side View

Side View Front view Top View

778

Inside View Top View Side View

3/8 x 3/8

Front View Side View Top View

8 3/8 x 3/88 3/8 x 3/8

Trim SideSections


Otherwise Noted

2 1/2 x 2 1/2

Top View12

778

2

Front View

12

2

3/438

Base Section

AssemblyScale 1:6

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Step #1: Attach feet sections to ends of slotted sections.

Step #2: Attach left and right sections to top ends of slotted sections, as shown.

Step #3: Attach back section.

Step #4: Attach trim side sections.

Step #5: Attach landing board.

Step #6: Attach hardware cloth.

Note: Slotted section is for using sticky board to check for Varroa mites.





OptionsRecessed Handholds

Scale 1:8

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Recessed Handholds are recessed 3/8"at the top and tapered to the bottom

Box joints

Box joints can be pre-made in largesections of wood, then the wood sizeddown for individual sections.

1

34

1

2

2

4 1/4


Otherwise Noted

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Instructions for building a Warre Hive - WordPress.com · Designed By: Darren Gordon House of Bees Drawn By: Leika J. Anderson Olympic College Roof Section Parts Outside View Side