The species of wood used to make a beehive can vary depending upon what is available in your area. The minimum thickness should not be less than 3/4". If you are using standard dimensional lumber, you can use 1x8 (3/4" x 7-1/4") for both shallow and medium super, and 1x12 (3/4" x 11-1/4") for the deep hive body.
This is a machine that cuts your beehive boxes safe and easily. This runs on a 3 HP 220 V single phase Leeson motor. The cutters are carbide inserts that you just unbolt and replace. This cuts your deeps and mediums without having to adjusting anything. The cost of machine is $4200/local pickup...
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Box joints ought to get more praise than they do. Once this joint is cut (if it's cut well) it takes only a little glue to make an extremely strong joint. That makes it particularly nice for beehive boxes. Box joints are extremely flexible as far as size (or scale) is concerned. They can easily be cut to "look right" on 4/4 stock, or reduced down to a scale that's appropriate for stock as thin ...
After reading stories of people getting their hives stolen, I thought it would be a good idea to permanently mark our new beehive boxes as we assemble them. Anyone have any ideas? I thought about purchasing a 28-Piece Professional Wood Burning Set and burn our family name into each box.