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Step 5The cover
The cover should protect the hive against precipitation and should easily be removed for inspection of the bees. Plywood was used here cut to a size with 5cm overhang from both sides and from the front.
I had the router table out, so I routed a groove in the bottom of the cover at the overhanging sides 1cm from the edge so that the rain does not get a chance to flow inside.
On the bottom of the cover the pieces of wood keep the cover in place and receive the locking pins that can be attached from the sides. I made these from a cloth hanger, but a 4 or 5mm thick nail could also be used.
At the back, a 2cm wide piece of pine was attached to prevent water leaking in.
I had the router table out, so I routed a groove in the bottom of the cover at the overhanging sides 1cm from the edge so that the rain does not get a chance to flow inside.
On the bottom of the cover the pieces of wood keep the cover in place and receive the locking pins that can be attached from the sides. I made these from a cloth hanger, but a 4 or 5mm thick nail could also be used.
At the back, a 2cm wide piece of pine was attached to prevent water leaking in.
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