Beehive
It started with us making two cedar-wood, Warré style beehives for ourselves to keep at our workshop. We followed plans that gave us the dimensions, but we also added some of our own Forge Creative touches, such as the charred oak handles and window frames.
A year later, we found ourselves being commissioned to make another beehive and the second time around the results are even better. We made a few improvements such as adding brass catches on the shutters and using mitre joints on the box corners. We also increased the size of the boxes to fit the British standard beehive frames.
The beehive consists of four separate boxes that are built up as the colony increases. Two of the boxes have glass windows with insulated shutters. We've found it absolutely fascinating to look inside the hive and see the bees at work. Underneath the roof is a quilt box which is filled with wood shavings and is also designed to insulate the hive.
The handles, feet, window frames and shutter handles are made from charred oak that we have finished with natural beeswax. The cedar is left unfinished as it holds up well to the weather and will gradually go grey as it ages.
Beekeeping is an amazing thing to get involved in as it will bring you so much joy to watch your colony work away so efficiently. It's also super important to help support these amazing creatures as their population is in decline. What better way to get started than with one of our luxury hives.
Price: £1,800
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