The Hive Body

Our hive bodies are all medium 8-frame supers with a modified inner cover. For ventilation, we use a movable rectangular 1/8-inch screen cover over an inner cover hole containing bees to lower boxes. In winter, we insert rigid insulation into the inside of the top of the telescoping cover to add insulation and prevent condensation from dripping back into the hive. We make a removable 1-inch rigid foam outer insulation cover for extra winter insulation. Two Insulation panels are glued and screwed into a V, then two Vs are screwed together (not glued) to form a box around the hive. The V's are then unscrewed and stored after winter as space-saving V's for use again next winter.
Use of all 8-frame medium Langstroth supers for brood and honey. Modified inner cover expanded. We use the screen bottom board with a whiteboard, which is left inserted over winter.