- So to modify your existing box
for the Three Flow frame light kit,
it's a simple process of just cutting
two doorways into a box.
So if you've got an old box,
you can use it for your flow frames.
The measurements are 147 across,
and 150 millimeters high.
Now, you can make it higher if you want.
It's just a doorway, so you can visually view the frames.
But the 147 wide is the important measurement.
The top one is 152 wide
by 25 millimeters high.
You can use a CD
to give you a nice rounded corner
to follow with your jigsaw.
Or anything else rounded.
(jigsaw sawing)
I find the metal cutting blades give a better cut.
Nice, fine teeth.
So, this box will go on top of your existing box.
The frames go in like so.
The doorway for the tools.
The doorway for the visual and the honey tubes.
And now all we need is the finishing touches.
You need two screws at the back here,
just to hold these in place.
That just stops them rattling around too much.
We will have other frames in here across.
And on the underneath, inside,
we need another couple of screws.
So let's put them in as well.
Good, nice, round headed screw for this.
Helps it slide in.
This just helps locate that frame so they don't
drift across, and stops the bees getting out.
So next we need to make two little blocks
to stop the bees getting out this little gap here,
when you open that door to access the frames.
So, one block needs to be glued there,
another little block there, it can be anything.
So you can use wooden wax frames for the other frames,
or plastic ones, whatever you normally use.
And two on the other side as well.
So we now have the three flow frame light kit,
in a normal eight frame Langstroth box
with two standard frames either side
of the three flow frames.
So I've made up another piece of wood here
for a cover.
This fits inside like so.
We just need to put a handle on that,
and some little closures.
Now, the bottom here, depending on what size your box is,
you'll end up with a gap.
And, we need need to cover that gap
so the bees can't get out.
So this is a piece of corflit.
And I've cut that and that can just slip right in here.
Stop bees getting out there.
You can also make a hive beetle trap,
which I'll show you on the next video.
So, because of this piece we've put down here,
The door is slightly too long.
So we're going to have to take off
a couple of millimeters here.
A simple screw in the door can be a handle.
You can leave it so you can grab it.
So I've made some simple little swing hooks,
just by bending over an eye-hook.
But you could use a nail, or a piece of wood,
or anything that can just swing across
and hold the doors in place.
Before you put this on your hive,
make sure the bees aren't going to get out.
Because the last thing you want
is to open these covers and bees flying at your face.
So make sure, up here the bees can't get out.
And make sure they can't get out down here.
So I've designed the flow frames to retrofit
into a standard box, so you can enjoy honey on tap.