Tight knots are allowed where they occur except in the Joint and Rabbet. Our woodenware is manufactured from hand selected Ponderosa pine. Each board has been carefully moisture-metered to assure its proper moisture content before it is precision milled into the finished product. All our hive bodies have pre-drilled holes for nails to prevent splitting during assembly.

• Handholds are taper cut for easy gripping

• Moisture Metered before cutting to prevent warping

• Uniform Interlocking Joints for strength

• Ponderosa pine from the Northwest, the best wood for the job

• Uniform Frame Rests provides the proper Bee Space

• NAILS NOT INCLUDED. NOT ASSEMBLED. Paint the outside of the body only.