Project courtesy of: velacreations

The most important parts are the veil and gloves, beyond which you just need jeans and a long-sleeved shirt. However, we figured a jacket would be a good idea. Also, for a six year old, standing patiently while you tie up all the bits and pieces of an adult veil is extremely hard, so we went ahead and made an all in one veil, mittens and jacket.

You can make this project faster (but more expensive) by buying a thick shirt and wide-brimmed hat. You can then add the veil and mittens, and sew the zipper into place as described later.

Project courtesy of: Instructables

A smoker works by pumping air into a metal canister, via the use of bellows, and forcing the smoke from burning twigs and leaves in a controlled direction. The action of 'smoking' a hive causes an instinctive reaction, in the bees, whereby their natural tendency is to gorge themselves on honey, to the point of lethargy as a defense against forest fires. This makes the bees docile enough to handle, minimizing stinging and aggression.

This is a three minute video clip explaining a very simple approach to modifying a conventional two box beehive in order to make a Bee vacuum.

Project courtesy of : Doug Nichols

Using an old pair of bull nosed pliers, use Araldite to attach some corrugated fasteners to each jaw to make a pair of quick and easy to use wire tensioners. These can be used to re-tension loose wires on frames prior to attaching foundation sheets.

Project courtesy of: Way out West an Irish Blow-In Blog

Homemade foundation sheets are easy to make and really satisfying too. I just made a new set-up and this shows how I did it. The wax melter has to be big enough (obviously!) and finding something suitable could be your biggest challenge. 100% natural beeswax from our own hives is all I use. No additives at all. The important bit at the end makes all the difference if you want to use this in your hives or for modelling. Brittle wax is nearly useless but when it's malleable then you have a real alternative to shop-bought foundation sheets.

Project courtesy of: Way out West an Irish Blow-In Blog

I use a different type of hive from most – the Rose Hive – which doesn’t use queen excluders. That means the queen can go where she likes and the bees can arrange their broodnest and stores as they choose in the hive. In that spirit, I let them make whatever comb they want to too – except I do use full sheets of foundation in every second frame so they don’t stick combs together.

Project courtesy of: Les Gold

Les Gold presents a video demonstrating his use of a silicone foundation press and melted wax in a single step process of making foundation sheets for his bee hives.

There are many insects you might want to encourage, and many different things in which they make their home. This Instructable project is centered about building a shelter to hold these materials, but also runs through some of the different materials you can use and what they will attract or house.