Following Board plans

bdloving · Post by **bdloving** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:01 pm

any1 know of a site that would have plans for a Following Board? I was re-reading Honey in the Comb from Dadant and the picture in there is very hard to make out.

Looks like an interesting idea to try.

Post by **Wally** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:16 pm

If you mean follower board, it is nothing more than a sheet of plywood or paneling cut to go beside a frame to keep the bees from getting into the other section of the hive.

If following board is correct, I am not familiar with it. Could you post a link to it?

Kurt Bower · Post by **Kurt Bower** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:43 pm

Follower board - a thin board the size of a frame that can be inserting into a hive to reduce the space available to the bees. This is done to help smaller colonies that may have trouble keeping the brood nest warm.

I would cut a piece of plywood and nail a board on top to act as the top bar.

Fairly easy from what I can see.

Hope this helps