billtee Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Does anyone know if 7mm/ft scale beehives can be purchased? Any replies would be very appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernowtim Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) I had an old diecast lead one, possibly made by barrett and sons, probably 1950s! Something like this.. https://www.tortoys.co.uk/acatalog/Taylor-and-Barrett-Beehive-34772.html Edited October 20, 2019 by kernowtim Add link Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Asking to be 3D printed perhaps speak to Alan Buttler @ modelu. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 S and D models do them I think https://www.sanddmodels.co.uk/products_43_accessories.htm number 56 down the page Paul R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted October 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2019 How about these https://www.layouts4u.net/scenery-items/o-scale/o-scale-beehive Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 (edited) The first one is a skep, folk don't keep bees in them today. The sandmodels is sort of OK, for a wbc, but not that popular these days. The layouts4U model is a joke. It will take you less than 5 minutes to make a scale national hive, the most common in uk. Edited October 26, 2019 by raymw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Major Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 (edited) As Raymond says the most common form of beehive is simple to make - as were the full size versions. My father was a market gardener who kept bees primarily for pollination purposes. The middle of the hives could have extra sections added so the height would vary. These would have perforated zinc sheets to prevent the queen entering that part of the hive. When that segment was loaded in honey it could be removed without the risk of the queen being lost. Below is a picture of one of his hives. It was an exposed location so the bricks were necessary to stop the top blowing off. The whole thing was very much home made. Ian. Edited October 26, 2019 by Ian Major 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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