Hive Construction
Preparing the Second Full Sized Log Hive
After last week’s work with the first log, I decided the outside of the log required much more attention. The walls of the cavity piece broke the first time because I came too close to the outside, and what material was left had started to weaken and rot. To prevent this issue from re-occurring, we used draw knives to remove roughly an inch of punky inner-bark from the perimeter of the whole log. This turned out to be a great idea, as much of this material contained surviving termites and brood which needed removal. This process was long, but resulted in a beautiful and more functional log.