Bee hive - OATH design

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I was amazed no one has shared a simply OATH beehive yet. This design is for the Australian stingless native bee, but might be suitable for other small species. The `super' is for the bees to store honey, and for you to collect. This part is technically optional. included in the zip is a design without the pins/dowels for locating. The dowels have tolerance built in, and was designed with 3d printing in mind, so there arent any overhangs to worry about (other than circular entry hole). The dimensions in x,y are <220, so this should be able to be printed on an ender 3 or ender 3 like machine The pins should keep the hive fairly steady, but you should be careful of heavy wind blowing the top off when the hive is new. So probably best to put some rope or tape around it. EDIT: I made a small edit to make a removable lower brood plate, to make the part more easily printable. I suggest with the lower brood plate that you print it at 98% size to allow for tolerance for it to fit. Printing the whole box at ~80% should be a good size for bees. It seems a little roomy in the hive i have set up. I suggest moving them into just the lower box to begin with, and progressively adding the top boxes as they grow